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Undefeated no more: No. 13 Baylor's defense ends No. 8 Oklahoma's playoff hopes

Oklahoma's College Football Playoff hopes are toast. And it's not the defense's fault.

The Sooners' offense couldn't do anything against a staunch Baylor defense in a 24-14 loss on Saturday. The defeat will assuredly drop OU out of playoff contention and maybe even drop the Sooners out of the top 10 in Tuesday's rankings.

No. 8 Oklahoma (9-1) struck first to take a 7-0 lead but was held scoreless after that. OU's struggles got so bad that Spencer Rattler even replaced Caleb Williams in the second half. The freshman Williams came in for Rattler in Oklahoma's comeback victory over Texas and has been the starter ever since.