Oklahoma handles Nebraska 21-7; Next Boise State Fiesta Bowl

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Oklahoma's Thompson leads the Sooners to a Big 12 Championship: So what if it's a week earlier than Oklahoma had hoped for? The eighth-ranked Sooners will still finish their season in Glendale, Ariz., and that's good enough for coach Bob Stoops. The Sooners' 21-7 victory over No. 19 Nebraska in the Big 12 title game Saturday night earned them a berth in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Day. But combined with UCLA's 13-9 upset of No. 2 Southern California earlier Saturday, Oklahoma's win also raised questions of what might have been had a blown onside kick call not led to a 34-33 loss at Oregon on Sept. 16. The BCS title game is Jan. 8, also in Glendale. Stoops was in no mood to play what-if, though, after his team won its fourth Big 12 title. "You know what? We can't do anything about it," Stoops said. "For us to sit here and make an issue of it is not going to come off the right way. (AP/AOLSports.com)

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