Landry Jones settles any doubts, has record-setting game
An early interception and a drive-stopping holding penalty had us wondering during the opening minutes of the game whether the Sooners season was truly snake bit.
Then, as if to tell the crowd, “don’t worry about a thing”, backup QB Landry Jones went on a 25 of 37, 336-yard, record setting six touchdown pass performance, the Sooner defense shut down a decent Golden Hurricane offense, and Oklahoma came away with a 45-0 win over Tulsa on Saturday.
Jones is definitely the quarterback of the future. And, Ryan Broyles is definitely one of the top 5 receivers in the country this year. On Saturday he grabbed 11 catches for 128 yards – the second 100-plus game in a row (he had 155 yards last week). He competed with RB Demarco Murray for the best Sportscenter highlight. Murray’s TD reception was a spin, a tight-rope and a one and full gainer gymnastics-style into the end zone. One of Broyles’ Tds was a Superman-like leap for a score.
Now, if only Adron Tennell would catch one pass. (Which I think he will – don’t give up on him just yet).
But despite the 529 total yards by Oklahoma’s offense, perhaps it was the defense that shined against Tulsa. TU managed some decent yards, but were blanked for the first time since 2004. That says a lot. This isn’t the TU team of a couple of years ago, but this is a team that may compete for the Conference USA championship. TU got in the Red Zone a few times, but OU forced stops and turnovers. The Sooner secondary played very well.
Oklahoma has now only given up 14 points (all against BYU) in three games.
— MD