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Arnold steps up to guide Sooners to 31-24 win over Cougars in last Big 12 road trip

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Playing without starting quarterback Dillon Gabriel in the second half, the No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners managed a 31-24 win on a slippery Provo, Utah football field over a scrappy BYU Cougars on Saturday.

Backup freshman QB Jackson Arnold — a heralded recruit seen to be a future star in Norman — saw his most playing time, leading the Sooners after Gabriel was sidelined with a concussion sustained right before halftime.

Offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby turned to the Sooners run game, both to ease the pressure on the freshman QB but also to capitalize on a BYU weakness. Gavin Sawchuk had the go-ahead touchdown run in the fourth quarter and led Sooner rushers with 104 yards on 14 carries. Arnold carried the ball eight times for 24 yards.

But a late 3rd down conversion with 2:05 left in the game, with Arnold zipping a slant pass to junior receiver Jalil Farooq, sealed the game. Farooq led the Sooners receivers with five catches and 53 yards.

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Dave: Sooners need to take their new-found consistency to Provo

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Will the real Oklahoma Sooners please stand up?

After 2 road games in which Oklahoma played like it was, well…. last year, the Sooners ran a decent West Virginia team off the field Saturday night to the tune of 59-20.

Everything clicked against the Mountaineers in a contest that Brent Venables called probably their most complete game of the season. They truly played complimentary football.

After the defense let West Virginia roll down the field to score a touchdown on their opening drive while
averaging over nine yards a play, they shut the door. The rest of the game the Mountaineers struggled
gaining four yards a play and making only four third-down conversions.

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