Dave: Sooner D has lost aggressiveness, Grinch’s nerve
Well, what the heck do I know? I set the Worry Meter at 5% last week against Kansas.
The Jayhawks were last in the Big 12 and had only one win on the season against a terrible South Dakota team.
And it took a last minute touchdown on their home field to secure the victory.
And did I mention it was Kansas?
But the Sooner defense has been in a giving mood almost all year this season. As such, yet another mediocre quarterback had a career day against us.
‘Superman’ Williams makes game saving ‘takeaway’ in win over Kansas
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.