OU's obstacles to playing in the title game 
October, 22, 2012
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Jake Trotter | ESPN.com
NORMAN, Okla. -- Notre Dame held up its end of the bargain. The Fighting Irish squeaked past BYU to remain undefeated, providing an opportunity for eighth-ranked Oklahoma to make a BCS statement on Saturday.
By beating the fifth-ranked Irish, OU also can take out another obstacle between it and the national title game. But other obstacles still loom for the one-loss Sooners.
SoonerNation breaks down those five obstacles:
By beating the fifth-ranked Irish, OU also can take out another obstacle between it and the national title game. But other obstacles still loom for the one-loss Sooners.
SoonerNation breaks down those five obstacles:
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