It’s no secret that Oklahoma has a chance to be as good as the Sooners have been in a long time.
Lincoln Riley returns his quarterback, a host of talented skill players and a defense that Oklahoma hasn’t had since the 2000s. The Sooners rattled off eight-straight wins to win the Big 12 for a sixth-straight time and annihilated Florida in the Cotton Bowl.
To add onto all the talent returning to Norman, Oklahoma, the Sooners have a favorable schedule with Tulane, Nebraska and Western Carolina in the non-conference and catch Iowa State and TCU at home. Oklahoma is in as good of position to end the 21-year national championship drought as its been since 2000.
The oddsmakers reflect that possibility, with the Sooners being the fourth-best betting favorite to win the 2021 College Football Playoff, per BetMGM
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Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State are ahead of Oklahoma with Georgia being a close fifth behind the Sooners. The three ahead of the Sooners lost their quarterbacks to the NFL draft with the Bulldogs returning J.T. Daniels.
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