Dave: Sooners need to take their new-found consistency to Provo
Will the real Oklahoma Sooners please stand up?
After 2 road games in which Oklahoma played like it was, well…. last year, the Sooners ran a decent West Virginia team off the field Saturday night to the tune of 59-20.
Everything clicked against the Mountaineers in a contest that Brent Venables called probably their most complete game of the season. They truly played complimentary football.
After the defense let West Virginia roll down the field to score a touchdown on their opening drive while
averaging over nine yards a play, they shut the door. The rest of the game the Mountaineers struggled
gaining four yards a play and making only four third-down conversions.
Sooners back on course with 59-20 shellacking of Mountaineers
An Oklahoma offense clicking on all cylinders scored on its first five possessions while its defense held West Virginia to just seven points in that time, then went on to a 59-20 win that saw Dillon Gabriel become the first Sooner quarterback to score eight touchdowns in a game.
Gabriel passed for 423 yards and five touchdowns and ran for 50 yards and three scores. He surpassed the previous touchdown record of seven set by Baker Mayfield in 2016 and matched by Kyler Murray in 2018.
The performance put Gabriel in the Top 10 of the NCAA’s all-time career passing list.
The game put Oklahoma back on track after two straight losses in previous