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Gabriel-led Sooners put Jayhawks in their place in 52-42 win

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What a difference a week makes.

Or, what a difference having a quarterback makes.

Both were at play as the Sooners ended a three-game losing streak and on the heels of an embarrassing loss in the Red River Rivalry, defeated Kansas at home 52-42 under the reins of QB Dillon Gabriel, returning to duty from an injury.

“Dillon makes a big difference,” Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said. “As we saw today, having missed him for the last seven quarters, he makes a big difference in the flow of your whole team. Not just the offense.”

Gabriel finished 29-for-42 with 403 yards and three total touchdowns and led the Sooners (4-3, 1-3 Big 12) to the win over the No. 19-ranked Jayhawks.

 OU compiled 701 total yards of offense compared to just 195 total and 39 through the air against Texas.

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Oklahoma’s downward spiral continues with 49-0 shutout by Longhorns

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Using your tight end to run a Wildcat offense was the right early game plan to put a spark in an Oklahoma offense hampered by the absence of a concussed starting quarterback.

It did that early, although the Sooners were unable to turn it into points.

But by the second quarter in the Cotton Bowl that unique twist became an all too predictable act of desperation, which was no solution for a porous defense Texas hammered with 49 unanswered points in the Red Rivery Rivalry.

Texas (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) won 49-0. And the failure of Oklahoma (3-3, 0-3) on both sides of the ball extended on the sideline and well into the coache’s booth of the press box.

Oklahoma allowed the most points ever to the Longhorns.  The defeat marks OU’s first loss to the Longhorns since 2018 and improves Texas’ lead in the all-time series to 63-50-5. 

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Dave: Crazy stuff happens in OU vs. Texas — but not optimistic this year

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New season goal: Become bowl eligible.

And that won’t be easy considering the way the Sooners have looked that past two weeks.

There is no guaranteed win left on the schedule. We can’t even count on Kansas to be a push over anymore.

The defense is lost right now. And it may take a few years before it is found.

I saw some stats from the first few years of Venables’ tenure as Defensive Coordinator at Clemson.

His defenses ranked in the 50’s the first two years. Then in the third year they were a top 10 unit, and consistently stayed there throughout his time with the Tigers.

He is head coach now, so he has many more things that need his attention. Also, we need to realize that the Sooners lost more talent than anyone is willing to admit through graduation and the transfer portal.

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