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What ESPN says is Oklahoma's most 'fatal flaw' as a College Football Playoff contender

No potential College Football Playoff contender is perfect, including the Oklahoma Sooners.

The Sooners are among a few teams still fighting for a spot in the CFP heading into Week 12, and ESPN's Bill Connelly recently broke down contenders into tiers while noting a "fatal flaw" that could hold each team back from winning a national title or even getting into the CFP.

ESPN lists what's holding back every CFP contender

Connelly listed the Sooners in "Tier 4a: Non-ACC teams," along with Texas, Utah, Vanderbilt, USC and Michigan. These are teams that should get into the 12-team field if they win out, but of the bunch, only Utah has a realistic chance of finishing the season unscathed.