To be honest, if he (OU safety Steven Parker) doesn’t knock it down, there’s a guy open in the back of the end zone to catch it. If there was a mistake, it was us going for two early on in the first half. Had they kicked the extra point, the Horned Frogs would have taken a ton of momentum into overtime. TCU was effectively eliminated from the college football playoffs after getting crushed by Oklahoma State two weeks ago. MI State gave no clue that Connor Cook was not going to play against Ohio State until he didn’t.
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Oklahoma builds a 20-7 lead thanks to a 36-yard scoring pass from Baker Mayfield to Dede Westbrook. The punt snap was low, however, forcing Austin Seibert to his knee to receive the snap.
Oklahoma State, however, suffered its first defeat of the season after riding a 10-game winning streak and fell to then-No. Namely, Oklahoma stopped TCU twice on two-point conversions. The Frogs surrendered 24 points of turnovers to the Sooners.
In the final minute of regulation, Oklahoma’s defense was reeling and TCU’s offense was rolling.So TCU coach Gary Patterson chose to go for two after the No. 18 Horned Frogs scored in the final minute.
But they certainly have the firepower to upend the Sooners hopes.
Oklahoma cornerback Marcus Green, left, and quarterback Baker Mayfield, right, celebrate after Oklahoma defeated TCU in an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla., Saturday, November 21, 2015. At least the Spartans have a built-in excuse for such offensive ineffectiveness as their starting quarterback, Connor Cook, has not yet played because of injury; for the Buckeyes, there’s no such excuse. He’s thrown for 3209 yards and 33 touchdowns this season.
Boykin, who injured his ankle last weekend during TCU’s 23-17 win over Kansas, will not start and is unlikely to play against the Sooners. Once Trevor Knight took the reigns behind center, the Sooners leaned heavily on the duo of Perine and Mixon – and they delivered, despite missing chunks of plays between them due to injury. Only the first half at Tennessee and in the loss to Texas were more anemic. Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield exited the game at halftime after he was evaluated for a possible concussion.
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Oh, and by the way, when a conference title is this close within their reach, the Sooners under Bob Stoops have a compelling history of being able to finish the job.
