I'm Not a Berry Tramel Fan, but I AM a Tommy McDonald/Jalen Hurts Fan...Thought this was a Good Read...The Game/Players did remind me of the Traditional Brand of OU Football...
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OU football: Jalen Hurts makes like Tommy McDonald in Bedlam victory
by BERRY TRAMEL
Published: Sun, December 1, 2019 1:07 AM Updated: Sun, December 1, 2019 1:29 AM
Related coverage: Bedlam football 2019
Bedlam recap: OU 34, OSU 16Bedlam football: Sooners' defense corrals Hubbard and the CowboysOSU football: Cowboys couldn't make enough plays in critical moments of Bedlam lossOSU football journal: Chuba Hubbard moves up Cowboys record bookOU football: Sooners beat OSU 34-16 in Bedlam ahead of Big 12 title gameOU football journal: Basquine, Hurts get first TD pass, catch on trick play
Oklahoma's Jalen Hurts (1) celebrates with fans after beating Oklahoma State 34-16 Saturday in Bedlam. [Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman]
STILLWATER — One touchdown came on a scramble. Jalen Hurts barreling past the OSU pass rush to find open range, then juking Amen Ogbongbemiga to reach pay dirt on a 28-yard run.
The next touchdown was not quite so easy. Second-and-goal from the Cowboy 4-yard line, and Lincoln Riley wasn’t quite sure how the Sooners could punch it in. So he resorted to Philly Special, the famed NFL play, and flanker Nick Basquine ended up flipping a touchdown pass back to Hurts, who made quite a nifty catch all by his lonesome.
The final touchdown came after another trick play, a reverse to Lamb that failed to get in the end zone. So on second-and-goal from the 3-yard line, Hurts faked a handoff, rolled out and hit tight end Braydon Willis for an easy touchdown. The tight end is always open.
Just like that, Hurts found more Oklahoma football history. In a 34-16 Bedlam beatdown, the quarterback became the first Sooner since Tommy McDonald in 1956 to have a touchdown pass, touchdown run and touchdown catch all in the same game. Any list that includes McDonald is a pretty good list.
And speaking of 1956, that’s what this game was like. No Bedlam fireworks. No crazy scores. No abominable football, like they play in the Iron Bowl down in Alabama. This was old-fashioned, grind-it-out football. Maybe the kind the College Football Playoff committee likes.
Since Riley hit Norman almost five years ago, the Sooners are the Boys of November, undefeated in the 11th month, and the final November Saturday of this decade was glorious for OU. One of the stumbling blocks in its path for a playoff berth, Alabama, lost a 48-45 game at Auburn. Another potential problem, Minnesota, got waxed by Wisconsin.
Then the Sooners took care of business with a domination of 21st-ranked Oklahoma State, playing the way OU has been playing of late, only without the late-game drama. Making the Football Four seems quite achievable now, provided the Sooners beat Baylor next Saturday in the Big 12 Championship Game.
And OU suddenly is playing traditional championship football. A defense that has stiffened — the Sooners have allowed just three offensive touchdowns the last 10 quarters vs. Baylor, TCU and OSU. An offense that runs the ball first and sometimes second.
“He played well,” Riley said. “Very good decision-making. Ran the ball well, saw the field well. I thought he played a lot like last week, minus his ball security was better, and he threw it a little better tonight.”
And Hurts rarely resorted to scrambles. The Sooners went all run game, semi-confirming Mike Gundy’s declaration that OU has become a wishbone team. The Sooners are more bone than wish, certainly not a one-man show, with Kennedy Brooks (160 yards on 122 carries) and Rhamondre Stevenson (50 yards on three carries) running big.
Meanwhile, the defense is playing excellent. OSU superstar Chuba Hubbard surpassed 100 yards only on OSU’s final drive of the game, finishing with 104 yards on 24 carries. Quarterback Dru Brown surpassed 200 yards passing only on that same drive, finishing with 207 on 22-of-32 passing.
“Controlling the line of scrimmage allowed us to separate,” Riley said. “It was great. It was fun. Nice to win one with a comfortable margin.”
The Sooners made the Cowboys kick field goals (three), and it’s been awhile since a team beat OU by resorting to field goals.
The only thing that could have torpedoed OU on this night was turnovers, and that’s a battle the Sooners won 2-0, with cornerback Parnell Motley getting a strip-and-fumble recovery, plus an interception and came within a tiptoe of another. And this time Hurts protected the ball like it was a family secret. Hurts is mostly a closed book on his own story, and Saturday night, the takeaway store was closed.
The Sooners punted only twice in their nine possessions, counting a clock-eating drive that ended the game. And when OU got near the goal line, it had the new Tommy McDonald to find the end zone.
https://oklahoman.com/article/56486...s-makes-like-tommy-mcdonald-in-bedlam-victory
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NewsOK: Oklahoma City News, Sports, Weather & Entertainment
OU football: Jalen Hurts makes like Tommy McDonald in Bedlam victory
by BERRY TRAMEL
Published: Sun, December 1, 2019 1:07 AM Updated: Sun, December 1, 2019 1:29 AM
Related coverage: Bedlam football 2019
Bedlam recap: OU 34, OSU 16Bedlam football: Sooners' defense corrals Hubbard and the CowboysOSU football: Cowboys couldn't make enough plays in critical moments of Bedlam lossOSU football journal: Chuba Hubbard moves up Cowboys record bookOU football: Sooners beat OSU 34-16 in Bedlam ahead of Big 12 title gameOU football journal: Basquine, Hurts get first TD pass, catch on trick play
Oklahoma's Jalen Hurts (1) celebrates with fans after beating Oklahoma State 34-16 Saturday in Bedlam. [Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman]
STILLWATER — One touchdown came on a scramble. Jalen Hurts barreling past the OSU pass rush to find open range, then juking Amen Ogbongbemiga to reach pay dirt on a 28-yard run.
The next touchdown was not quite so easy. Second-and-goal from the Cowboy 4-yard line, and Lincoln Riley wasn’t quite sure how the Sooners could punch it in. So he resorted to Philly Special, the famed NFL play, and flanker Nick Basquine ended up flipping a touchdown pass back to Hurts, who made quite a nifty catch all by his lonesome.
The final touchdown came after another trick play, a reverse to Lamb that failed to get in the end zone. So on second-and-goal from the 3-yard line, Hurts faked a handoff, rolled out and hit tight end Braydon Willis for an easy touchdown. The tight end is always open.
Just like that, Hurts found more Oklahoma football history. In a 34-16 Bedlam beatdown, the quarterback became the first Sooner since Tommy McDonald in 1956 to have a touchdown pass, touchdown run and touchdown catch all in the same game. Any list that includes McDonald is a pretty good list.
And speaking of 1956, that’s what this game was like. No Bedlam fireworks. No crazy scores. No abominable football, like they play in the Iron Bowl down in Alabama. This was old-fashioned, grind-it-out football. Maybe the kind the College Football Playoff committee likes.
Since Riley hit Norman almost five years ago, the Sooners are the Boys of November, undefeated in the 11th month, and the final November Saturday of this decade was glorious for OU. One of the stumbling blocks in its path for a playoff berth, Alabama, lost a 48-45 game at Auburn. Another potential problem, Minnesota, got waxed by Wisconsin.
Then the Sooners took care of business with a domination of 21st-ranked Oklahoma State, playing the way OU has been playing of late, only without the late-game drama. Making the Football Four seems quite achievable now, provided the Sooners beat Baylor next Saturday in the Big 12 Championship Game.
And OU suddenly is playing traditional championship football. A defense that has stiffened — the Sooners have allowed just three offensive touchdowns the last 10 quarters vs. Baylor, TCU and OSU. An offense that runs the ball first and sometimes second.
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“He played well,” Riley said. “Very good decision-making. Ran the ball well, saw the field well. I thought he played a lot like last week, minus his ball security was better, and he threw it a little better tonight.”
And Hurts rarely resorted to scrambles. The Sooners went all run game, semi-confirming Mike Gundy’s declaration that OU has become a wishbone team. The Sooners are more bone than wish, certainly not a one-man show, with Kennedy Brooks (160 yards on 122 carries) and Rhamondre Stevenson (50 yards on three carries) running big.
Meanwhile, the defense is playing excellent. OSU superstar Chuba Hubbard surpassed 100 yards only on OSU’s final drive of the game, finishing with 104 yards on 24 carries. Quarterback Dru Brown surpassed 200 yards passing only on that same drive, finishing with 207 on 22-of-32 passing.
“Controlling the line of scrimmage allowed us to separate,” Riley said. “It was great. It was fun. Nice to win one with a comfortable margin.”
The Sooners made the Cowboys kick field goals (three), and it’s been awhile since a team beat OU by resorting to field goals.
The only thing that could have torpedoed OU on this night was turnovers, and that’s a battle the Sooners won 2-0, with cornerback Parnell Motley getting a strip-and-fumble recovery, plus an interception and came within a tiptoe of another. And this time Hurts protected the ball like it was a family secret. Hurts is mostly a closed book on his own story, and Saturday night, the takeaway store was closed.
The Sooners punted only twice in their nine possessions, counting a clock-eating drive that ended the game. And when OU got near the goal line, it had the new Tommy McDonald to find the end zone.
