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Sooners dominate Owls 42-3

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A strong run defense and balanced offense, sparked by a 100-yard day for freshman Blaylock, made sure the Oklahoma Sooners easily controlled their first road trip of the season, defeating an overmatched Temple 42-3 in Philadelphia.

The Sooners were never seriously challenged by the Owls. Oklahoma is now 3-0 and enters SEC play next week at home against Auburn.

Blaylock scored two touchdowns in his 14-carry, 100 yard day.

QB John Mateer was 20 for 34 passing, for 282 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He also ran 7 times for 75 yards — one play being a 51-yard TD run. His running frequency was obviously more limited, something OU coaches preferred to avoid injury.

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Masterful Mateer milks the clock, giving Sooners 24-13 finish over Michigan

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With 10 minutes left in the game and Oklahoma holding a 21-13 lead, Sooners fans were on edge that previous kicking game miscues might have end up spoiling an otherwise dominating over Michigan performance by quick footed QB John Mateer and a stifling defense.

What was needed was a long drive. One that milked the clock down — perhaps ending in points to put this game away.

What was delivered was exactly that.

It was a masterful drive lead by Mateer, starting on the Oklahoma 19 yard line. Moving the ball 78 yards. And more importantly taking 8:27 off the clock.

Also, it was masterful play calling by offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle (affectionately called Coach ‘Buck by his players), who dialed up a run-based drive — assisted by some ball-control asses from Mateer — in a display of time management we have not seen on Owen Field much since air raid offenses took over the college football landscape in the 1990s.

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