Oklahoma came into their meeting with Texas Tech playing confidence after two straight wins and things just generally looking a lot more polished a week ago against TCU.
The Sooners were solid favorites on the road, but they still managed to greatly exceed expectations on Saturday night, hammering the Red Raiders by a final score of 62-28.
After Texas Tech snagged a quick 7-0 lead by marching right down the field on the game’s opening possession – it was never remotely close.
Oklahoma responded with 42 unanswered points to make it a laugher, with the starters largely sitting out the majority of the second half.
The Sooners followed up their most complete game of the year against TCU with an even more complete performance in Lubbock, here are three reasons why it happened.