Oklahoma State enters Saturday’s Bedlam rivalry as two-touchdown underdogs to the top-10 Sooners. Betting odds suggest the Cowboys will lose. So does history. And so, too, does the talent.
I examined every starting player on both sides of the ball for each team, and OU has a significant edge when it comes to recruited talent. Of course, as OSU knows maybe more so than any program, recruiting stars don’t always indicate future production and talent. But, in this case, they give us a good idea of why the Sooners are so heavily favored.
Let’s first take a look at OSU’s starting lineup on offense.