NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma is in uncomfortable, yet familiar territory after its shocking loss to Iowa State on Saturday.

The Sooners were in ideal position to make a run at a spot in the College Football Playoff after winning at then-No. 2 Ohio State last month. Things seemingly crumbled when Iowa State pulled out an improbable 38-31 win in Norman on Saturday that sent the Sooners from No. 3 to No. 12 in the Associated Press Top 25 .

There is reason to believe the Sooners could bounce back. An upset loss to Texas two years ago dropped Oklahoma all the way from No. 10 to No. 19, and the Soo...