Bedlam is here.
Oklahoma and Oklahoma State meet for the 115th time on Saturday night. This one, though, comes with major implications.
The two have played each other with a Big 12 Championship or Big 12 game appearance on the line for much of the last decade. The games in 2011, ‘13, ‘15, ‘16 and ‘17 swung the Big 12 Champion to someone else or to the winner.
The loser of the 2020 version is knocked out. The winner is on track to make the Big 12 Championship game.
Oklahoma has steadily been near a touchdown favorite all week. The Sooners have won four-straight with Oklahoma Stare winning its last game against Kansas State after dropping a tough loss to Texas.
What’s so much different? The story is about Oklahoma and Oklahoma State’s defenses. Not the offenses.
Here are three keys for the Sooners in Bedlam.