The Good: Caleb Williams Impresses Again
Several weeks ago, Kirk Herbstreit called Caleb Williams “must-see T.V.” At this point in the season, few players are playing as well as the true freshman is. He had another incredible performance on Saturday against Texas Tech.
Williams’ six touchdown passes set the record for most by a true freshman and tied Landry Jones (a redshirt freshman at the time) for the most ever in a game by a freshman. He joined Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray as the only Oklahoma quarterbacks to throw six touchdowns and no interceptions in a game in the history of the program.
After the opening drive that ended with a punt, Williams and the Oklahoma Sooners offense was electric, scoring on their next four drives to end the half with a 28-7 lead. The good vibes continued in the second half as the Sooners extended their lead to 38-7 before Texas Tech scored again.
By the time Caleb Williams gave way to Spencer Rattler in the fourth quarter, Oklahoma had built a 45-14 lead and had scored on seven straight drives before the true freshman exited the game.
Williams completed 23 of 30 passes for 402 yards and six touchdowns. He averaged 13.4 yards per attempt and recorded a near-perfect 95.3 QBR per ESPN.
On a day when the running game was struggling to get going against a Texas Tech offense, Caleb Williams was the hero the Oklahoma Sooners’ offense needed. And as it has been since taking over in the Texas game, Superman came through.
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