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Several takeaways from OU-TTech game — but only one counts: a team win

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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.

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‘Superman’ Williams makes game saving ‘takeaway’ in win over Kansas

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On a Saturday afternoon that saw a flat Sooners facing possible upset, freshman QB sensation Caleb Williams took matters into his own hands — literally — grabbing the ball from teammate Kennedy Brooks and scrambling for a key fourth down conversion to save the win over a feisty Kansas Jayhawk team in Lawrence.

The unusual play was ruled by officials as a legal forward handoff, allowing the play to stand.

The Sooners went on to win 35-24 in what was a much closer game than anyone expected, given the hapless one-win Jayhawks previous gridiron experiences.

Kansas shut the Sooners out in the first half, holding a 10-0 lead at halftime, thanks to long-possession scores and offensive miscues by OU, including a Williams interception.

The Sooners defense continued to be a problem, plagued by mistackling and injuries in the secondary.

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Williams leads Sooners to 52-31 win in his first start

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Freshman quarterback Caleb Williams made sure everyone in the stadium and watching on TV knew this Sooner football team was his on Saturday night.

Williams had his first start for No. 4 Oklahoma, throwing for 295 yards and four touchdowns and running for another score in the Sooners’ 52-31 victory over TCU.

The freshman got the starting nod from Coach Lincoln Riley in practice mid-week, after leading last Saturday’s come from behind nail biter win over Texas in Dallas. 

Spencer Rattler had started for the Sooners in all of the previous 14 straight wins — the longest active win streak in the country.

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