Tailgating Oklahoma vs. Utah State
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Murray saves the day for Oklahoma
Oklahoma promised a better offensive line and better running game. It took all of one play to deliver some hope. DeMarco Murray broke off a 39-yard run on OU’s first play of the season, a sign of things to come,…
Sooners mark 800th win in frustrating fashion
Gutsy 4th down call leads to game-winning TD
If there was any turning point Saturday night in the Sooners’ frustrating win it was Coach Bob Stoops’ decision to go for it on fourth and one at Oklahoma’s own 37 yard line in the third quarter. He called Demarco Murray’s number with less than a yard to move the chains.
With the interior line bunched up by a scrappy Utah State defense, Murray sped around left end and dove and stretched to the sideline, picking up the most crucial of his career-best 218 yards rushing and sending No. 7 Oklahoma to a 31-24 victory against the Aggies on Saturday night.
“I felt we could make a half a yard and I was almost wrong.”
Exactly two plays later, Murray scampered for a 63-yard touchdown run — his second of the night — to extend the Sooners’ lead to 28-17 midway through the third quarter. It proved to be the decisive series that allowed Oklahoma to stave off Utah State.