{"id":8307,"date":"2020-10-08T15:02:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T20:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=8307"},"modified":"2020-10-08T15:15:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T20:15:54","slug":"sooners-defense-falters-again-big-twelve-predictions-and-rankings-for-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=8307","title":{"rendered":"Sooners defense falters again;  Big Twelve predictions and rankings for the week&#8230;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>The Big Twelve has been jolted with the 2nd loss by Oklahoma last week in Ames.\u00a0 Oklahoma State, Kansas State, and Iowa State look like the cream of the league, all supporting perfect two and zero records.\u00a0 With the Sooners, now zero and two, another loss and this season is lost for any championships.\u00a0 Texas, another favorite in 2020, was upset by TCU in Austin.\u00a0 The Horns are, again, not back.\u00a0 Oklahoma and Texas this Saturday will be the end of one of these two teams for the season.<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Big Twelve Rankings<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Oklahoma State<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Kansas State<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Iowa State<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>TCU<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>West Virginia<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Oklahoma<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Baylor<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Texas Tech<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Kansas<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>This weeks games:<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Texas and Oklahoma and it should be a nail biter.\u00a0 Look for OU quarterback Spencer Rattler and Texas&#8217;s signal caller Sam Ehlinger to both be on target and the red-shirt freshman gets it done this week\u00a0 Sooner pass over UT 49 to 48.<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Iowa State holds serve with a win over Texas Tech. Final in Ames, Cyclones 41 and Tech 28.<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>TCU hosts Kansas State and I like the Toad over the Cats.\u00a0 Max Duggan, the Frog qb,\u00a0 has a big game and look for a representative score of TCU 29 and Kansas State 24.<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Last Week 4-1;\u00a0 Season:\u00a0 6-3<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>National Rankings:<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Alabama<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Clemson<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Georgia<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Ohio State<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Florida<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Notre Dame<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Miami, Fla.<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Oklahoma State<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>\u00a0North Carolina<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Penn State<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Cincinnati<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>Oregon<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #254f8a;\"><strong>BYU<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: 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