Following a week of chaos that included upsets of the No. 1 and No. 2 teams, the Oklahoma Sooners are now the favorites to win the national title favorites according to Bovada.
Oklahoma is now a 4/1 favorite followed by Alabama, Auburn and Clemson at 17/4.
OU Links
- Oklahoma kicker/punter Austin Seibert has been nearly flawless in the second half of the season, so it’s nice to see him recognized for his efforts. If this translates to next year, he’ll be a serious candidate for both the Lou Groza and Ray Guy awards.
A career-long 5️⃣1️⃣-yard field goal. 8️⃣-8️⃣ extra points. 8️⃣ touchbacks on 9️⃣ kickoffs. Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week.
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) November 27, 2017
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- Bleacher Report’s most recent mock draft has Baker Mayfield going No. 7 overall to the New York Jets. I’d love to see Baker go high, but wouldn’t be a fantastic situation in which to be (aside from the big contract).
- CeeDee Lamb has been a reliable target, but one overlooked facet of his game has been his blocking ability.
- Kelli Stacy of the OU Daily wrote a really good piece about Baker Mayfield’s Senior Day and his development as a person.
- Did you know that Baker Mayfield is the first QB in FBS history to throw for 14,000 yards and rush for 1,000 in a career?
Baker Mayfield is not human y'all pic.twitter.com/rDQTJ6E7kB
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 27, 2017
National Links
- Oklahoma fans can all be grateful for the fact that they don’t have to suffer through a coaching search — particularly the one we’re seeing at Tennessee. Here’s a running thread of those developments from the Tennessee perspective.
- Speaking of which, here are 16 amazing things from the Schiano-Tennessee mess.
- What if I told you... that a bunch of hedges gave Auburn more of a challenge than Alabama did?
- Ole Miss took the interim tag off of Matt Luke, which makes sense. Who else would want that job right now?
- Baker Mayfield will surely win the Heisman Trophy, but who will win the Piesman Trophy? That’s up to you, actually!
STICK TO SPORTS!
- Can NASA’s AI drone beat a human pilot in a race? Only one way to find out!
- Here’s Rolling Stone’s ranking of the top 50 albums of 2017. I can count the albums I’ve listened to on two hands, but there are definitely some great ones on here.