Prior to the Oklahoma game, it was hard to envision how Ohio State would perform in their first challenge of the season, with so many young players. “I don’t think a lot of people would call us young anymore”, Weber said. “If we can just minimize those mistakes, that will help us get into the win column”. This is a complete team – one that lost 16 starters from past year. OU’s defense did not have turnover.
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Oklahoma’s team captains this season are Jordan Evans, Baker Mayfield, Samaje Perine and Ahmad Thomas.
Oklahoma cut the lead to 21-10 on a 26-yard field goal by Austin Seibert, who had missed a 27-yarder on the Sooners’ first possession of the game. I’m just saying it isn’t what it needs to be. Everything snow balls together. After the second, Cobb was replaced by senior Michiah Quick. All three were fade routes where the OU defender failed to look for the ball.
He hasn’t been interviewed this year, though Stoops said he would consider making him available later in the season.
And yes, they are still the best bet to challenge Alabama down the road. Which leads to, he hit a terrible punt, And then the next drive or two, we’re had a 50-yard field goal, and I went for it on fourth down because I didn’t feel like he was in any confidence or shape to go for it. Right now, we can’t even defend in zone coverage. OSU has nine interceptions this season. You don’t get to 19-0 in true road games under Meyer without that professionalism on the road. If the Buckeyes had a full slate of scholarships to work with this season, they might be able to fit guys like McKinney into the class, and they still might. In the second quarter, Marshon Lattimore picked off another Mayfield pass, leading to Brown’s second touchdown of the game on the next play. They just needed time to grow up.
What once seemed like a slam dunk that Oklahoma would win its 10th Big 12 championship under Bob Stoops now appears to be no more than a 50-50 chance, and that’s probably stretching the odds. I didn’t say it was any one of ’em. “Some of the runs they got were around the edge”. Ohio State had 443 total yards and averaged 6.5 yards-per-play compared to 404 yards and a 6.0 average for OU. “Not near good enough”. “We’re just continuing to keep on getting better”. That’s their game. They did a better job of dealing with it that than we did.
“It’s fair to say the leadership isn’t close to what it was a year ago, and that’s on me”. “A lot of teams have at the first of the year started a little sluggishly”. They made it a physical game and we didn’t react well to it.
“Our inability to stop the run …”
Mayfield said the interceptions and other problems the offense had “were on me”.
“It was very frustrating, ” he said. Bunches of these players will be either coming of age or arriving in Columbus next year. “Coach (Lincoln) Riley had us ready”, the OU quarterback said following the self-described a**-kicking. I let the team down. They piled up 404 yards worth of offense but didn’t capitalize on opportunities.
Armstrong finished with 95 yards rushing, and completed 17 of 33 passes for 200 yards and three touchdowns. Kicker Tyler Durbin kicked a 31-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. Barrett had 152 yards through the air on 14 completions and 74 yards on the ground as he led the Buckeyes to 3-0 in Norman.
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“If we stay on our feet, we get four more points, ” Stoops said. “Baker doesn’t throw the ball away and we lose 15 yards”. “We’re playing really well”. “I tried to do too much sometimes. We have to learn to take one play at a time”.
