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Road to the College Football Playoff: Who OU fans should root for this weekend

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The Sooner Schooner takes the field before a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Tennessee Volunteers at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. © BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The Sooner Schooner takes the field before a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Tennessee Volunteers at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. © BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

OU is squarely in the College Football Playoff hunt. The Sooners ranked 12th in the first CFP rankings of the season. That means they have some work to do to make the 12-team bracket. Oklahoma does control its own destiny, though. If it wins out, not only will it make the playoffs, OU will be hosting a playoff game.

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