OU and UT will be a close shave in the Cotton Bowl; Sooners and Horns top Big 12; New Number one Nationally?

OKLAHOMA & TEXAS HAVE THE DAY THIS SATURDAY IN COTTON BOWL

12th Ranked OU and 3rd Ranked UT

Oklahoma and Texas should be a close shave for both and I see Texas taking the much improved OU team 34 to 31.  With that, it could be just the reverse, but at this time, I think the experienced Horn’s will take the day.  For my Sooner fans, do not let a loss hearten your season.  I totally expect both to play again in the Big 12 title game in December and with a complete season under their belt, OU can become the Big 12 champion.  I think OU wins out in Jerry’s World.  With the development in Norman, Texas faithful take what you can get Saturday and this could be the last UT win in this series for a long time. OU is on a big uptick and Coach Brent Venables is building a monster in Norman.  When SEC time comes, it will be the Sooners as the dominating team coming into the conference, not Texas.

Big 12 Rankings-Oct 4, 2023

1.  Texas

2.  Oklahoma

3.  West Virginia

4.  Kansas State

5.  Kansas

6.  BYU

7.  TCU

8.  Texas Tech

9.  UCF

10.  Cincinnati

11.  Baylor

12.  Iowa State

13.  Oklahoma State

14.  Houston

Big 12 Predictions

Friday:

Kansas State 37 at Oklahoma State 17

Saturday:

Texas 34 and Oklahoma 31

Kansas 39 and UCF 28

TCU 27 at Iowa State 24

Texas Tech 41 at Baylor 28

Last week:  4-2

National Rankings

1.  Michigan

2.  Georgia

3.  Texas

4.  Ohio State

5.  Florida State

6.  Kentucky

7.  Oklahoma

8.  Oregon

9.  Washington

10.  Penn State

11.  USC

12.  Alabama

13.  Notre Dame

14.  North Carolina

15.  Miami, Fla

16.  Washington State

17.  Fresno State

18.  Oregon State

19.  West Virginia

20.  Duke

21.  Clemson

22.  Mississippi

23.  Louisville

24.  Tennessee

25.  Missouri

National Predictions:

Ohio State 35 and Maryland 10

Missouri 38 and LSU 28

UCLA 32 and Washington State 29

Florida State 48 and VPI 21

Alabama 21 and aTm 20

North Carolina 28 and Syracuse 14

Clemson 22 and Wake Forest 18

Georgia 21 and Kentucky 19

Michigan 51 at Minnesota 21

Louisville 24 and Notre Dame 23

Wyoming 27 and Fresno State 21

USC 48 and Arizona 30

Last Week:  8-0