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Berry Tramel, Sports columnist
Give edge to OU
Sooners stop the run, have had time to prepare for 3-3-5 defense and have motivation on their side
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Fiesta Bowl arrives tonight with two teams longing for what might have been.
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