For the second straight fall it’s Kansas State that has ruined Oklahoma’s hopes for an unbeaten regular season.
Oklahoma entered the day ranked third in the nation and a four touchdown favorite against Kansas State, who knocked them off last fall in Manhattan.
Despite Kansas State playing without eight players who were kept home due to positive COVID-19 tests, the Wildcats walked into Norman and managed to pull the upset.
Quarterback Skylar Thompson not only threw for 334 yards and a touchdown but also finished three Wildcats drives with his legs as he ran for three scores on the day.
Perhaps the most important thing Thompson did on the afternoon was not turn the ball over as Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler had some big-time growing pains, throwing three interceptions on the day.
Oklahoma’s defense had trouble stopping the big play most of the second half as Kansas State erupted for 31 second half points after putting up just seven in the games first 30 minutes.
In what is an incredibly strange year of 2020 it’s hard to speak in absolutes just a few weeks in but it really is feeling like it’s Texas or bust for the Big 12 this fall.
Kansas State lost their only previous game this season to Arkansas State before pulling the upset today while the conference has already had it’s fair share of embarrassing losses to the Sun Belt early on.
Oklahoma will undoubtedly drop like a rock in the new polls on Sunday and have a ton of work cut out for themselves if they hope to be in the College Football Playoff yet again this winter.
If there is good news for the Sooners it’s that the loss came so early on but when considering resumes a few months from now, this loss to a Kansas State team that lost on their own home field to Arkansas State will be difficult to look past, even if the Sooners run the table from here out which is going to be difficult enough on it’s own.
Is it time to start thinking the Sun Belt Champion should warrant more consideration for the playoff than the Big 12 winner?
You may have laughed but it’s getting to be worth a conversation.