ESPN posted their top jobs that provided the easiest path to the college football playoffs. Here they are:
1. Texas
2. Florida State
3. Ohio State
4. Oklahoma
5. Clemson
6. USC
7. Notre Dame
8. Georgia
9. Alabama
10. USC
This is what they said for Oklahoma:
While I don't disagree that OU makes it easier in some regards, I think the fact that OU is one of the few schools on the list (Clemson and Notre Dame are the others) that are not located in a hotbed of high school talent, makes it much more difficult. And Notre Dame offsets that by always having a huge following/brand.4. Oklahoma
With no conference title game to trip over, the Sooners have one of the easiest paths to the playoff, not to mention the facilities and financial resources to recruit players and pay coaches.
I would put OU in the top 10, but I wouldn't put them in the top 5. Alabama should be much higher. I think I'd probably flip OU with Alabama.
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