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Sooners turn to run game to demolish Texas Tech, 63-27

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Lincoln Riley’s Sooner offense showed it can be whatever it wants to be.

Against Texas Tech it was a run-dominant offense, lead by Samaje Perine, who ran through Red Raider defenders for 201 yards and four touchdowns, giving No. 17 Oklahoma a 63-27 win.

There was also much hype of this game as a “grudge match”, given that Sooner QB Baker Mayfield walked off the Red Raider team and onto the Sooner team after his freshman season in Lubbock in 2013. Texas Tech blocked Mayfield from playing right away in Norman. But that made no difference to Mayfield, who calmly completed 15 of 22 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns.

“Obviously football’s an emotional game, and I used to attend there, it’s just a fact,” he said. “So there was little bit coming into it, but I had to look at it like a normal game. That’s the focus we came into it with, and that’s how we had to execute.”

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Bad blood and all, which OU team will show up against Texas Tech Red Raiders?

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

In keeping with the Halloween season the Sooners have come to resemble this classic. How in the world can they look so inept in the Cotton Bowl and so perfect in Manhattan? It’s beyond me.

But everything went OU’s way in dismantling Snyder’s boys in the Little Apple. Offense, defense, players and coaches could do no wrong. It helped a little bit that for some reason the Wildcats came out trying to throw the ball all over the field. First of all, that’s not even remotely their strength. And secondly, did they not watch the tape from OU’s debacle in Dallas? Texas ran all over us. Why would you at least not try that first?

I guess I could understand trying to catch the Sooners off guard, but they know their QB can’t throw the ball. Very strange. And by the middle of the second quarter it was too late to try anything else. Game was over.

Anyway, a great game for the Sooners, which now begs the question, which Oklahoma team shows up to play Texas Tech Saturday afternoon at Owen Field?

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Angry Oklahoma team destroys K-State 55-0

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Sooner fans weren’t too happy after last week’s loss to Texas. But, it was the Sooner team that took their anger out on the K-State Wildcats, 55-0, in Manhattan on Saturday.

Looking nothing like the Oklahoma of October 10, which lost to Texas, this Oklahoma team had 14-0 lead before Kansas State got even a first down. QB Baker Mayfield went on to a 282-yard five-touchdown performance. He completed his first seven passes (two of which were for touchdowns). Mayfield finished 20 of 27 passing and appeared to be in control. The O-line played better. It gave Mayfield time to complete passes to 12 different Oklahoma receivers.

All this happened after a rough night in the friendly skies (or rather, tarmac). The team plane was delayed at Will Rogers World Airport on Friday night due to mechanical problems and did not arrive in Manhattan until 12:15 a.m. The team had a 9:15 a.m. wakeup. But there was no sign of fatigue. K-State fans soon hoped the plane couldn’t depart Manhattan fast enough.

The Sooner defense was also strong. They held Kansas State to 5-of-22 passing for only 45 yards. Zack Sanchez had two interceptions (including a pick-six for a score, the third of his career, which ties a school record). Jordan Thomas added an interception.

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