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No. 9 Oklahoma (10-1, 7-1) squeaked out another close win over TCU (5-6, 4-5) 31-28. Twitter was a rollercoaster ride once again.
No. 9 Oklahoma (10-1, 7-1) squeaked out another close win over TCU (5-6, 4-5) 31-28. Twitter was a rollercoaster ride once again.
Way to go Duggan!!! #sooners
— Vann Pugh (@themadlineman) November 24, 2019
BOOOOOOOOKIE!!!!!! #Sooners
— Ashton Davis (@Ashtondavis47) November 24, 2019
Bookie!!! #Sooners
— Junior Mint (@JuniorMint15) November 24, 2019
I love you #Sooners but these games are bad for my heart #TCUvsOU
— Rach B. (@DonutsMama) November 24, 2019
This team does like its close games#Sooners
— John E. Hoover (@johnehoover) November 24, 2019
I’m so ready for @SpencerRattler and @OU_Football era!
— Cale Jones (@ThatJonesGuy10) November 24, 2019
I’m so ready for @SpencerRattler and @OU_Football era!
— Cale Jones (@ThatJonesGuy10) November 24, 2019
How about this defense somehow learning how to create a turnover when the game's on the line the last 3 weeks. Blows my mind. #Sooners
— Dr. Sean Thurmond (@seanthurmond) November 24, 2019
Never. In. Doubt. #Sooners
— Travis Peters (@TheTraPete) November 24, 2019
If Jalen doesn’t walk around campus, go through practice, and sleep with the ball tucked into his body I’ll be disappointed in Lincoln Riley. Everyone who sees him should try and slap the ball out. Anytime he fumbles, it’s a down and back of the whole field. #Sooners
— Ashton Davis (@Ashtondavis47) November 24, 2019
Jaylen Hurts is his own worse enemy. Every time @OU_Football struggles it’s not because they’re being out played. It’s because @JalenHurts turns the ball over.
— Ketrick. (@KB_Brodie) November 24, 2019
Lord. Have. Mercy. #Sooners
— KiltedJedi (@kiltedjedi) November 24, 2019
I've had enough of Jalen Hurts. #Sooners #RatPoison
— Eric Vardeman (@Eric_Vardeman) November 24, 2019
I hate to say it @OUnation @OU_Football but it’s time to put Hurts’ ass on the bench.
— Curtis Grimsley (@2putts4par) November 24, 2019
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Oklahoma jumped out to a commanding lead before giving TCU a smidge of hope before halftime. TCU will get the ball after half.
On senior night, No. 9 Oklahoma (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) wasted no time to get going.
The Sooners scored on their first three drives, taking a commanding 21-0 lead before heading into the locker room with a 21-10 lead over TCU (5-5, 3-4).
Lincoln Riley had the offense building off its methodical, take-what-the-defense gives you approach from the second-half against Baylor. The Sooners scored on two 10-play drives, as well as tacked on another five-play scoring drive.
Oklahoma has out-gained TCU 250 yards to 131 yards in the first half.
The Horned Frogs got going late in the half as Max Duggan had a 62-yard run that aided a touchdown drive. Then, they forced a fumble that they recovered, but were eventually held to a field goal on the following possession.
Jalen Hurts has 163 total yards and two passing touchdowns at the half.
Kennedy Brooks has tacked on 68 rushing yards on 10 carries.
TCU is will get the football after the half.
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Oklahoma and TCU are set to kickoff in a primetime matchup. Follow along here with live thoughts and takeaways from Saturday night’s game.
No. 9 Oklahoma (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) and TCU (5-5, 3-4) are about to kick things off at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium for the final OU home game. The Sooners are 18.5-point favorites, but TCU is playing better football over the last three to four weeks. Follow along with live thoughts and takeaways from Kegan Reneau who is covering the game in Norman, Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma and Baylor are set to kickoff from Norman, Oklahoma, in OU’s final home game. Follow along with scoring updates here.
No. 9 Oklahoma (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) and TCU (5-5, 3-4) are about to kick things off at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium for the final OU home game. The Sooners are 18.5-point favorites, but TCU is playing better football over the last three to four weeks. Following along with scoring updates here.
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Oklahoma and TCU are set for a primetime matchup on FOX. Here are the final betting details for the game including the spread and total.
No. 9 Oklahoma (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) and TCU (5-5, 3-4) are set for a primetime matchup as the Sooners hunt for the College Football Playoff remains on.
Oklahoma opened up back up as big favorites in this one earlier in the week as 17.5-point favorites. As the game gets closer to kickoff, the Sooners are settling in as 18.5-point favorites over TCU, according to BetMGM.
Odds via BetMGM. Access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The game total is set at 65.5, which BetMGM has with -110 juice.
BetMGM also has the first-half spread as the Sooners as 10.5-point favorites. On the other side, TCU is +570 underdogs on the money line for the game.
Oklahoma and TCU will kickoff at 7 p.m. CT on FOX.
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OU was without one of its star receivers last week against Baylor, but he is going through warmups and is fully dressed ahead of TCU.
Will he or will he not play?
That has been the question all week for star Oklahoma receiver CeeDee Lamb after he unexpectedly didn’t play against Baylor last week. His absence could have been a big factor into the Sooners getting down 28-3 in the second-quarter and down 31-10 at half.
Ahead of Oklahoma’s game against TCU, Lamb is warming up, running full speed and fully dressed out.
Earlier in the week, Lincoln Riley said that the junior’s status was still ‘up in the air’. He went through warmups last week ahead of Baylor, too, and then did not play.
On the season, Lamb has 983 yards receiving on just 44 receptions, including 13 touchdowns. In his absence, true freshman Theo Wease caught a touchdown pass and senior A.D. Miller had his most productive game in an Oklahoma uniform.
Based on how Lamb is going through warmups, it would appear he is good to go and will play tonight against TCU.
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Oklahoma plays host to TCU in the final home game of the 2019 season. Here is what Sooners Wire will be watching for in Saturday’s matchup.
After mounting the largest comeback in program history, No. 9 Oklahoma (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) plays host to Gary Patterson and TCU (5-5, 3-4) under the lights.
The Sooners turned in its best performance of the season in the second half of the Baylor game a week ago. Alex Grinch’s defense swarmed to the football and Jalen Hurts went from looking like someone who could be replaced to the best player in college football after halftime.
Oklahoma must win and win convincingly to keep up its argument for the College Football Playoff.
Here is what Sooners Wire’s Kegan Reneau will be watching for in the Sooners’ game against TCU.
In the second half during Oklahoma’s comeback against Baylor, we saw a side of Jalen Hurts we hadn’t seen quite yet.
He was making confident throws on third down. Reading and understanding coverage pre and post-snap. Never put a ball into harm’s way.
Is this a sign of Hurts getting comfortable in Lincoln Riley’s system? I think it could be and something I’ll be keeping a close eye on.
One of the more surprising developments of the last three weeks is Kenneth Murray regressing from a formidable force and maybe first-round NFL draft pick back to the inconsistent player he was his first two seasons.
Murray was over-running his rushing lanes in the quarterback run game and was getting lost in inside zones.
He started to play better as the Baylor game wore on, but Oklahoma needs him back to where Murray was the first seven weeks—the most physically imposing player on the football field.
With Trey Sermon’s season-ending injury, the door opened for JUCO transfer Rhamondre Stevenson.
Stevenson fumbled once and jumped on it quickly, but he flashed in his opportunities. He is a running back Oklahoma hasn’t had since Samaje Perine was bulldozing defenders from 2014-16.
Riley had to see it, and I expect him to get an even bigger load of work against TCU.
It’s time.
The Era of Trejan Bridges, Jadon Haselwood, Austin Stogner and Theo Wease is here.
CeeDee Lamb is expected to be back, but it’s time to unleash these four as they make Oklahoma’s offense that much deeper and more explosive.
Mentioned this in my three keys, but Max Duggan may be the most athletic of the four quarterbacks Oklahoma will have faced the last four games.
How Alex Grinch adjusts to limiting Duggan’s running ability is a sign of how he will attack athletic quarterbacks in the future.
Is there a day that epitomizes college athletics more than senior day?
A fan base surrounds themselves around players who have put everything into the program they love. Neville Gallimore, Nick Basquine, Lee Morris, Parnell Motley and Jalen Hurts should receive a warm applause.
Always is a cool sight.
Style points.
That’s what Oklahoma needs to maintain pace in this College Football Playoff race.
If Riley has an opportunity, do the starters play longer than normal in order to keep a lead? I think he has to at this point.
Oregon travels to Arizona State and Utah plays at Arizona.
The Sooners will need some help, but hurting themselves by allowing this game to stay close could leave them with even more ‘ifs’ about the 2019 season.
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