In this Oklahoma football news and rumors update, per Brett Sobleski of NBC's College Football Talk, the Oklahoma Sooners are set to retain momentum heading into 2014 from their thrilling victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide in last season's Sugar Bowl.
According to Sobleski, while the Sooners do have questions to address, they come into this season as the class of the Big 12 - ranking #1 and ahead of preseason darlings such as the Baylor Bears and Texas Longhorns:
Will the real Oklahoma Sooners please stand up? Questions surround one of the most talented teams in college football. Will Trevor Knight be the quarterback that shredded Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, or will he revert to the player that couldn’t initially beat out Blake Bell (who converted to tight end) to become the team’s starting quarterback? Will wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham receive a waiver from the NCAA to play this season? How will the Sooners overcome the losses of their top tackler, Frank Shannon, and five-star freshman Joe Mixon? And, historically, the Sooners have a penchant to disappoint after being named a preseason Top 5 team.
The program will enter this season ranked fourth overall in the AP Poll and third in USA TODAY’s Coaches Poll. Despite these questions, the Sooners are still the favorites to win the Big 12.
Sobleski goes on to note that, despite the Sooners coming in as favorites in what could end up being a stacked conference at season's end, Oklahoma will likely "have to go undefeated to be part of the inaugural College Football Playoff."
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