Assuming the Oklahoma Sooners and Kansas State Wildcats actually play this weekend, the country will get its first real look at the defending Big 12 champion.
Hidden behind the cover of a $54.99 pay-per-view fee, OU rolled the hapless Missouri State Bears two weeks ago in its first game. The Sooners didn’t seem to be suffering from the departure of stars like receiver CeeDee Lamb and linebacker Kenneth Murray. You can’t draw firm conclusions based on a walkover like that, though.
You could say K-State represents OU’s first legitimate test of the season, although the Wildcats’ credibility took some serious damage after they dropped their season opener to Arkansas State.