NORMAN — The Big 12 football schedule was released Thursday, filling in the conference portion of OU's schedule.
Here are three quick takeaways from the schedule announcement:
Late bye
The only bye on the Sooners schedule comes Nov. 6, the week after hosting Texas Tech.
This can go one of a couple directions but after playing nine consecutive games to start the season, OU figures to need a bit of a breather to get ready for a tough closing stretch that includes a game at Baylor, home against Iowa State and a regular-season Bedlam finale in Stillwater, which brings us to.