Though the final score may indicate a 21-point win for the Oklahoma Sooners, there were times the game felt closer than it was. TCU scratched and clawed to keep this game close, but the Sooners offense was too much, and the defense came up with timely stops.
So, as we do each week, let’s take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly from the Sooners Week 7 win over the TCU Horned Frogs.
The Good: A Star is Born
Where were you the night Caleb Williams took the college football world by storm?
Like many of you, I was with family, watching the game with my wife while my daughter was watching “Hotel Transylvania 3.”
Even though the 5-year-old isn’t entirely into football yet, she’ll still let out a hearty “Sooner” when called upon. And Williams provided more than enough of those moments to keep her intrigued by what was going on.
Williams has had about as strong a start to a college career as one could hope for. After helping the Sooners rally to beat the Texas Longhorns last week in a thriller in the Cotton Bowl, Williams topped that performance, going 18 of 23 for 295 yards and four touchdowns. He added a score on the ground and 66 rushing yards in a game the true freshman looked entirely in control of.
Even when it seemed like the TCU pressure was starting to mount, Williams responded with a big play or a bounce-back drive. On a night when the defense was dealing with many injuries in the secondary, Williams was the momentum killer.
The Oklahoma offense regularly responded to Horned Frogs scores with scores of its own, and TCU could never get the game as close in the second half as it was with a few minutes left to play before halftime (17-14).
It couldn’t have gone any better if someone had written the script. Things will get tough later in the season against Baylor, Iowa State, and Oklahoma State, but for now, it’s a strong beginning to what looks to be a promising career for the true freshman quarterback.