Welcome to the College Football Pregame Rant, a live blog event discussing the Week 9 Big 12 matchup between the No. 10 Texas Tech Red Raiders and the No. 15 Oklahoma Sooners.

Can Kliff Kingsbury’s squad prove that they are for real and the 7-0 start against largely inferior competition wasn’t a fluke? Can the Sooners knock off Tech and work their way back into the mix for a potential Big 12 Championship?

There’s a ton of storylines here on both sides and it’ll without a doubt be one of the more entertaining games of the day. The UCLA Bruins / Oregon Ducks matchup and the South Carolina Gamecocks / Missouri Tigers matchup is full of intrigue as well and our panel of myself, Tyler Brett, Derek Helling and Josh Schott will break them all down for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCHrdWCIYCQ

Here are a few of the articles we’ve written this week on Oklahoma / Texas Tech:

Texas Tech Must Win Battles in the Trenches for Success Against Oklahoma

Fantastic Freshmen Quarterbacks Lead Texas Tech Red Raiders

Texas Tech Running Game Must Create Balance for Success Against Oklahoma Sooners

Kerry Hyder Key for Texas Tech Red Raiders Against Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma Cannot Stay Dedicated to Blake Bell if He Struggles Against Texas Tech

Blake Bell Can’t Pass Oklahoma Sooners Past Texas Tech Red Raiders