NORMAN — Just a couple days after Oklahoma’s loss to Ole Miss in late October, Brent Venables did something that goes against his nature. During a team meeting, Venables brought up the ESPN College Football Playoff Predictor and showed his team the numbers.

The Oklahoma Sooners have done it. After a nail-biter win over the LSU Tigers, the Sooners have punched their ticket to the College Football Playoff. All there is left to do now is wait to see how the chaos unfolds as Oklahoma looks to host a game in the first round of the playoffs.

Oklahoma is one win away from the College Football Playoff and coach Brent Venables knows it. Just don't tell him that.

With the Sooners on the brink of a College Football Playoff return, OU's coach hopes his seniors will be able to enjoy their regular season home finale.

For the last month, Brent Venables has never played the politics game when it comes to the College Football Playoff. Venables never made arguments about Oklahoma’s resume or tried to plead his case to the playoff committee.

This is a must-win game for the Sooners. A win and they make a strong case to earn a College Football Playoff spot. Luckily for Oklahoma, they are facing an LSU team in disarray, which will distract everyone from their own issues,

Michael Van Buren has started twice for the Tigers this season, leading them to wins over Arkansas and Western Kentucky.

Things couldn’t have felt worse for John Mateer on Saturday. The OU quarterback threw his third interception against LSU in the third quarter, a bad pass intended for Javonnie Gibson. His second interception — which came on the previous drive — led directly to an LSU touchdown,