That is the question that is foremost on the minds of Sooner fans as three-time defending Big 12 champion Oklahoma gets ready for the final stretch drive of the 2019 season that will determine its plans
Some will tell you that the only national ranking that really matter in college football is the one determined by panel of 13 men and women who comprise the College Football Playoff selection committee. OU athletic director Joe Castiglione is a member of the committee, not that that will help the Sooners’ cause.
Two weeks ago, the likelihood was high that Oklahoma would have found itself right on the line between four and five in the first CFP rankings of the season and embroiled in a hot debate over which team between Clemson, the Sooners and Penn State is more Playoff worthy at this snapshot in time.