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Social Media reacts to Caleb Williams first start in OU’s 52-31 win over TCU

How did Social Media react to Caleb Williams’ first start and the Oklahoma Sooners win over the TCU Horned Frogs 52-31?

The internet was abuzz 30 minutes before kickoff as reports were coming in during warm-ups that Spencer Rattler and Caleb Williams were both getting time with the first-team offense in different team sessions. As Lincoln Riley attempted to maintain some semblance of a competitive advantage, no one really had a handle on which quarterback would start for the Oklahoma Sooners against the TCU Horned Frogs.

When it was finally announced just before kickoff, it seemed like a new energy hit social media as the excitement about Caleb Williams grew to a fever pitch. What he and the Oklahoma Sooners offense would do over the next few hours would do little to quell the excitement over the Oklahoma Sooners new QB1.

As we do after each win, let’s take a look at some of the best social media reactions to the Oklahoma Sooners 52-31 win over the TCU Horned Frogs.

5 Takeaways from the Oklahoma Sooners 52-31 win over TCU Horned Frogs

As we take a look back at the Oklahoma Sooners big win over the TCU Horned Frogs, here are five takeaways from the OU win.

The Oklahoma Sooners picked up their first convincing win of the season, and it came at the same time that they were making a quarterback change. Getting the first start of his young career at the University of Oklahoma, Caleb Williams dazzled with his arm and legs all night as the Oklahoma Sooners knocked off the TCU Horned Frogs 52-31.

Ignited by big plays in both the run and pass game, the Sooners jumped on top of the Horned Frogs early 14-0. Though TCU brought the game to within three in the first half, it was never that close again as Oklahoma continued to churn out points and get stops at pivotal moments in the game.

As we look at the Sooners’ big win over the Horned Frogs, here are 5 takeaways from the victory that pushed OU to 7-0 on the season and 4-0 in Big 12 play.

Caleb Williams, Kennedy Brooks lead Sooners to 52-31 win over TCU Horned Frogs

In the first start of his Sooners’ career, true freshman Caleb Williams rose to the occasion to help lead OU to a 52-31 win over TCU.

The biggest storyline heading into the Oklahoma Sooners matchup with the TCU Horned Frogs was what Lincoln Riley was going to do at the quarterback position. As speculation ran rampant during warmups, it was revealed that true freshman Caleb Williams would make his start for the Sooners.

It was a debut for the ages that went about as well as it could for Caleb Williams and the Oklahoma Sooners offense that started with 14 unanswered points and never looked back offensively, putting together their best offensive performance from start to finish.

In what turned out to be a 52-31 win for the Oklahoma Sooners, Caleb Williams was 18 of 23 for 295 yards and four touchdowns through the air. Williams added 66 yards and a touchdown on nine carries, including the 41-yard dash late in the third quarter.

Kennedy Brooks followed an incredible 200-yard performance against the Texas Longhorns with 153 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries.

After jumping out to a 14-0 lead, the Sooners and Horned Frogs would play a tight game through most of the first half. With 20 seconds to play, the Sooners would extend their lead to 24-14 on Caleb Williams second touchdown pass of the night, this time to Jadon Haselwood.

It was one of three touchdown receptions by Haselwood, the first time since 2019 that a Sooners wide receiver had three touchdown catches. That time, it was CeeDee Lamb carving up the Texas Longhorns on the way to his incredible day.

In the second half, the Sooners and Horned Frogs would continue their offensive show, but TCU would never get closer than 10 points as Williams, and the offense answered every Horned Frogs touchdown with a score of their own.

After the Horned Frogs cut the lead to 10 on Quentin Johnson’s big 75-yard catch and run for a touchdown, Gary Patterson and TCU would attempt an onside kick. Oklahoma would catch the kick and pick up 15 yards on a kick-catching interference call. The Sooners would then go three plays for 33 yards for Jadon Haselwood’s third touchdown of the night.

Johnson would torch the Sooners for much of the night with his size and speed combination. He finished with seven receptions for 185 yards and three touchdowns. Max Duggan threw for a career-high 346 passing yards and four touchdowns. Duggan added 45 yards rushing on the ground on eight carries.

Though it was a game with several momentum swings, every time the TCU Horned Frogs looked like they were mounting a comeback, the defense would get a timely stop, or the offense would respond with a touchdown.

Caleb Williams was excellent on the evening, showing incredible arm strength and accuracy, attacking the TCU secondary downfield. Williams hit nine different receivers on the night, averaging a tremendous 12.8 yards per attempt in his first start for the Sooners.

TCU isn’t the toughest defense the Sooners will face this year, but Caleb Williams did everything he wanted in his first start helping the Oklahoma Sooners improve to 7-0 on the season.

Next up for the Oklahoma Sooners is a date with the Kansas Jayhawks while TCU (3-3) heads home to take on West Virginia.

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Caleb Williams stellar in first half as Sooners lead 24-14 over TCU at halftime

Making his first start for the Oklahoma Sooners, Caleb Williams looks great as OU leads the TCU Horned Frogs 24-14 at half.

The Caleb Williams era got off to a great start for the Oklahoma Sooners as they scored touchdowns on each of their first two drives to jump out to a 14-0 lead.

Though the game would slow down as TCU attempted to control the ball after making 14-7, Williams was nearly perfect throwing the football going 13 of 15 for 257 yards and two touchdowns.

One of his two incompletions was on a 50/50 ball to Marvin Mims deep down the field. The other was a drop in the end zone by Austin Stogner who had a touchdown before the ball slipped through his hands.

The Oklahoma defense has been up and down through the first half. Tackling struggles has reared its ugly head at times, but they’ve come up with enough plays to hold a feisty Horned Frogs offense to 14 points in the first half.

Oklahoma’s offense gained more than 300 yards of total offense in the first half, but struggled on third down going 1 of 4. TCU’s third down offense has been much better going 4 of 7 and helping the Horned Frogs maintain possession and keep the Sooners offense off the field.

Caleb Williams got the ball with just under two minutes to play and orchestrated a beautiful two minute drill culminating in a back shoulder fade to Jadon Haselwood for Williams’ second touchdown pass of the game.

Michael Woods is leading the way for the Sooners receiver corps with two receptions for 75 yards. Marvin Mims has 2 catches for 56 yards and Jeremiah Hall and Haselwood have the two touchdown receptions.

Kennedy Brooks had a big run early in the first quarter and has seven carries for 43 yards to lead the Sooners rushing attack.

The TCU Horned Frogs will get the ball to start the second half of what has been another close game for the Oklahoma Sooners.

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How do the Oklahoma Sooners and TCU Horned Frogs stack up statistically?

How do Oklahoma and TCU stack up statistically heading into their showdown on Saturday night?

The Oklahoma Sooners and the TCU Horned Frogs face off Saturday night in Norman. The two squads meet for the 21st time in a series the Sooners have historically dominated. OU leads the all-time series 16-5 and is on a seven-game win streak dating back to 2014.

Both teams have scratched and clawed to secure winning records. While Oklahoma is undefeated on the year, the Sooners have won five of their six games by a touchdown or less.

After dropping the conference opener vs. Texas two weeks ago, TCU grabbed a 52-31 win at Tech to improve to 3-2 on the year.

Quarterback questions abound for each team. For Oklahoma, Lincoln Riley told the media he wouldn’t announce a starting quarterback between Caleb Williams and Spencer Rattler until gameday. For TCU, Gary Patterson played the injury status of starting quarterback Max Duggan close to the vest, refusing to comment on whether Duggan or Matthew Downing will start under center this weekend.

With so much uncertainty surrounding Saturday’s game, we’ve put together a statistical primer of cold hard facts to get you ready for kickoff.

3 Offensive Keys to the game for the Oklahoma Sooners vs. TCU

As the Oklahoma Sooners get ready to play the TCU Horned Frogs, here are three keys for the offensive side of the ball.

On Saturday night, Oklahoma pushes forward and looks to take one step closer to an undefeated regular season. This week’s opponent will be the TCU Horned Frogs led by Gary Patterson. Patterson’s team is far from a heavyweight but they aren’t pushovers either. They come into the game with a record of 3-2 with losses to Texas and their big rival in SMU.

Defensively, they do not resemble the TCU defenses of the past. For years, TCU was a stingy, stingy defense that had impactful players at every level. While the talent isn’t bad, they lack the edge of TCU defenses from the past.

So, how does Oklahoma attack them when the Sooners have the ball? Let’s take a look at three offensive keys to put Oklahoma in a spot to come out victorious Saturday night.

Protect the Ball

Yes, it’s quite obvious. However, there is still uncertainty about who will be taking the snaps as starting quarterback. There has been no official word from Lincoln Riley about his decision but the point stands for either Spencer Rattler or Caleb Williams. Rattler was benched for his turnovers against Texas. A fumble on a scramble sealed his fate for that game and opened the door for Caleb Williams.

However, Williams has had some issues securing shotgun snaps. TCU quarterback Max Duggan is a veteran player and has the running and throwing ability to make Oklahoma pay if they give them extra possessions.

The Oklahoma Sooners are the more talented team. They can’t afford to let a team like TCU hand around by giving them good field position off of turnovers. Whoever the quarterback is the Saturday night has to protect the football.

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‘Glue guys’ seal the deal for the Oklahoma Sooners vs. the Texas Longhorns

The Oklahoma Sooners got incredible contributions from their star players, but they don’t win without contributions from their “glue guys.”

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Every team has them. They’re the guys that championship teams can’t live without. They aren’t always your best players, but they’re the players that show up in the big moments and make the big plays. Or they’re the guys that quietly go about their business and simply do their job in a big moment.

They’re called “glue guys.” They’re the guys on the roster that hold the team together.

Late in the fourth quarter of the Sooners thrilling comeback win over the Texas Longhorns, Oklahoma’s glue guys came through in big ways.

Af Oklahoma scored to make it 41-39, Spencer Rattler found Drake Stoops at the front of the end zone to complete the two-point conversion attempt and tie the score for the first time since it was 0-0.

On the ensuing kickoff, Oklahoma’s leader, the elder statesman, Caleb Kelly came up with arguably the play of the game. As Xavier Worthy, who’d been killing the Sooners all day, was fighting through tacklers to gain extra yards, Kelly smartly went after the football and ripped it away from the dynamic freshman receiver. Nobody knew what happened, but Kelly had the ball and immediately went over to the Sooners’ fanbase to celebrate the turnover. After replay review confirmed it, OU was set up with fantastic field position with a chance to take the lead.

On Oklahoma’s ensuing drive, Kennedy Brooks was able to take the direct snap and work his way through the Texas defense to give the Oklahoma Sooners their first lead of the game. How was he able to do it? Behind fantastic blocking from his offensive line and glue guys Brayden Willis, Drake Stoops, and Jadon Haselwood.

The Sooners were able to win the game on the exact same play, run the same direction, with the same guys out front leading Kennedy Brooks to the end zone for the 55-48 lead.

The Sooners star players showed up in Saturday’s win, but that game isn’t won without the contributions of other guys on the roster making big-time plays for the Oklahoma Sooners.

While it’s the Caleb Williams’ or Marvin Mims’ of the world that will get all of the attention, the work that guys like Jadon Haselwood, Drake Stoops, Brayden Willis and Caleb Kelly put in shouldn’t go unnoticed. They were fantastic on Saturday and will continue to feature prominently in the Oklahoma Sooners’ success.

Caleb Williams to Marvin Mims TD Pro Football Focus’ ‘Game Changer of the Week’

In a game with many highlights, this throw and catch stood out as Pro Football Focus’ “Game Changer of the Week.”

In Oklahoma’s incredible come from behind win over the Texas Longhorns on Saturday, the Sooners got some outstanding plays from several players to get them back into the game and help them pull off the win.

Kennedy Brooks and the running game’s work on the touchdowns that gave Oklahoma its first and last leads of the game come to mind. However, this Caleb Williams’ bomb to Marvin Mims turned the heads of the sporting world.

It was so good that even former Sooners Kyler Murray and Kenneth Murray had fantastic reactions to the play.

In Pro Football Focus’ weekly awards, Anthony Treash highlighted the Williams to Mims connection as the “Game-changing moment of the week.”

Oklahoma pivoted to true freshman quarterback Caleb Williams with Spencer Rattler struggling, and Williams wasted no time showing why he was a part of the exclusive five-star club.

Williams has the arm strength, athleticism in the ground game and the ability to make off-platform throws. He showed all three on his fourth-quarter strike to true sophomore receiver Marvin Mims, who made an incredible catch to give Oklahoma the biggest game-changing moment of the week. -Treash

Treash outlined Oklahoma’s win probability before and after the incredible catch and throw from Caleb Williams to Marvin Mims. Their win probability went from 14.1% before the third and 19 throw to 44.3% after it was ruled a touchdown and 53.6% when they converted the two-point try.

The poise Caleb Williams showed on the play to sit back and patiently wait for something to open up as the Texas Longhorns dropped seven into coverage was impressive. He navigated the pocket smartly and found room to step up and throw the ball. On the run, Williams launched the football 55 yards in the air to allow Marvin Mims to make a play. Not only did he make the play, but that might go down as one of the greatest catches in the history of college football.

While it didn’t win them the game, it was the play that gave the team the hope they could win the game. To overcome a third and 19 and score a touchdown was an incredible feat that completely turned the outlook of that football game.

If the Sooners don’t convert that play, even for just a first down, then they’re punting back to Texas, who could run a ton of time off the clock. Instead, the Sooners tied the game and went on to win on Kennedy Brooks’ two touchdown runs in the final moments of the game.

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3 Sooners named player of the week for their performance vs. the Texas Longhorns

For their performances in the Red River Showdown win over the Texas Longhorns, three Sooners were named Big 12 player of the week.

The Oklahoma Sooners got a total team effort erasing a 21 point first-half deficit to beat the Texas Longhorns in the 117th matchup between the two rivals.

In particular, Caleb Williams was a catalyst, engineering Oklahoma’s offensive explosion as he and the Sooners outscored the Longhorns 38-13 after he replaced Spencer Rattler in the lineup.

For his efforts, Williams was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week. Kennedy Brooks joins Williams as the Big 12’s Offensive Player of the Week, and Gabe Brkic was named the Special Teams Player of the Week.

All three players were instrumental in the Oklahoma Sooners’ incredible comeback win over the Texas Longhorns.

Caleb Williams came in for Spencer Rattler and completed 16 of 25 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns. Williams also ran four times for 88 yards, including a 66-yard touchdown run on 4th and 1 that helped keep the Oklahoma Sooners in the game.

Kennedy Brooks was incredible. He carried the ball 25 times for 217 yards and two touchdowns. He averaged 8.7 yards per attempt and 7.08 yards after contact per attempt. Brooks forced eight missed tackles and scored the touchdown to give the Sooners their first lead of the game at 48-41 and the game-winning touchdown with three seconds left in the game.

Gabe Brkic was a perfect four for four on the day on field goal attempts and five for five on extra points, totaling 17 points. Brkic is now 15 of 17 on the season and continues to establish himself as one of the best kickers in college football.

Together with Marvin Mims, these three had a huge hand in the Oklahoma Sooners come from behind win over the Texas Longhorns. Hopefully, these performances serve as building blocks for the rest of the Oklahoma Sooners season.

Game Balls from the Sooners 55-48 win over the Texas Longhorns

Who earned a game ball in the Oklahoma Sooners 55-48 win over the Texas Longhorns?

After a few days to decompress and catch a breather from one of the all-time great Red River Showdowns, we can now sit back, enjoy the outcome, and heap on the praise for those that are very deserving. You don’t win games like that without help from a myriad of places. It was truly the effort of the entire Oklahoma community. With that being said, let’s hand out some game balls to all the deserving folks who had a  hand in this win.