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PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 01: Roquan Smith #3, Lorenzo Carter #7 and Aaron Davis #35 of the Georgia Bulldogs sack Baker Mayfield #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners during the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 01: Roquan Smith #3, Lorenzo Carter #7 and Aaron Davis #35 of the Georgia Bulldogs sack Baker Mayfield #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners during the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Big 12

Top Two Teams: Oklahoma Sooners, West Virginia Mountaineers

The Big 12 doesn’t have divisions, but it will have a championship game. I think we’ll see the Sooners take on the West Virginia Mountaineers, led by quarterback Will Grier.

I really like West Virginia’s defense and think they’ll have enough offense to get the job done in the Big 12.

Oklahoma won’t be the same, in my opinion, after losing Baker Mayfield. They won’t fall into oblivion, but they also won’t be an 11-1 team either.

In the end, I think the two teams split the games they play against each other. They actually play the last week of the season in West Virginia. I’m going to pick the Sooners to get the win on the road, but then they won’t be able to follow that up the next week.

Big 12 Champion: West Virginia Mountaineers

Schedule

Schedule