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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