Oklahoma enters the 2017 season as slight favorites to take its third consecutive Big 12 Championship, but according to SportingNews.com, the gap between the Sooners and the rest of the conference is much wider.
Sporting News went as far as to say OU is the only national title contender in the Big 12, adding that Oklahoma State has a chance to make waves as a playoff team if things go the Cowboys' way.
The piece names five Big 12 teams — Texas, Kansas State and West Virginia plus the Cowboys and Sooners — but OU is listed a tier above the others.