“This is what all D-1 athletes want to do. You want to come to college, you want to play the best of the best,” Griffin said. “Otherwise, you wouldn’t be here. We come out here to compete, and we get to compete against the No. 1 team in the nation.”

Does anyone think those factors spell doom for the Sooners? Not many. There’s a reason they’re a four-touchdown favorite.

Then again, if it’s the fourth quarter and the Bears are still hanging in there, Griffin and Baylor’s new optimism will have been big factors.

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