Baker Mayfield suffered the first concussion of his football career during Saturday’s win against TCU, and a “ringing sensation” prompted Oklahoma officials to remove him from the contest, a source close to the situation told the Tulsa World on Sunday night. Rather than tying it up at 30 apiece with an extra point however, the Frogs went for two and failed to convert, sealing the win for the Sooners.
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Knight would start Saturday if Mayfield can’t go. After coming in for the second half, Trevor Knight managed just five completions in 16 pass attempts and threw one interception. His long-term health is considerably more important, though, than any football game, even one with everything on the line like will be the case in Stillwater this weekend.
Alright. If we know anything about Gary Patterson, then we know this: On the road he goes for the win, at home he’s fine with OT. Oklahoma ultimately controlled the tempo of the game on the ground, which is so critical against an explosive squad like TCU.
A ferocious comeback effort fell just short for the Frogs, who trailed by 17 points entering the fourth quarter. Oklahoma State will need Clemson, Alabama, Iowa, Notre Dame, and possibly MI State to lose for any traction in the CFP rankings. But he threw touchdown passes of 21 and 36 yards. Of those three one-loss teams, Oklahoma is the Big 12’s best playoff bet in an argument that could be with Notre Dame, although there’s a lot left to play out. If he has a setback in any way with the protocol and testing that our doctors and trainers will do, then he will not.
The month of November, besides shaking out the order of Big 12 teams, has gutted a few of the conference’s top quarterbacks. Patterson said after the game the venue played a role in the call. Not sure how much wind was an issue Saturday night, but Seibert ended up finishing with an average of just 38 yards per punt.
According to a report by Jason Kersey of The Oklahoman, Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield has passed a series of two concussion tests administered following his removal from this past Saturday’s 30-29 win over the TCU Horned Frogs.
“It was fun to watch him back”, Patterson said. “That’s how you get hurt”, Mayfield said. Those kind of things, we’ve done that in the past.
Had the ball not been deflected, TCU had an open receiver in the back of the end zone. With his right hand, Parker slapped an upset away, sending Oklahoma on to what might just be, as Mike Stoops put it, “a one-game playoff” against Oklahoma State.
“Hopefully, you feel like it’s our fate, our destiny”, he said.
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On Tuesday, the selection committee will unveil its latest rankings. We give you our opinion as well as assess the scenarios in which fans see the Oklahoma Sooners included.
