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Missouri overcomes OU’s late touchdowns, ends Sooners’ bowl streak

Published on November 11, 2024 by admin

Despite two late fourth-quarter touchdowns, including a 49-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by senior defensive back Billy Bowman Jr., Oklahoma fell to No. 24 Missouri 30-23 at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium.

Down 16-9 with under 10 minutes left, Oklahoma drove 75 yards on 12 plays, tying the game on an 18-yard touchdown pass by freshman running back Taylor Tatum to sophomore quarterback Jackson Arnold.

On the following Missouri (7-2, 3-2 SEC) possession, Bowman scooped up the loose ball and raced down the sideline 49 yards, putting Oklahoma (5-5, 1-5 SEC) up 23-16. Sophomore linebacker Sammy Omosigho forced the fumble.

The Tigers responded with the game-tying touchdown on their next drive, using 57 seconds to drive 75 yards on eight plays. Missouri scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 17-yard fumble return with 22 seconds remaining.

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Dave: Sooner chances of win at Mizzou are good

Published on November 7, 2024 by Dave

I don’t care that it was just Maine. It was nice to see the offense have as much success as they did last
Saturday.

It can only help development and cohesion to have that kind of success, against any type of
competition.

It gives a glimmer of hope with much stiffer competition coming in the last quarter of the
season.

That starts this Saturday night in Columbia against an old Big 8 and Big 12 foe the Missouri Tigers. Missouri has been up and down this year with a 6-2 record. They are coming off a bye week after being shut out by Alabama.

Some of that probably had to do with the fact they lost their starting QB, Brady Cook in that game and the backup Drew Pyne proceeded to throw three picks. They couldn’t get any rhythm on offense against the Tide and that was that.

Cook is listed as questionable coming into the game against the Sooners. So, we probably won’t know until kick off if he will be able to go or if Pyne will get the start. If it’s Pyne, I like our chances a whole lot more in this contest.

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Sooners get what they needed — a 59-14 easy rider

Published on November 2, 2024 by admin

A career 203-yard day for running back Jovantae Barnes led Oklahoma to a 59-14 walloping of the Maine Black Bears to snap a three-game losing streak — a much needed easy day for the Sooners (5-4, 1-4 SEC), who moved a game closer to bowl eligibility with the win.

The non-conference matchup allowed Oklahoma to improve its rushing game, something plagued by injuries and poor performances along the offensive line much of this season.

“It feels good, but I can’t celebrate so much,” Barnes said. “I think it’s a good moment to build off of this as an offense, as a team, and go on to next week’s practice and just work. So it was a good start to something.”

Barnes erupted in the first quarter with a 74-yard run down the Maine sideline to set up the Sooner’s first touchdown, tying the game at 7-7. After that there was no looking back. He had 158 yards on 11 carries in the first half alone. The last time an Oklahoma back rushed for at least 150 in a half was Samaje Perine who had 222 in 2014 against Kansas.

Meanwhile, QB Jackson Arnold had a good day, especially finding WR J.J. Hester. Hester caught three passes in the first half, including a career-high 98-yard touchdown, his first since transferring to OU in 2022. He finished the game with four catches for 112 yards.

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