Sooners set in South; Wildcats control North

? There’s no question Oklahoma will clinch its first title of season next weekend. It’s just a matter of by how much.

The Sooners (10-0 overall, 6-0 Big 12 Conference), the No. 1 team in every poll, will wrap up the Big 12 South title and their spot in the league championship game if — no, when — they win Saturday at home against Baylor (3-7, 1-5).

With a seemingly unthinkable 77-0 rout over Texas A&M, Oklahoma continued its dominating run through the Big 12 while solidifying its standing as the nation’s best team.

The Sooners remained on track for a national title by handing Texas A&M (4-6, 2-4) its worst loss ever Saturday.

Next comes sacrificial lamb Baylor, a 62-14 loser to Texas Tech. More telling than that is their 73-10 loss last month at Texas A&M. That’s a 140-point differential between the Aggies’ win over Baylor and their loss to Oklahoma.

“It’s kind of scary,” Baylor coach Guy Morriss said.

The Bears have lost all 12 games against Oklahoma, including 49-9 last season. Since winning their Big 12 opener, they’ve lost five straight by an average margin of 40 points and have one offensive touchdown the last three games.

As for Oklahoma’s opponent in the Big 12 championship game Dec. 6, Kansas State has resurrected from an 0-2 Big 12 start to take control of the division.

Kansas State (8-3, 4-2) seemed out of contention after a three-game losing streak. The then-No. 6 Wildcats lost to Marshall, their first non-conference loss at home in 42 games, before starting Big 12 play with a pair of four-point road losses against Texas and Oklahoma State.

But the rest of the North teams started losing, and the Wildcats have reeled off four straight wins, the latest 45-0 over Iowa State. They get to the Big 12 title game for the first time in three years with wins at Nebraska (8-2, 4-2) and against Missouri the next two weeks.

“We know we can do it,” Wildcats linebacker Ted Sims said. “We know we can get to the Big 12 championship. It’s just one step at a time.”