“It was definitely a confidence builder because it was a complete game against a top-15 opponent, their O-line was pretty good”, Hill said of the game against the Fighting Irish. Both teams need the win-especially the Sooners.
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As well as the entire Ohio State defense played in the first two games, you weren’t wrong to wonder when somebody in the front seven was going to make an impact play. “This one’s real, real, real”, head coach Urban Meyer said. After the play, on replay, you could see Mixon dropped the ball in celebration before entering the end zone.
Ohio State’s Noah Brown hauled in what now is, and could end up being, the catch of 2016 on Saturday night.
Sooners coach Bob Stoops on the sideline against Houston Cougars.
“That’s my fault and us as coaches and the players playing”, Stoops said. Ohio State has now hauled in nine interceptions this season – as many as the Sooners did in all of 2015.
With the nature of the College Football Playoff existing to allow for a minor slip, the Sooners still had a chance of making it back if they ran the table. Baker’s performance throughout is going to make it hard for Booker to get his job back. Joe Mixon paced the Oklahoma rushing attack with 117 yards on 13 attempts while Semaje Perine added a pair of rushing scores. He’s got the full support of his backup quarterback, who already provided chalkboard material for the opposition.
ABOUT OKLAHOMA (1-1): The Sooners only needed Mayfield for a half against ULM their last time out, as the junior passed for three touchdowns before sitting out the rest of a contest that saw his team finish with 640 total yards. Now Mayfield will need to deliver on his teammate’s claims.
On Sooner Sports Spotlight earlier this week, Oklahoma backup QB Austin Kendall had some choice words about the Ohio State defense, calling it “basic” and saying that Mayfield would light it up. Instead, a school-record home crowd of 87,979 watched the Sooners get dominated for most of the night. FOX will be the official television channel with the game telecast, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
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Ohio State cornerback Gareon Conley went down early in the second quarter after hitting an Oklahoma receiver with his right shoulder. The Buckeyes and Sooners are ranked #1 and #2, respectively, in the AP Poll all-time rankings.
