Oklahoma: Bounces Back from a Loss

           This past weekend’s game that I watched was Oklahoma versus Texas Tech University.  I wanted to see this game because I wanted to see how Oklahoma would play after their loss to Kansas State two weeks ago.  I can say this Oklahoma was ready to play for this game and they were not going to give the game away like they did against Kansas State.

            In the first quarter, TTU won the coin toss, but deferred it to the second half.  Oklahoma was ready to play the game because not too much time had gone off the clock and TTU’s defense were on their heels early.  OU was marching toward the end zone to score as quickly as they could.  When OU was near the goal line they were stopped by TTU’s defensive end, Jackson Richards, who blocked OU’s quarterback, Landry Jones’ throw to the end zone.  On the next attempt wide receiver, Justin Brown, caught a pass from Landry Jones, at the 10:59 mark of the first quarter and scored a touchdown, which made the score 7-0 OU.  This helped give OU a lot of confidence in the beginning of the game which showed they prepared well for TTU.  It was time for OU’s defense to play against TTU’s offense.  TTU was ready to play as well because they did not take long to get down the field and soon it was first and goal.  On TTU’s drive OU’s defense looked like they were not prepared to play. On second and goal TTU’s running back, Kenny Williams, scored the touchdown which turned the game into a ball game at seven all.  At the 7:06 mark, OU’s offense had the ball and it looked like they could have gone down the field for another touchdown.  This time though OU had to punt the ball to TTU.  On TTU’s drive OU intercepted the ball, but OU’s offense gave it right back when OU fumbled the ball.  This is a weakness for OU because they cannot give the ball back after an interception because it can hurt the team’s momentum.  The OU coaches need to work on this before the next game.  TTU had the ball and were getting close to scoring when the end of the first quarter came and the score was still 7-7 all.

            At the start of the second quarter, OU’s defense came up with a big stand on third and twelve and forced TTU to try for a field goal.  The field goal was good from 35 yards out and made the score 10-7 TTU.  OU’s offense came back on the field ready to battle with TTU once again.  This was a back and forth drive because when OU got something going, TTU would stop them.  OU was in scoring range again and scored a touchdown to have the score be 14-10 OU after the extra point was made.  This is when the momentum shifted in OU’s favor.  OU’s defense came back out on the field and were looking not so great because on this TTU drive OU had a couple of penalties which helped TTU get into OU territory.  The players need to work on being more poised on defense and try to limit mistakes.  Even though these penalties by OU helped TTU’s offense get into OU’s territory, the OU defense stepped up and forced TTU to try another field goal.  The kick was good and the score was 14-13 OU.  On OU’s next offensive drive, they really started to click and TTU looked to be tiring.  OU quickly scored another touchdown and the score was now 21-13 OU at the 3:27 mark of the second quarter.  OU’s defense came back on the field and were confident.  Not too long into the defensive stand one of OU’s defensive players, Aaron Clovin, intercepted the ball to give the ball back to the OU offense.  Just before halftime, OU kicked a field goal making the score 24-13 OU.

            In the third quarter, TTU started with the ball because they deferred it to the second half.  It did not matter because the OU defense quickly got the ball back for OU’s offense.  On OU’s next drive it took 6 plays and 54 yards for OU to score again.  This touchdown was scored by backup quarterback, Blake Bell, at the 9:13 mark of the third quarter.  The score was now 31-13 OU.  TTU had the ball once again, but OU’s defensive back, Javon Harris, intercepted the ball and returned it for a touchdown at the 8:40 mark, making the score 38-13 OU.  After the interception, TTU came on the field and they were not confident at all, but OU looked ready to keep scoring.  The ball was back in OU’s hands again and OU’s final points were scored in the third quarter which was a field goal.  This made the score 41-13 OU at the end of the third.  One thing to point out is OU outscored TTU 17-0 in the third quarter.

            In the fourth quarter, the game had nothing really going on in it.  The only score that happened was late in the fourth which was TTU scoring a touchdown.  The final score was 41-20 OU.

           Here is a link for highlights of the game and this game was fun to watch.  http://www.big12sports.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?db_oem_id=10410&id=1067124&catid=34621