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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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Sooners drop second game in a row — losing 55-24 to TCU

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I hate to say it. But, the Sooners defense gave up mid-way through their stunning loss to TCU.

Then again, after giving up four big plays, each in excess of 60 yards, for touchdowns in the first half, who wouldn’t?

The Sooners suffered their worst loss since the John Blake era, losing to TCU 55-24. 

Losing their first two conference games of the season is not unprecedented. Lincoln Riley’s 2020 Sooners team did that.

But losing in such convincing fashion leads one to believe this team just isn’t very good.

“We’re not very good obviously right now. We have a lot to get better at, a lot to improve,” said Coach Brent Venables.

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Venables: ‘I’m pissed about all the things that happened….’

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Last week in Lincoln the Sooners showed they could play complimentary football (a balanced offense and defense) — in a good way to beat Nebraska.

This week back in Norman they showed they could play complimentary football — in a bad way to lose to Kansas State.

Both squads bear the responsibility for failure on Owen Field on Saturday night, when the Wildcats upset No. 6 Oklahoma 41-34. 

And a noticeably angry Coach Brent Venables said so in his post-game press conference.

“I am pissed about all the things that happened out there today….”

The only highlight of the game was a raucous crowd. But even some of them began to file out of the stadium with 8 minutes remaining when K-State extended their lead to 34-20 and the Sooners defense had no answer for KSU running back Deuce Vaughn (25 carries for 123 yards) and quarterback Adrian Martinez (21 carries for 148 yards).

On a third and 16 from their own 41 yard line, Martinez scrambled out of the pocket for 55 yards to seal the Sooners’ fate. The Wildcats scored two plays later, extending the lead they had maintained the entire game to 41-27 with 1:58 left.

“It broke our back at the most critical of time,” OU Coach Brent Venables said of Martinez’ play.

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