Norman, Okla. ? Growing up in the Sooner State, Missouri defensive tackle Lorenzo Williams had a close-up look at what a traditional power Oklahoma has been.
And he knows just how wide the gap is between the Sooners and his top-ranked Tigers when it comes to big games.
“They’ve probably been in 20,000 or 30,000 of these championship games,” Williams said with some exaggeration during a conference call Monday. “I watched them when I was at home. I’ve seen them win the national championship. I’ve seen them do everything that we want to do. They definitely have the edge on that.”
Despite attaining the No. 1 ranking for the first time since 1960, Missouri heads into Saturday’s title game in San Antonio as the underdog – in part because the ninth-ranked Sooners won their regular-season meeting in Norman, and also because they’re far more accustomed to being in this position.
While Missouri is playing for its first conference title in 38 years, Oklahoma is in its sixth Big 12 title game in the past eight years and seeking its 41st conference title in school history.