Brent Venables irate with officials after Oklahoma personal foul leading to scrum

After Oklahoma blocked a field goal in the second quarter against Missouri, defensive lineman Gracen Halton got called for a personal foul. It led to a skirmish afterward, and Sooners coach Brent Venables was irate with the officials as they prepared to make the call.

Oklahoma blocked Mizzou’s field goal, which would have put the Tigers ahead 6-0 late in the first half. But after the play, Halton’s penalty backed the Sooners up 15 more yards, putting them in the shadow of the goalpost.

As the referees convened, Venables made his thoughts clear. He had to be held back as he sounded off on the officials before the call came down.

Brent Venables was losing his mind on the officials, after his Sooner rode a Missouri player like a horse

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On the ensuing play, though, Oklahoma broke free for its first touchdown of the game. Isaiah Sategna ripped off an 87-yard reception on a short pass from John Mateer, flying to the end zone to put the Sooners ahead 7-3.

OU got off to a rough start to Saturday’s game, totaling -7 yards on two three-and-outs in the first quarter as Mizzou took a 3-0 lead. The 87-yard play from Sategna helped boost those numbers quickly as Oklahoma looks to continue its quest for a College Football Playoff appearance.

Oklahoma got a monster victory over Alabama a week ago to jump into the CFP picture once again. The Sooners entered Saturday as the No. 8 team in the country, meaning they would be in position to host a first-round game in the projected 12-team CFP bracket. Saturday’s game against Missouri looms as a big one, though, as OU looks to stay on track.

But the stakes are still plenty high. A loss to Missouri would hand the Sooners a dreaded third loss and likely take them out of the race entirely.

The second quarter was when it all came together for Oklahoma. After Sategna’s impressive touchdown catch, Javonnie Gibson got in on the fun. He hauled in an 8-yard pass from Mateer for a touchdown to extend OU’s lead to 14-3 just before the two-minute timeout.

The offense was ESPN analyst Greg McElroy’s biggest question for Oklahoma in Saturday’s game. Facing Missouri’s staunch defense, he argued Brent Venables’ group would need a complete performance to ensure another key victory.

“Can the Sooner offense get things going against a great defense? Now, by the numbers, you look at this offense and it’s not statistically very impressive…I think this offense is capable of more, and it might need to be in a game like this,” McElroy said. “This is the age-old question when it comes to Oklahoma’s offense. Is it that they can’t, or is it because they haven’t put an offensive plan together that is built to exploit what the defense is doing? … I do think that they can be better than what they’ve shown up to this point.”