Oklahoma looked like it missed both Williams and Woods as the Sooners’ passing game never fully got on track. After all, this was KU who ranks 123rd nationally in total defense and 127th in scoring defense. The Jayhawks chewed up the first-half clock and ran 39 offensive plays compared to Oklahoma’s 17.Īt first glance, freshman wide receiver Mario Williams and senior wideout Michael Woods missing the Kansas game due to injury wouldn’t have seemed a big concern. OU running back Kennedy Brooks rushed it just six times for 28 yards before recess.Īs a team, Oklahoma was outgained by Kansas in the first half 195 to 78. Williams completed just 6-of-9 passes for 71 yards and he was intercepted by Kansas’ Ricky Thomas Jr. Then Oklahoma turned it over on downs at the Kansas 33-yard-line after nine plays on the third and final offensive series.īasically, it was a mess.
Caleb Williams was intercepted on the third snap of the second possession. Oklahoma’s first-half possessions against Kansas went like this: five plays and a punt on the first series.
