MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 11: The College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy is displayed at Hard Rock Stadium on November 11, 2020 in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Championship game will be played at Hard Rock Stadium on January 11, 2021. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
Last Saturday, the 2021 Oklahoma football season officially got underway
The Sooners began their quest for a seventh consecutive Big 12 championship and 15th overall with a less than satisfying nonconference victory over a fired up Tulane team.
Although the game on Saturday has no bearing on the Big 12 race, it does serve notice that Oklahoma might be more vulnerable that first thought, and any more close calls like against Tulane last Saturday surely will have national championship implications.