University Of Oklahoma’s Mayfield, Westbrook Headed To New York As Heisman Finalists

However, it was the defense that saved the game for the Tigers. Kansas State’s Jordan Willis was named the league’s best defensive player and Oklahoma State tailback Justice Hill was picked as the top newcomer.

Mayfield, who is also a finalist for the Maxwell Award (collegiate player of the year) and Davey O’Brien Award (quarterback of the year), has thrown for an average of 305.8 yards per game and has a career-high 38 touchdown passes against eight interceptions (4.8 ratio).

Offensive tackle Connor Williams and punter Michael Dickson also were first-team all-conference selections.

After their disastrous 1-2 start to the season, their 9-game winning streak has brought the Sooners bragging rights in one of the best conferences in America and National Championship aspirations for 2017.

Silvers finished 27 of 34 for 218 yards for the bowl-bound Trojans. Dominated in every way but the scoreboard, the changing of the quarter gave OU new life. The Sooners took the opening kickoff of the second half and marched 81 yards, scoring on a 1-yard run by Perine after he took a direct snap. Hokies wide receiver Cam Phillips caught 12 passes for 92 yards and a score. Ogbonnia Okoronkwo sacked him twice, and Rudolph was hurried twice, but the OSU quarterback was off rhythm most of the day. Westbrook later left the game after suffering a concussion in the second quarter.

This season, Mayfield leads the nation with a pass efficiency rating of 197.8 (the NCAA single-season record is 191.8), completion percentage (71.2) and yards per completion (11.1). After the game, he said he planned to return to Norman for his senior season.

The Sooners racked up 340 rushing yards. Otherwise, there wasn’t much of a downfield passing game because there really weren’t many attempts to generate one.

After Temple scored touchdowns on its first three possessions, protecting the 21-0 lead became substantially easier when No. 20 Navy lost standout quarterback Will Worth to a second-quarter ankle injury. Twelve of his touchdowns were at least 40 yards in distance.

With 6:58 left in the first half, at the end of a pass play in the middle of the field, Sterns crushed Westbrook. Mayfield averaged 305.8 yards per game this season with a 38 touchdown passes.

After putting on a show in Death Valley back in October, Clemson’s Deshaun Watson and Louisville’s Lamar Jackson will face off again. The field goal was set up by a 67-yard Mayfield to Dimitri Flowers hook up. “It’s special. My journey has been a lot of ups and downs, a lot of challenges, but I wouldn’t draw it up any differently”.

It proved that OU could have success on the ground. But that came from a heated game of basketball with teammate Jarvis Baxter.

On third-and-goal from the Sooners 1-yard line, Rudolph was under center but unable to cleanly handle the snap from Brad Lundblade.