Dave: Sooners improving, but Halloween in Lubbock not easy
Every week the Sooners get better and better on both sides of the ball.
They went to Fort Worth and tamed the toads to the tune of 33-14.
Of course it was going to be 30-14 as Lincoln Riley had Rattler take a knee to run out the clock deep in TCU territory. But then Gary Patterson showed his ass and started to take time outs rather than let the forgone conclusion end the game.
Riley had no choice but to run the ball again rather than take another knee. He should have tried to throw for a touchdown.
Strong Sooner defense and the Rattler-Mims connection equals bad day for the Horned Frogs
No cutesy play calling in the red zone. In fact there was some conservative play calling — yes from Lincoln Riley no less.
Riley showed confidence in an improving defense.
And he was right to do so, as the Sooners took home a 33-14 road win at TCU on Saturday — a win built on stingy defense and the deep-ball connection of Spencer Rattler to Marvin Mims.
Rattler threw for 332 yards and two touchdowns, with both of those receptions to Mims. Mims finished the day with 132 yards receiving, including a 61-yard score in the third quarter.