No. 4 Oklahoma could hardly wait to get started on what the Sooners hope is another perfect final month of the regular season under coach Lincoln Riley.
The last seconds were ticking down in a blowout win over Texas Tech on Saturday when Sooners defensive lineman Isaiah Thomas heard linebacker Nik Bonitto say on the sidelines, “It’s time for championship November.”
To which Riley replied, “I’m already in championship November,” according to Thomas.
The undefeated Sooners (9-0, 6-0 Big 12) have a bye week to prepare for what’s left: games against the three teams directly behind them in the standings that all have a shot to reach the Dec. 4 conference championship game.
It’s a tough task, for sure. Then again, Oklahoma is 14-0 under Riley as a head coach in November.