Tag: Jalen Hurts

Lopsided loss to LSU ends an otherwise good OU campaign

January 9, 2020 Charles Biggs

An otherwise successful 2019 season went sour quickly as No. 4 Oklahoma was overcome by No. 1 LSU, 63-28, in Atlanta in a College Football Playoff semifinal. The Sooners have won five Big 12 Championships in a row but this is the fourth time (in those same five years) that Oklahoma has advanced to the…

Oklahoma almost had three Heisman winners in a row

December 19, 2019 Charles Biggs

Two out of three isn’t bad. LSU quarterback Joe Burrow was the runaway winner of the Heisman Trophy Saturday night but Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts was second in points. Burrow got 2,608 points while Hurts was a distant second with 762 points. Justin Fields was third with 747 points and Chase Young was fourth with…

It’s No. 4 OU vs. No. 1 LSU Dec. 28 in the Playoff Semis

December 12, 2019 Charles Biggs

ARLINGTON, Texas – For the fifth year in a row and the third time under Coach Lincoln Riley, the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners have won the Big 12 Championship. It was a struggle but the Sooners held off No. 7 Baylor and won 30-23 in overtime here to win an unprecedented fifth Big 12 Championship…

‘Sooner Magic’ returns as OU makes history with comeback

November 21, 2019 Charles Biggs

Playoff hopes still remain Former Oklahoma coaching legend Barry Switzer coined the term “Sooner Magic.” Sooner Magic seemed at play Saturday night as No. 8 Oklahoma rallied from a 10-31 half-time deficit to beat No. 13 Baylor, 34-31. OU dominated the second half, outscoring Baylor 24-0. The Sooner overcame three turnovers and the loss of…

OU QB Jalen Hurts soars as No. 5 Sooners head to K-State

October 24, 2019 Charles Biggs

No. 5 Oklahoma (7-0, 4-0 in the Big 12), behind the leadership of Heisman candidate Jalen Hurts, steamrolled West Virginia, 52-14, Saturday. The Sooners at tied atop the conference with Baylor (7-0, 4-0). OU and Baylor play in Waco on November 16. For the fifth game in a row, OU will kick off at 11…

Sooners sail past UCLA as Jalen Hurts racks up yardage

September 19, 2019

OU quarterback Jalen Hurts was outstanding as the No. 5/4 Sooners beat UCLA 48-14 Saturday in Pasadena. In three games,he has passed for 880 yards and nine touchdowns with no interceptions. He has completed 49 of 61 pass attempts (80 percent). Hurst is tied for sixth in the nation in rushing, with 373 yards in…