Oklahoma Set To Face Auburn In Sugar Bowl
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(AP) - The Big 12 champion Oklahoma Sooners will meet the Southeastern Conference's Auburn Tigers in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2 in New Orleans.
The No. 7 Sooners (10-2, 9-0 Big 12, No. 7 College Football Playoff) finished off a perfect run through conference play on Saturday with a 38-20 victory over Oklahoma State. Oklahoma lost two of three to start the season, but ended the season on a nine-game winning streak.
No. 17 Auburn (8-4, 5-3 SEC, No. 14 CFP) emerged from a jumbled pile of candidates to be the second-highest ranked team in the SEC in the final CFP poll behind top-ranked Alabama.
It's just the second time Oklahoma and Auburn have met on the football field. The Sooners beat the Tigers 40-22 in the 1972 Sugar Bowl.
Some of Oklahoma's players have been to the Sugar Bowl before: The Sooners beat Alabama 45-31 three years ago in New Orleans.
The Sooners are led by quarterback Baker Mayfield, who has thrown for 3,669 yards, 38 touchdowns and eight interceptions. Running back Joe Mixon has run for 1,183 yards and eight touchdowns while top receiver Dede Westbrook has 1,465 yards receiving and 16 touchdowns.
Auburn is led by a running game that features Kamryn Pettway and Kerryon Johnson. The two have both have good moments this season and combined for nearly 2,000 yards rushing, but both have also battled injuries this season.
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