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No. 2 Clemson | No. 4 Florida State | Top 25No. 3: OklahomaLast Season: 11-2 (8-1 Big 12)Defying expectationsIn 2014, the Sooners were predicted to make the inaugural College Football Playoff ... and they finished 8-5. In 2015, not much was expected-they were listed in the lower rungs of the preseason Top 25 -- and they made the playoff. Expectations here are what they are, coach Bob Stoops says. Im fortunate to be at a place with that kind of pressure, [rather] than somewhere you feel like you have to sneak up on people every year. This year Boomer will sneak up on no one thanks to Americas most dynamic backfield duo, QB Baker Mayfield (Big 12 offensive player of the year, 315.8 total ypg) and running back Samaje Perine (five 100-plus-yard games, sixth most in the Big 12). There are questions downfield (Sterling Shepard, whose 3,482 career yards ranks second in OU history, was drafted in the second round) and on defense, where OU lost four first-team All-Big 12 players. And theres little time to solve them, with Houston, Ohio State, TCU and Texas crammed into the first six weeks of the schedule. -- Ryan McGeeBaylor lost its head coach and nearly half of this years recruiting class, so Oklahoma has the Big 12s clearest shot to the playoff. Mayfield (3,700 passing yards last year) leads my No. 4 offense, with Perine and Joe Mixon, my sixth-ranked rushing duo, behind him. There is no drop-off to the defense either, led by CB Jordan Thomas (5 INTs last year) and the 135 combined tackles of SS Steven Parker and FS Ahmad Thomas. The catch? The past four times the Sooners have been ranked preseason top five, they ended at No. 15 or lower-including finishing unranked twice.IN IF... It can beat Ohio State and TCU. On paper, these are the Sooners toughest home and road games, respectively. Win those and OU can probably even afford to slip once (as it did last year in a loss to Texas).OUT IF... The defense doesnt carry its weight. Last year the Sooners defense more than held its own, ranking first in the Big 12 in scoring D (22.0 points per game). Mayfield and this offense can win most games (43.5 ppg last season), but somewhere along the line theyll need help.OUs chances to win each game 09.03 vs. Houston (NRG Stadium): 90.4% 09.10 vs. UL Monroe: 99.7% 09.17 vs. Ohio State: 81.0% 10.01 @ TCU: 80.4% 10.08 vs. Texas (Dallas): 81.4% 10.15 vs. Kansas State: 95.2% 10.22 @ Texas Tech: 86.7% 10.29 vs. Kansas: 98.7% 11.03 @ Iowa State: ?94.7% 11.12 vs. Baylor: 85.3% 11.19 @ West Virginia: 75.5% 12.03 vs. Oklahoma State: 73.6%Three heavyweight bouts in their first four games will mightily test Oklahoma, but this team has too much talent and too few flaws to not rise to the challenge. The Sooners can survive those early punches, roll to an 11-1 record and get another shot at the College Football Playoff.?-- Max OlsonIn Baker Mayfield, Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon, the Sooners boast a backfield that might be the envy of college football. The non-conference schedule is a load, but Oklahomas dynamic trio will propel them to an 11-1 record and return trip to the CFP.?-- Jake TrotterNo. 2 Clemson | No. 4 Florida State | Top 25Denzel Ward Youth Jersey . Jason Zucker and Matt Cooke also scored for Minnesota, which has won five of six. Kuemper made five saves in the first, nine in the second, and nine in the third. The rookies best save came with 2:17 left in the third period when he denied former Wild forward Matt Cullen from just outside of the crease on the right side. Greedy Williams Youth Jersey . Just not the game. 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Tomas Rosickys chip made it 3-0 before half time at Emirates Stadium, while defender Laurent Koscielny scored an unmarked header in the second half.ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Toronto Blue Jays have remained in the thick of the AL playoff race despite a dismal start to September.Thanks to some familiar big bats and a well-rested knuckleballer, the Jays are finally gathering a bit of momentum for the pennant race.Troy Tulowitzki hit a two-run homer, R.A. Dickey pitched scoreless ball into the sixth inning and Toronto stayed atop the AL wild-card chase with a 5-0 victory over the freefalling Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.Edwin Encarnacion added a late two-run homer for the Blue Jays (81-66), who stayed even with Baltimore for the leagues two wild cards. Both teams trail Boston by two games for the AL East lead with 15 to play.We look at it, of course, Dickey said. Thats part of a postseason run. Youre competing against teams in your division that are good. We know what we need to do to get where we want to get.Toronto has lost seven of 11 overall, but took the first two games of a weekend series with the Angels, who have lost five straight and nine of 10. The Blue Jays have won consecutive games for the first time in September.Hopefully, maybe this is the start of a little roll, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. It would be good timing if it was.Dickey (10-14) bolstered his case to keep a rotation spot by limiting the Angels to seven hits and striking out five. His first start since Sept. 5 began with a rough first inning before he settled in.Its not ideal to pitch once every 10 days, especially for a knuckleball pitcher, Dickey said. It was a little bit of a challenge to find the release point and the grip. Once I got that, it was easier.The Angels chased Dickey and loaded the bases with nobody out in the sixth, but failed to score against Joe Biagini when Kaleb Cowart flied out to end the inning. Cowart also struck out to end the eighth, stranding two more Angels.Roberto Osuna got four outs for his 33rd save.EDWINS EDGEEncarnacions homer in the ninth inning was his 40th, boosting his AL-leading RBI total to a career-high 118. Hee joined Jose Bautista and Carlos Delgado as the only Blue Jays with multiple 40-homer seasons.dddddddddddd.Its a nice number to reach, Encarnacion said. Im really happy to be part of that group. Those two guys are big horses.WEAVE DOWNJered Weaver (11-12) matched his career high for losses despite throwing six mostly sharp innings of seven-hit ball for Los Angeles, striking out four.My fastball command was really good all night, Weaver said. Its the best its been in a while. I was able to locate down and in all night. Just one stupid pitch, and thats the difference in the game.Tulowitzki connected in the fourth inning on that pitch from his fellow product of nearby Long Beach States prolific baseball program. The homer, Tulowitzkis second in September, was the 36th allowed by the slow-throwing Weaver this season, one shy of James Shields for most in the majors.ALBERTS 600THAlbert Pujols became the 16th player in big league history to get 600 career doubles with a drive into the left-field corner in the first inning. Pujols joined Barry Bonds and Hank Aaron as the only players with at least 575 homers and 600 doubles.FAN INJUREDA fan behind the Angels dugout was injured when Carlos Perezs bat went flying into the crowd as he swung and missed at a third strike in the second inning. Medical personnel spent several minutes attending to the fan, who was escorted from her seat with an injury on the right side of her head.TRAINERS ROOMBlue Jays: Josh Donaldson was the designated hitter for the second straight game as he returns deliberately from a hip injury. Darwin Barney played third.UP NEXTBlue Jays: Francisco Liriano (7-12, 5.16 ERA) limited Tampa Bay to three hits and two runs in his last start.Angels: Ricky Nolasco (5-14, 4.94) has just one win since joining Los Angeles, but it was a shutout at Angel Stadium. He has never beaten Toronto in four career starts. ' ' '