STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — There's nothing typical about this Bedlam matchup.
Rivals Oklahoma and Oklahoma State could win the Big 12, and perhaps more, on Saturday. Fifth-ranked Oklahoma (10-1, 7-1 Big 12) has moved up to No. 3 in the College Football Playoff rankings, and a win against the Cowboys would almost surely clinch a berth.
"I think that, in a way, overshadows the rivalry a little bit right now," first-year Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley said. "Not to discredit it. I don't want to be the guy that's new to it that says it's not. Of course, it's a great rivalry, a lot of history, but the importance of this game for us, what's riding on it, is probably our focus.