While the actual conference champions in the Power Five leagues aren’t determined until the first weekend in December, the participants in those championship games are generally the teams that rise to the occasion in November, the critical final month of the regular season.
November has been a very good month for Oklahoma in the 2000s, a strong reason why the Sooners have won 12 Big 12 championships over 19 seasons.
Lincoln Riley has never lost a game in November since coming to OU in 2015 as the offensive coordinator. The Sooners are 15-0 in November in the time he has been on the OU coaching staff.