Gators rattled: No. 8 Oklahoma routs Florida in Cotton Bowl Lincoln Riley will remember this Oklahoma season for a long time. It took a lot to get to the end of it — with two significant trophies. The No. 8 Sooners navigated through the season played under the cloud of a pandemic, and their first 0-2 start in Big 12 play since 1998, to win their sixth conference title in a row, then wrapped it up with an overwhelming 55-20 win over 10th-ranked SEC runner-up Florida on Wednesday night in the Cotton Bowl — the first New Year's Six game played. read more https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401256194
West Virginia rallies to beat Army 24-21 in Liberty Bowl West Virginia coach Neal Brown knew he would use reserve quarterback Austin Kendall in the second half. The redshirt senior ended up leading the Moutaineers to a Liberty Bowl victory. Kendall threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Simmons with 5:10 left, and West Virginia held off Army 24-21 on Thursday. read more https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/gametracker/recap/NCAAF_20201231_WVU@ARMY/
No. 12 Iowa State 34, Oregon 17: Cyclones cap historic season with Fiesta Bowl romp The entire season was about work and determination. As Iowa State moved its way through a season during a pandemic, the Cyclones had to endure sacrifice, hardship and, yes, failure as it put together a season that is unrivaled in its accomplishments in program history. It was a season that was both wildly successful and a difficult slog. At the end of it, though, the Cyclones reached the Fiesta Bowl, which proved to be a party to celebrate all that had been achieved. No. 12 Iowa State won its first appearance in a New Year’s Six bowl, defeating Oregon 34-17 at State Farm Stadium to put the finishing touches on the best season the school had ever seen. read more https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...yclones-cap-year-fiesta-bowl-romp/4113211001/
Card debut a winner for No. 21 Texas over La-Lafayette 38-18 Texas quarterback Hudson Card (1) is pressured by Louisiana-Lafayette defensive lineman Zi'Yon Hill (4) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in Austin, Texas The Steve Sarkisian era is off to a good start at Texas behind a new quarterback and a running back finally getting his chance to carry the load for the Longhorns. Bijan Robinson scored twice and Hudson Card threw two touchdown passes in his first career start, leading No. 21 Texas to a 38-18 victory over No. 23 Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday in Sarkisian’s Longhorns coaching debut . read more https://apnews.com/article/sports-c...uns-football-e726dd7130a930bac44712ec09e1e62b
Two Things are Clear as Oklahoma Rolls Over Western Carolina Two things were entirely predictable on Saturday night at Owen Field. One, the Oklahoma Sooners would show significant improvement from their opening week performance against Tulane. Two, not much can really be taken from that fact. The Sooners, as expected, pounded Western Carolina into oblivion, 76-0, keyed by a dominant first half. At halftime, OU had 400 total yards to WCU’s 68, including 243 passing yards and five touchdown throws from quarterback Read more https://www.si.com/college/oklahoma/football/oklahoma-rolls-over-western-carolina
Brkic's last-second FG lifts No. 4 Oklahoma past W. Virginia Another day, another ugly win for Oklahoma. Gabe Brkic's 30-yard field goal as time expired gave the fourth-ranked Sooners a 16-13 win over West Virginia on Saturday night. read more https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401287908
Sanders powers Oklahoma State past No. 25 Kansas State 31-20 Spencer Sanders completed 22 of 34 passes for 344 yards and two touchdowns, leading Oklahoma State to a 31-20 victory over No. 25 Kansas State on Saturday night. read more https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401287909
No. 6 OU leans on Rattler, video review to top K-State 37-31 It took Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler's best performance of the season, a big game on the ground from Kennedy Brooks and some big plays on defense for the sixth-ranked Sooners to finally beat Kansas State. Oh, and a couple crucial calls that were overturned in their favor by video reviews. Rattler finished with 243 yards passing and two touchdowns Saturday, Brooks ran for 91 yards and a score in a big bounce-back game, and the Sooners recovered an onside kick with just over a minute left to wrap up a 37-31 victory that ended a maddening two-game losing streak to the Wildcats. read more https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401287913
Warren helps No. 19 Oklahoma St. beat No. 21 Baylor 24-14 Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy is trying to wrap his mind around these low-scoring games in what once was the wide-open Big 12. The transition has been easier for him because his Cowboys are winning. No. 19 Oklahoma State held No. 21 Baylor to 280 total yards and beat the Bears 24-14 on Saturday in a matchup of Big 12 teams that entered the night unbeaten. read more https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401287914
Boomer: Brooks 2 late TDs, No. 6 Oklahoma beats Texas 55-48 Kennedy Brooks took the final snap for sixth-ranked Oklahoma, after freshman quarterback Caleb Williams had taken over when Spencer Rattler was again benched in the Red River rivalry game. Brooks ran for 217 yards and two go-ahead touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including a direct snap for a 33-yard game-winner with 3 seconds left, and the Sooners beat No. 21 Texas 55-48 on Saturday in the highest-scoring game of 117 meetings in a series that will soon move to the Southeastern Conference. Read more https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401287918
No. 4 Oklahoma beats TCU 52-31 in Williams' starting debut Caleb Williams had a big starting debut for No. 4 Oklahoma, throwing for 295 yards and four touchdowns and running for another score in the Sooners' 52-31 victory over TCU on Saturday night. read more https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401287923
No 12 Oklahoma State rallies late to beat No. 25 Texas 32-24 Facing a big early deficit on the road at Texas, Oklahoma State leaned on the two things that had kept the Cowboys undefeated so far: defense and a punishing run game that could grind out the final quarter. Eventually the Longhorns folded. Again. Tanner Brown's fourth field goal of the game gave the No. 12 Cowboys their first lead in the fourth quarter, and quarterback Spencer Sanders' scrambling 10-yard touchdown run with 2:18 to play sealed a 32-24 victory as No. 25 Texas collapsed for the second consecutive game. read more https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401287924
No. 3 Oklahoma holds off Kansas 35-23 behind Williams' runs Facing a far tougher test than expected against Kansas, Caleb Williams bailed out No. 3 Oklahoma with quick feet and quick thinking. The freshman converted two crucial fourth downs in the fourth quarter, one with a 40-yard touchdown run, and Oklahoma rallied to avoid an enormous upset and beat Kansas 35-23 Saturday, read more https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401287926
Iowa St. wins another close one against No. 8 Cowboys 24-21 Iowa State is back in its familiar October form and right in the thick of the Big 12 race again. Brock Purdy threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns, the defense stopped Oklahoma State inches short on a fourth-and-2 late in the game, and the Cyclones beat the No. 8 Cowboys 24-21 on Saturday. read more https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401287925
Williams throws 6 TD passes, No. 4 Oklahoma routs Texas Tech Oklahoma is starting to put it all together. Caleb Williams threw for 402 yards and six touchdowns and No. 4 Oklahoma rolled past Texas Tech 52-21 on Saturday. read more https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401287931
