A slow start last year cost Oklahoma a spot in the College Football Playoff, but by the time all the dust settled, the Sooners ranked among the best teams in the nation.
This year OU will go off as a heavy betting favorite to win the Big 12 again at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark, although they do so with a smidgen of uncertainty under a new head coach.
2016 Oklahoma Record: 11-2 straight up, 7-6 against the spread
2017 regular-season wins over/under: 9.5 wins
2017 odds to win Big 12: -120 (wager $120 to win $100)
2017 odds to win National Championship: +1400 (wager $100 to win $1400)
2016 Oklahoma Season in Review
Oklahoma began last season with hopes of a return trip to the CFP, but they lost two of their first three games, to Houston and Ohio State, and basically fell out of the running.