NORMAN — OU started hot yet again and then things stayed tight until the fourth quarter before the Sooners pulled away to beat OSU 41-13 and firmly assert themselves as the hottest team in the Big 12.
Here are five takeaways from the Sooners’ victory:
1. The Sooners are back in the championship hunt
No, OU is not going to the College Football Playoff for the fourth consecutive season.
But the Sooners are in great position — along with Iowa State — to make the Big 12 Championship Game and have a chance at their sixth consecutive conference title.