At least 1 college football expert has faith the Sooners can play for a national championship

They're few and far between, but some college football experts actually do believe the Oklahoma Sooners have what it takes to at least reach the National Championship Game.

A panel of three college football experts from SEC Network made their predictions for which two teams will battle in the College Football Playoff final shortly after the bracket was revealed on Sunday, and although conference bias was definitely evident, Chris Doering picked the No. 8 Sooners to lose to No. 3 Georgia in an all-SEC national title game.

SEC Network's Chris Doering predicts OU to reach College Football Playoff final

Before Doering, a former Florida wide receiver, made his prediction, Gene Chizik and Roman Harper also both picked the Bulldogs to win it all, but to beat No. 1 Indiana in the final. Host of the show, Dari Nowkhah, an OU alum and known member of Sooner Nation, didn't make a pick, but was a fan of Doering's prediction, so it could be argued that half the cast would have the Sooners playing for a national title.

However, outside of Doering and Sooner Nation, there's very little faith in Oklahoma winning its first national title since 2000. Earlier this week, 11 ESPN staff writers made their playoff predictions, and only four of them had the Sooners even getting past No. 9 Alabama in the first round at home on Friday, Dec. 19. None of them had OU upsetting No. 1 Indiana and getting beyond the quarterfinals.

Vegas has been just as harsh about the Sooners' chances in the CFP. Bama opened as an early 1.5-point favorite over the Sooners despite the game being in Norman and OU already beating the Crimson Tide earlier this season. Also according to Vegas oddsmakers, only Group of Five participants Tulane and James Madison have worse chances of winning it all than the Sooners.