Next: at Oklahoma State, November 28. Rhoads was 32-54 with the Cyclones and won only eight games in his final three seasons. He has thrown for 33 touchdowns in 11 games with only five interceptions.
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Mayfield is the prime reason the Oklahoma offense has been so explosive and among the nation’s best in 2015.
TOP PLAY: Oklahoma sophomore running back Samaje Perine left the game early in the third quarter hobbling and favoring his left leg. But after getting his left ankle heavily taped, he returned – and then iced the victory with a 72-yard run. The hit came early in the first half.
The Frogs got off to a hot start, with Sawyer leading the Frogs on a 97 yard drive in the first quarter that concluded with a 37 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Kolby Listenbee, putting the Frogs up 7-0. Mayfield stayed in the game, but admitted to trainers he had a headache at halftime.
As of Monday morning, there is no definitive word regarding Mayfield’s availability for Saturday. People always ask, “why do you go for two?’ Our rule has always been to go get the win on the road”.
“He’s extremely confident”, Baylor offensive tackle Spencer Drango said. He understood why he was taken out of Saturday’s game, but it was tough to watch from the sideline as the Sooners struggled.
DECIDING PLAY: TCU pulled within 30-29 on Bram Kohlhausen’s 14-yard pass to Emanuel Porter with 51 seconds left, and Gary Patterson elected to go for 2, trying to win it in regulation.
It is also worth noting, though, that Knight is a very different type of quarterback than Mayfield. TCU doesn’t make excuses.WHAT WE’LL BE TALKING ABOUT: With its sixth consecutive win, Oklahoma continued its late-season run at a College Football Playoff berth.
Oklahoma inserted Trevor Knight in Mayfield’s place and the offense sputtered while the defense clung to the lead. “We got away from who we are offensively”.
I’ve said countless times I am happy to live with the risks of playing aggressive rather than the passive, soft coverage we’ve seen so many times, but my word does any pair of CBs in the country bite more on double moves than the combo of Zack Sanchez & Jordan Thomas?
So far, Mayfield has passed two so-called concussion tests.
Oklahoma played the second half without starting quarterback Baker Mayfield because of concussion symptoms.
The bottom line, though, is that Mayfield clearly gives the Sooners the best chance to win in Bedlam at Oklahoma State on Saturday night.
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Quarterback injuries are looming over several games and in many cases coaches tend to be coy about the status of their key players. “We have accomplished a lot here at Iowa State in our seven years and we have a good young team with a great nucleus of talent and leadership and we were looking forward to the opportunity to coach them as we head into 2016”.
