Oklahoma rivalry going earlier as Big 12 title game returns
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December 14, 2016
IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Bedlam rivalry between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State is moving to its earliest date in more than a decade as the Big 12 tries to avoid a quick rematch in the return of its championship game in 2017.
The Sooners and Cowboys will play on Nov. 4 next season after the rivalry was held at or near the end of the regular season every year since 2005.
This year, they would have played in consecutive weeks under the format that will be adopted in 2017, when a championship game returns despite the league's round-robin schedule . Oklahoma and Oklahoma State finished 1-2 last season...
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