Oklahoma vs. TCU Sooners crush Horned Frogs again
Looks like not much changed in between Oklahoma and TCU's first matchup earlier this season.The Sooners won their third consecutive Big 12 championship thanks to a masterful performance from Baker Mayfield on Saturday, beating the Horned Frogs 41-17.MORE:Mayfield completed 14 of 24 pa ses for 243 yards and four touchdowns, adding 65 yards on the ground. Rodney Anderson didn't have quite the impre sive game as he did last time, but did get 93 yards rushing. On the opposite side, Kenny Hill completed 27 of 37 pa ses for 234 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.Thisgame looks like it was decided from the outset. TCU's first play from scrimmage was a fumble, which was recovered and returned 18 yards for a touchdownby Oklahoma. It was all downhill from there as the Sooners got their third consecutive Big 12 title.Here's how the Sooners did it: (all times Eastern):Fourth quarter: Oklahoma 41, TCU 173:56 p.m.:That will do it. Oklahoma wins 41-17, but even that score isn't completely indicative of how badly Oklahoma dominated this game.
Joc Pederson Jersey Look out CFP, here come the Sooners.3:46 p.m.:TCU punts the ball away on fourth-and-16, a proverbial white flag. Look for Oklahoma to run out clock now.3:42 p.m.:Jalen Reagor gets the first down but there's a flag on the field. Looks like this may be coming back.3:41 p.m.:KaVontae Turpin gets a 54-yard return on the ensuing punt and gives TCU the ball deep at Oklahoma's 36. Best field position for TCU all day.3:40 p.m.:Baker Mayfield is pre sured on third-and-6 from Oklahoma's 37. Fourth down upcoming.3:39 p.m.:Good question, Chris.Uh, how exactly are you supposed to stop 17 offense ?Scheme to stre s any D.. Rileys superb play calls.. using stud WRs, TE, Hback, RBs.. and #6 operating at a ridiculous level. Any answers from you Defensive wizards? Chris Fowler (@cbfowler) 3:38 p.m.:Some heavy doses of Rodney Anderson gets another Oklahoma first down. Sooners driving at their own 33. Oklahoma just milking clock at this point.3:36 p.m.:Rodney Anderson gets 15 yards on the zone read to the right. Oklahoma has a fresh set of downs at the 22.3:35 p.m.:Oklahoma takes over at its 7after the TCU punt.3:34 p.m.:Kenny Hill tries to get near the first down marker but is nowhere near it on the keeper. Fourth-and-8 coming from the 48.3:33 p.m.:Kenny Hill completed 6 of 11 pa ses for 61 yards and an interception in the second half so far. Baker Mayfield had 107 yards and two touchdowns on two completions.Third quarter: Oklahoma 41, TCU 173:31 p.m.:And that'll do it for the
Corey Seager Jersey third quarter. Oklahoma leads 41-17 and the Sooners' ticket to the College Football Playoff is all but punched.3:30 p.m.:Kenny HIll runs the option keeper and gets the first down. TCU driving at its 37. He then hits John Diarse for 13 yards to the 50.3:26 p.m.:Seibert makes it from 40, making him 2 of 3 on the day. Sooners leads 41-17.3:24 p.m.:A couple negative plays sends Oklahoma to its 23-yard line, where it will settle for a 40-yard field goal
Joe Kelly Jersey try from Austin Seibert.3:22 p.m.:A holding call on Oklahoma backs them up to the 19 for second-and-17.3:21 p.m.:Rodney Anderson gets 3yards and is tackled by Ty Summers. Second-and-6 from the 9-yard line for Oklahoma.3:19 p.m.:Oklahoma takes it right back with an interception fromWill Johnson, his second of the season. The Sooners now have the ball at the TCU 12. Bad plays and decision-making from TCU is costing them this game. It's about to be a rout.The INT that led to more points on the board Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) 3:18 p.m.:Austin Seibert punts the ball and a great special teams play fromJordan Thomas gives TCU the ball inside its own 5.3:17 p.m.:CeeDee Lamb is Oklahoma's target, but Baker Mayfield can't hit him on third down. Oklahoma punting from its 40.3:16 p.m.:Baker Mayfield tries to hit Marquise Brown over the middle but throws the ball behind him. Scrub (sarcasm).3:15 p.m.:Baker Mayfield tires for the long ball on Marquise Brown. It falls incomplete in the end zone butJeff Gladney is called for pa s interference. Oklahoma now has it first down at the TCU 42.3:13 p.m.:Baker Mayfield hits Mark Andrews for 17 yards to get Oklahoma out to the 40.3:10 p.m.:If his first two throws are anything to go off, Baker Mayfield's next pa s will go 80 yards for a score.3:10 p.m.:An obscure stat, but an impre sive one.. becomes the only Sooner since at least 1996 to register at least one rush of 50+ yards and at least one pa s of 50+ in a game.Has 54-yard run today, pa ses of 55 and 52. Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) 3:08 p.m.:Kenny Hill is swallowed up for a lo s of three on the third-down zone read. TCU will punt from its 35 after a false start. Not looking good
Cody Bellinger Jersey for the Horned Frogs right now.3:07 p.m.:Two plays gets TCU to its 44. Second-and-5 for the Horned Frogs.3:05 p.m.:Here comes another TCU drive. Might be too late but a score here definitely wouldn't hurt.3:03 p.m.:Baker Mayfield is 2 of 2 in the second half for 107 yards and two touchdowns. Not too shabby for the Heisman front runner.3:01 p.m.:And just like that, it's 38-17 Oklahoma. Baker Mayfield hits Marquise Brown for 52 yards and another touchdown. Wow.Wonder why they call him Hollywood Brown? Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) 3 p.m.:Oklahoma takes over at its 40.2:59 p.m.:Some tough running from Kyle Hicks gets him right to the first down marker. Fourth-and-inches. Kenny Hill tries to get the first on a naked bootleg from Kenny Hill but it's ruled turnover on downs on the field.2:56 p.m.:Oklahoma calls a timeout. TCU has it third-and-3 from the Sooners' 43-yard line.2:53 p.m.:TCU's Kyle Hicks gets 56 yards on the screen play but a holding call wipes away a lot of that yardage. Horned Frogs still get first down from the 50. (Final yardage after call: 32 yards)2:52 p.m.:Kenny Hill needs to dig TCU out of this one again. Let's see if we can get more balance from the Horned Frogs this time around.2:51 p.m.:That's the first second-half touchdown TCU has given up
Kirk Gibson Jersey since Oct. 7 against West Virginia. And it was a killer.2:48 p.m.:Apparently a bad one. Baker Mayfield has tons of time and hits Mykel Jones for a 55-yard touchdown on the first offensive play from scrimmage of the half. Wow. Oklahoma up 31-17.. to ses his 40th TD pa s of the season as he hits for the 55-yard score. Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) 2:47 p.m.:Wonder what kind of affect this will have:Nick Orr on the field for TCU after sitting out the first half due to