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Oklahoma football: Avoiding the dreaded trap game in 2021

Sep 26, 2020; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Kansas State Wildcats running back Keyon Mozee (6) runs with the ball as Oklahoma Sooners defensive back Pat Fields (10) chases during the second half at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Losing games you should have won is one of the easiest ways to derail a championship run, and something the Oklahoma football team knows all too well.

There are a few certainties in life; death, taxes, and Oklahoma inexplicably losing to an inferior opponent before the month of November.

Oklahoma has appeared in he College Football Playoff four times after losing to an opponent they were favored against in the regular season Three out of those four years, they were favored by double digits in the game they lost.