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Oklahoma Sooners’ path to the College Football Playoff according to ESPN

The last time the Oklahoma Sooners were in the College Football Playoff, they were witnesses to one of the greatest offensive seasons in the history of college football.

Joe Burrow and the LSU Tigers were putting up incredible numbers on their way to an undefeated season and a national championship. Burrow has now spent two seasons in the NFL and most recently lost to the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl.

The Sooners have missed the College Football Playoff in each of the last two seasons and had two losses in each of those years. Coaching change came to Norman, but the goals remain the same. Win the conference, get into the playoff, and win a national championship.

That’s what the Oklahoma Sooners are building toward this spring in Brent Venables’ first season at the helm. And while there’s optimism about where Oklahoma’s at, they’ll have to prove it on the field to give themselves a chance to make a run at one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff.

Looking ahead to the 2022 season, ESPN’s Heather Dinich outlined the path to the College Football Playoff (ESPN+) for each of the top 10 teams in ESPN’s Football Power Index. The Oklahoma Sooners sit eighth in the simulated FPI projections for the 2022 season.

Biggest Obstacle

Quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) runs through passing drills during the University of Oklahoma’s first Spring football practice at the Everest Training Center in Norman, Oklahoma, on Tuesday, March 22, 2022.

Turnover. This isn’t the Oklahoma the selection committee has known. Coach [autotag]Lincoln Riley[/autotag] left for USC, and quarterbacks [autotag]Caleb Williams[/autotag] and [autotag]Spencer Rattler[/autotag] both transferred, along with several other talented offensive players. – Dinich, ESPN

Yeah, we get it, the Sooners lost a bunch of players. The good news is that they already had some talented players in-house that will break out in 2022. [autotag]Dillon Gabriel[/autotag] replaces the quarterbacks, who while…

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