Sooners need balance as November ‘playoff’ stretch begins in Waco
It was nice to see such a dominate performance from Oklahoma in their last game, even if it was just Texas Tech.
Tech can still toss the ball around. But the return of some key defensive players certainly helped keep the Red Raiders under control which allowed the Sooner offense plenty of chances to run up the score on a beautiful day in Norman.
Jalen Redmond, D.J. Graham and Delarrin Turner-Yell were all back to full strength and it showed. Redmond create havoc on his own, but that also helped Isaiah Thomas to have his own party from the outside.
But perhaps the biggest difference was Turner-Yell back at strong safety which allowed Tennessee transfer Key Lawrence to move to cornerback.
Lawrence shined with several pass break ups and blanket coverage. And that in turn, in my opinion, allowed Grinch to have the confidence to play his defense backs much tighter against the opposing receivers.
Several takeaways from OU-TTech game — but only one counts: a team win
A Marine in full parade dress uniform and carrying an American flag sprinted out of the tunnel to lead the Sooners football team onto Owen Field on Saturday afternoon.
A 19-year-old freshman quarterback starting only his third game threw for 402 yards and six touchdowns.
A pre-season Heisman candidate benched at mid-season amid social media criticism came off the bench to a standing ovation and threw a 42-yard touchdown pass on only his second play in the game.
A team promised to be a playoff contender looked like it for the first time this season — nine games into the season.
Those were the takeaways from a 52-21 Oklahoma win over Texas Tech in Norman.
“Fantastic team win,” Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said.