Oklahoma and Ohio State headline monster Saturday (0:53) Three top-25 matchups highlight an exciting slate of games on Saturday. (0:53) 12:00 PM ET It’s quite possible that no team in the College Football Playoff era has experienced the benefits and consequences of aggressive nonconference scheduling like Oklahoma. In 2015, the Sooners’ gritty win at Tennessee was a major reason they finished No. 4 in the selection committee’s final rankings. Last year, their 0-2 start against Houston and Ohio State was the main reason OU was left out of the playoff — in spite of going on to run the table and win the Big 12. As Oklahoma heads to Columbus on Saturday (ABC & ESPN App, 7:30 p.m. ET), it again finds itself in a high-profile nonconference matchup that will help determine the final rankings on Dec. 3. While it’s not an elimination game for either team, it could separate…
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