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No. 2 Clemson | No. 4 Florida State | Top 25No. 3: OklahomaLast Season: 11-2 (8-1 Big 12)Defying expectationsIn 2014, the Sooners were predicted to make the inaugural College Football Playoff ... and they finished 8-5. In 2015, not much was expected-they were listed in the lower rungs of the preseason Top 25 -- and they made the playoff. Expectations here are what they are, coach Bob Stoops says. Im fortunate to be at a place with that kind of pressure, [rather] than somewhere you feel like you have to sneak up on people every year. This year Boomer will sneak up on no one thanks to Americas most dynamic backfield duo, QB Baker Mayfield (Big 12 offensive player of the year, 315.8 total ypg) and running back Samaje Perine (five 100-plus-yard games, sixth most in the Big 12). There are questions downfield (Sterling Shepard, whose 3,482 career yards ranks second in OU history, was drafted in the second round) and on defense, where OU lost four first-team All-Big 12 players. And theres little time to solve them, with Houston, Ohio State, TCU and Texas crammed into the first six weeks of the schedule. -- Ryan McGeeBaylor lost its head coach and nearly half of this years recruiting class, so Oklahoma has the Big 12s clearest shot to the playoff. Mayfield (3,700 passing yards last year) leads my No. 4 offense, with Perine and Joe Mixon, my sixth-ranked rushing duo, behind him. There is no drop-off to the defense either, led by CB Jordan Thomas (5 INTs last year) and the 135 combined tackles of SS Steven Parker and FS Ahmad Thomas. The catch? The past four times the Sooners have been ranked preseason top five, they ended at No. 15 or lower-including finishing unranked twice.IN IF... It can beat Ohio State and TCU. On paper, these are the Sooners toughest home and road games, respectively. Win those and OU can probably even afford to slip once (as it did last year in a loss to Texas).OUT IF... The defense doesnt carry its weight. Last year the Sooners defense more than held its own, ranking first in the Big 12 in scoring D (22.0 points per game). Mayfield and this offense can win most games (43.5 ppg last season), but somewhere along the line theyll need help.OUs chances to win each game 09.03 vs. Houston (NRG Stadium): 90.4% 09.10 vs. UL Monroe: 99.7% 09.17 vs. Ohio State: 81.0% 10.01 @ TCU: 80.4% 10.08 vs. Texas (Dallas): 81.4% 10.15 vs. Kansas State: 95.2% 10.22 @ Texas Tech: 86.7% 10.29 vs. Kansas: 98.7% 11.03 @ Iowa State: ?94.7% 11.12 vs. Baylor: 85.3% 11.19 @ West Virginia: 75.5% 12.03 vs. Oklahoma State: 73.6%Three heavyweight bouts in their first four games will mightily test Oklahoma, but this team has too much talent and too few flaws to not rise to the challenge. The Sooners can survive those early punches, roll to an 11-1 record and get another shot at the College Football Playoff.?-- Max OlsonIn Baker Mayfield, Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon, the Sooners boast a backfield that might be the envy of college football. The non-conference schedule is a load, but Oklahomas dynamic trio will propel them to an 11-1 record and return trip to the CFP.?-- Jake TrotterNo. 2 Clemson | No. 4 Florida State | Top 25 Cheap Magic Jerseys . The veteran safety was a starter for the Bengals from 2008-2012. He totaled 41 tackles and three interceptions while starting all but four of the 13 games he played last season. Markelle Fultz Jersey . -- Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings was selected Monday to his second straight Pro Bowl, while guard Kyle Long made it after a solid rookie season. https://www.cheapmagiconline.com/1008i-amile-jefferson-jersey-magic.html . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter. Penny Hardaway Jersey . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July. Tony Battie Jersey . -- Whether Jeremy Hill deserves a prominent role in LSUs offence this early in the season is a matter for debate. EVANSTON, Ill. -- Clayton Thorson threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns, Justin Jackson rushed for 94 yards, and Northwestern defeated Duke 24-13 on Saturday night.After being held to 7 points by Illinois State last week, Northwestern (1-2) scored on the games opening drive. Thorson connected with Garrett Dickerson for a 26-yard touchdown reception, capping a 10-play, 75-yard drive.Northwestern capitalized on Blue Devils punter Austin Parkers gaffe in the third quarter to take a 14-7 lead. Duke (1-2) was lined up to punt, Parker dropped the snapped and wasnt able to get the punt away. Northwestern took over at the Duke 44. On the next play, Thorson found Solomon Vault wide open in the middle of the field for the go-ahead touchdown.Thorson also connected with former walk-on Austin Carr on a 58-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.Duke quarterback Daniel Jones threw for 279 yards and one interception. Jela Duncan had 53 yards rushing and a touchdown.Byron Fields picked off Thorsons pass at the Blue Devils 1, which set up a 99 yard, 12 play Duke drive to tie the game at 7 with 3:03 left in the second quarter. The scoring drive was highlighted by Shaun Wilsons 39-yard catch from Jones.Thorsson was hurried or on his back for most of the game.dddddddddddd Duke was throwing a number of blitz packages at the Northwestern offensive line, which they werent able to pick up.TAKEAWAYDuke: The Blue Devils failed to finish on multiple drives. Late in first quarter on fourth-down and 10 at the Wildcats 38, it looked as if Duke was going to convert on a fake punt, but Erich Schneider, who was wide open in the middle of the field, slipped on the grass and fell before he had a chance to catch Parkers pass. Jones threw a pick at the Northwestern 22 at the end of the first quarter to Godwin Igwebuike and AJ Reed missed a 48 yard field goal attempt early in the fourth quarter.Northwestern: Despite Thorson getting sacked five times, Northwestern showed some life on offense. The opening scoring drive featured Jackson, then Thorson was able to open it up in the air in the second half.UP NEXTDuke: The Blue Devils visit struggling Notre Dame on Saturday.Northwestern: The Wildcats season-opening four-game home stand continues Saturday night against Nebraska, who beat Oregon. ' ' '