Oklahoma football history is not star-studded with players who have gone on to accomplished NFL careers at the quarterback position — not, that is, until the last decade. In the last 10 years, three Oklahoma quarterbacks have been awarded the Heisman Trophy and other was a runner-up in the Heisman voting. Three of the four […]
The numbers from Saturday night’s Oklahoma football blowout win are plentiful, as you might expect, and all about the Sooners. It’s always fun to be on the winning side of a lopsided score and mismatch, as was the case in Oklahoma’s not-that-surprising 76-0 smackdown of of lowly Western Carolina. But because of the gargantuan talent […]
After falling two spots in the national rankings, from No. 2 to No. 4, in the opening week of the 2021 college football season, the Oklahoma football Sooners are on the way back up after No, 3 Ohio State’s loss to Oregon. The Sooners replaced the Buckeyes in the No. 3 spot in both the […]
All things considered, this looks about right so far.
Entering Week Three of the 2021 college football season, the Oklahoma Sooners have climbed up one spot to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 Poll after thoroughly dismantling the Western Carolina Catamounts, 76-0. Up next, OU should be in for a fun one against a classic and storied rival — the Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-1).
POLL ALERT: Oregon, Iowa jump in AP Top 25 following losses by Ohio State, Iowa State; Arkansas has first ranking since ’16.
The Oregon Ducks rose eight spots after upsetting the Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus — without the services of star DE Kayvon Thibodeaux. Meanwhile, OSU dropped six places and faces a ton of questions about its porous defense in back-to-back outings.
The Iowa Hawkeyes proved why they’re big brother to Iowa State’s little brother in a sound, country butt-whupping in Ames. Matt Campbell, for all the success he’s had at ISU, has yet to crack the code on how to defeat the premier program in the state.
Welcome back, Texas. Against the Arkansas Razorbacks, the burnt orange boys we all know and adore looked like a team that is still far from contending for anything nationally. In Steve Sarkisian’s first road game as UT’s head coach, nothing was working on either side of the ball, and that 19-point beatdown was actually worse than the 40-21 final score indicated. The Longhorns have dropped from No. 15 to out of the poll.
If Clay Helton’s days at USC weren’t numbered already, they definitely are now. How much longer will the Trojans accept mediocrity? After getting run out of the Coliseum against Stanford late last night, I can’t see their patience lasting much longer.
The BYU Cougars had themselves a heck of a week. First, the program was formally invited to join the Big 12 Conference. Then they went on to defeat their hated in-state rival — the Utah Utes. Now, they’re 2-0 and back inside the top 25.
After a too-close-for-comfort win a week ago, the No. 4-ranked Oklahoma football team took out all of its Week 1 frustration on Western Carolina, romping to a 76-0 shutout win. Western Carolina, an FCS team out of the Southern Conference was never in this game, and this game probably should never have been scheduled. But […]
The Sooners jumped out to a 45-0 halftime lead over their FCS foe before emptying the bench in the second half.
A week after a sleepy win in their opening game of the season, the Oklahoma Sooners played sharp football from start to finish in a 76-0 win over the Western Carolina Catamounts.
The Sooners scored on all seven of their possessions in the first half, six of which ended in touchdowns. Kicker Gabe Brkic booted his fourth field goal of 50-plus yards for the season on OU’s second drive of the game. The Sooners punted once all night.
OU outgained the Catamounts in total yardage for the game by a margin of 624 to 178. The Sooners allowed 2.8 yards per play on defense and took the ball away from WCU three times.
Star quarterback Spencer Rattler completed 20-of-26 pass attempts for 243 yards and five touchdowns in the first half for the Sooners before sitting out the final two quarters. He added 29 yards on four rushes. Touted freshman QB Caleb Williams ran the show for most of the second half, which included a fourth quarter limited to 12 minutes.
Thirteen different OU players caught passes on Saturday, led by four catches for dynamic rookie Mario Williams and junior Jadon Haselwood. The Sooners pounded out 7.3 yards per rush for the game, highlighted by 74 yards on nine carries for Tennessee transfer Eric Gray. Caleb Williams also turned heads with a 59-yard scamper in the third quarter.
Defensive standouts for OU included first-year inside linebacker Danny Stutsman, who compiled eight tackles in the game. He also exited the game in the fourth quarter with an apparent arm injury.
The Sooners will now gear up for their final non-conference game of the season with the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Sept. 18 in Norman. OU’s old-school rival beat the Buffalo Bulls Saturday to run their record to 2-1 on the year.
