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Oklahoma Sooners Football: Good news, bad news at midway point of 2020

With just five games left to play, the Oklahoma Sooners have officially hit the halfway mark of a bizarre 2020 regular season. I have some good news and bad news to share about the remainder of the year.

For some reason, people always start with the good news and end with the bad. Who are these sadists? Here at CCM, we prefer to leave on a high note. So let’s start with three pieces of unpleasantness, followed by three bits of good news.

Bad news

OU needs help to win a sixth consecutive Big 12 title

NCAA Football: Oklahoma at Iowa State Brian Powers-USA TODAY Sports

After the Sooners squeaked out a win over Texas in the Red River Showdown, oddsmakers quickly re-installed OU as the betting favorite to win the league.