OU 2nd, OSU 7th in Big 12 preseason poll, Kansas is 1st

Scouting TCU: The third-ranked Horned Frogs are getting outstanding play from quarterback Trevone Boykin and receiver Josh Doctson.

The latest example of “Big Game Bob” turning into “Shortcomings Stoops” is their most recent loss to their bitter rival, the Texas Longhorns. He said the Longhorns played with so much emotion and energy that it was clear they were going to win once the game started. Past year KU went 27-9 overall and won the league race with a 13-5 record. They played great all day. We’ve just got to be ready to come in there with the right attitude and be hungry. “We have to take advantage of what opportunities we get to run the ball effectively, ” he said. “We have kind of drifted back that way”. That’s a prideful program; you’d be foolish to think they wouldn’t. I feel like we are just eager to get back out there and prove we aren’t this 3-2 team. That’s the disappointing part. “It will truly define the character of each and every one of us in terms of how we respond”.

A coach’s philosophy is to stop the run first, and of Oklahoma can slow the Wildcats’ ground attack, it should leave those friendly confines of Snyder Stadium with its sixth straight win.

OU quarterback Baker Mayfield hit 20 of 28 passes for 211 yards and one touchdown and no interceptions.

“We just didn’t execute well”, Mayfield said. It was nothing unusual in their game plan. “They know what they’re doing”. They’re like family to us. They were bringing five-man pressures inside. Oklahoma had a player spy on Heard, but the quarterback was able to still elude the Sooner defense.

OU fumbled a kickoff return that set up the second Texas touchdown.

Vogel had a team-leading five kills in the second as she was errorless on her six swings.

Nothing good came out of this game. Center Ty Darlington was less jocular in his comments, noting that “we’re nearly halfway through the year” and that he (Darlington) needs to personally improve on setting a tenacious standard in the trenches.

Let’s see what happens when you throw two wounded gladiators in the ring. “We just have to be better”. He started so fast with the Mountaineers, capping a 10-win debut in 2011 with a record-shattering 70-33 blowout of Clemson in the Orange Bowl. “We have a lot of goals still out in front of us”.

Offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley hopes that’s the case. There were a few times in the first half where one could argue that Mayfield held onto the ball too long resulting in a couple sacks. “There’s not much else to say about it”. He put the game out of reach early. The Wildcats gave them everything they had, and they had quite a bit. “Big plays, that is what has been killing us”. If they can’t create holes for him to run through then he’s not effective anyway.