The Oklahoma Sooners took a hit in their loss to the Kansas State Wildcats. The way the game played out took the air right out of the sails of the momentum that had been built over the previous nine months.
By no means does a loss change the goals or the expectations, but it provides a greater challenge for them to reach those goals. That being a Big 12 title and College Football Playoff berth.
The Big 12 schedule looks like a gauntlet this season, with only two teams that have more than one loss. Those two teams, Texas and West Virginia have a pair of losses, but they aren’t terrible losses. Texas dropped close games to Alabama and on the road in overtime to Texas Tech. West Virginia lost a close contest to Pitt in the renewal of the Backyard Brawl and to the resurgent Kansas Jayhawks.
The Oklahoma Sooners will have to play better on both sides of the ball if they want to make the trip to Arlington in December to play for the Big 12 championship. At this point, there’s little room for error.
As the Sooners move on in preparation for a road trip to face TCU, here’s a look at the updated win projections for Oklahoma according to ESPN’s matchup predictor.