Blowing up the BCS: The oral history of the 2007 Fiesta Bowl

Posted Jan 9, 2017
Oklahoma is college football royalty. Led by junior running back Adrian Peterson, the Sooners went 11–2 and won the Big 12. They entered the game as seven-point favorites, and their matchup against a mid-major—even 12–0 Western Athletic Conference champ Boise State—was supposed to be a romp. What followed instead was one of the greatest bowl games ever and a turning point in the BCS. (Sports Illustrated)

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