In past seasons, this game would have been an afternoon start at a minimum and likely a night game for a primetime television audience.
It would be interesting to know if the scheduled start time of Saturday’s Oklahoma-Baylor contest would have been in a later time slot had the Bears not suffered back-to-back conference losses and were Baylor not mired in a sinkhole of off-the-field issues and negative media fallout.
Never mind all that, though. Saturday’s matchup is a big game for both teams no matter what time it is played. The Sooners (7-2, 6-0) want to remain undefeated and on pace to bring home a 10th Big 12 championship, while Baylor (6-2, 3-2) is looking to get back in the win column after beginning the season with six consecutive wins.