2022

LUBBOCK, TEXAS – In a game that pretty much encapsulated an infuriating Sooner Football season in one cold night on the West Texas plains, the Sooners fell in overtime to Texas Tech Saturday night, 51-48. OU jumped out to a 24-6 lead late in the second quarter before squandering all but one point of that lead before the half, then spending the rest of the game in a dogfight. The Sooners close out the regular season 6-6 overall, 3-6 in conference play,...

NORMAN – Oklahoma beat OSU 28-13 Saturday night in Norman, in one of the stranger games in a season full of strange games. OU came out and hit the Cowboys with a haymaker unprecedented even in this lopsided series, rolling up 299 yards of offense and four TDs in a 28-0 first quarter that left OSU reeling. But the OU offense turned it over in the red zone twice in the first half, and then was completely inept in the second. Fortunately, the Sooner defense...

MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA – The Sooners’ lost season continued down the tubes this afternoon on a cold and rainy day in West Virginia. Penalties and inconsistent play teamed up to doom the Sooners to a second straight three-point loss, this one by the count of 23-20, as the Mountaineers hit a short field goal on the final play of the game to seal it.

Dillon Gabriel was 17-28 for 190 yards on a day when it was hard to throw/catch the ball due to the...

NORMAN – The Sooners’ recent resurgence took a detour Saturday in Norman, as OU dropped a hard-fought game to Baylor, 38-35. The Sooners’ mistakes were really the difference, as three first-half interceptions led to 10 Baylor points in what turned out to be a three-point game.

Dillon Gabriel was 22-34 on the day, for 261 yards, two TDs, and the aforementioned three picks. In fairness, two of those were tipped balls that weren’t really his fault, and the...

AMES, IOWA – The Sooners rolled into Ames Saturday and rolled out with what they came for – a win. In a tough, defensive contest, OU prevailed over Iowa State 27-13.

Dillon Gabriel was 15-26 for 148 yards and a score. Punter Michael Turk also had a TD pass on a fake field goal. Jalil Farooq led all Sooner receivers with four catches for 74 yards and a score. Drake Stoops had three catches for 34 yards, while Marvin Mims had two for 16, Eric Gray had...

NORMAN – It’s amazing the difference one person makes. From a unit with literally no prospect of success without Dillon Gabriel in the Cotton Bowl last Saturday, the Sooner offense transformed into a juggernaut with him yesterday. The Sooners racked up over 700 yards of offense in their 52-42 win over a ranked Kansas team on Owen Field Saturday afternoon.

Gabriel was as outstanding this week as the Sooner QBs were inept in Dallas. He went 29-43 for...

DALLAS, TX - They say it's darkest just before the dawn, and that you have to hit bottom before you can start going up. That's where we are, so hopefully they are right.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS - I waited until today to post this, mostly because if I had done it yesterday, the entire report would have been this:

Shitshow. No further notes. On to Texas. See you on the Midway.

That still applies, and is the journalistic equivalent of what the coaching staff should do, which is burn the tape and forget it ever happened. That said, I figured I should offer some wisdom for those of you, unlike me, who did not sit through...

NORMAN – New season, new coach, same problem. Kansas State continued its recent history as the Sooners’ purple Kryptonite, as they came into Norman Saturday night and walked out with the win, 41-34, in a game OU never led. In case you haven’t been paying attention, we are an overturned call on an onside kick in Manhattan last season from being on an active four-game losing streak to the Wildcats. As it is, they have won four of the last six in Norman...

LINCOLN, NE – Oklahoma went into Lincoln Saturday and did what good teams do to bad ones – they dominated. The Sooners fell behind 7-0 before rattling off 49 unanswered points to run away from the Huskers, 49-14.

Dillon Gabriel was stellar, going 16 of 27 for 230 yards, two TDs, and no picks. Marvin Mims was equally outstanding, registering four catches for 66 yards. Jalil Farooq had three catches for 58 and a score. Drake Stoops (who was serenaded...