Oklahoma suffered the third worst defeat in College Football Playoff history on Saturday, losing to LSU 63-28 in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
Heisman winner Joe Burrow set the Sooners defense ablaze in the Peach Bowl, throwing seven touchdowns in the first half to put the game away well before the clock ran out.
He finished completing 29 of his 39 passes for 493 yards and eight total touchdowns, all in a little over three quarters of play. His seven passing touchdowns set the record for passing touchdowns in the College Football Playoffs. Justin Jefferson, his top target on the day, recorded 14 catches for 227 yards and four touchdowns, all of which came in the first half. Jefferson set the Peach Bowl record for catches and yards in a game.
The Oklahoma offense struggled to move the ball all day. They scored only once in each quarter and were well off their average of 41 points per game. The LSU offense out-gained Oklahoma’s 693-322 in total.
Hurts finished 15-for-31 for 217 yards and one rushing touchdown in his final game as a Sooner. Oklahoma’s star receiver, CeeDee Lamb, who also most likely played his final game in the crimson and cream, finished with four catches for 119 yards.
Justin Broiles finished as Oklahoma’s leading tackler on the day with 11 in total, but struggled mightily in coverage, allowing three of Jefferson’s touchdowns.
Oklahoma is now 0-4 in the playoffs, and the Big 12 is still the only conference without a playoff win.