Sooners step up in final seconds
DALLAS -- Dillon Gabriel knew he couldn't take a sack as the pocket collapsed around him in the closing seconds of his Red River rivalry debut, the kind of big game he went to Oklahoma to play.
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DALLAS -- Dillon Gabriel knew he couldn't take a sack as the pocket collapsed around him in the closing seconds of his Red River rivalry debut, the kind of big game he went to Oklahoma to play.
Actually, it’s Oklahoma that’s back. Of course, the Sooners haven’t been gone for long.
Dillon Gabriel threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Nic Anderson with 15 seconds left and 12th-ranked Oklahoma remained undefeated with a 34-30 win over No. 3 Texas
By RALPH D. RUSSO Actually, it’s Oklahoma that’s back. Of course, the Sooners haven’t been gone for long. The final Red River Rivalry in the Big 12 before it moves to the Southeastern Conference felt like a chance for No. 3 Texas to lay claim to being the best team in the country. Instead, at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, second-year Oklahoma coach Brent Venables got his first signature win and the 12th-ranked Sooners stamped themselves as College Football Playoff contenders. On a day when No. 1 Georgia re-asserted itself; No. 11 Alabama overcame itself; No. 10 Notre DameÂ...
Dillon Gabriel knew he couldn't take a sack as the pocket collapsed around him in the closing seconds of his Red River rivalry debut, the kind of big game he went to Oklahoma to play.