When Uwe von Schamann made that 41-yard field goal 39 Septembers ago, Jerry Church and his brothers couldn’t contain themselves. They ran out of their Midwest City house and rejoiced in the streets. The most famous kick in Sooner history beat the Buckeyes 29-28 in Ohio Stadium. As good a pick as any for OU fans’ favorite game ever. Oklahoma beating Ohio State, in any era, is cause for celebration. And 2016 is no different. On Sept. 10, the Buckeyes come to Owen Field. A showdown of college football powers. The seven-time national champ Sooners vs. the six-time national champ Buckeyes. Ohio State won the 2014 national championship. OU reached the 2015 national semifinals. Script Ohio vs. the Sooner Schooner. Urban Meyer vs. Bob Stoops. The kind of game that makes college football special. The kind of game that shines a light on Big 12 football. So much so, OU-Ohio State ranks No. 1 in our annual rankings of the 75 Big 12 games. Normally, a conference game ranks No. 1. And certainly, the Big 12 will have its share of showdowns in 2016. Starting with OU at TCU, an Oct. 1 game that might be a matchup of the league’s top two teams. Bedlam was for the league title last year and has become the Big 12’s most reliable big game. OU-Texas always is huge for all kinds of reasons. Baylor’s scandal has put a cloud around the 2016 Bears, but they remain talented. And the Big 12’s non-conference schedule has all kinds of intrigue, with Kansas State at Stanford, OU at Houston, Notre…
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