Oklahoma stun No 1 Texas as Sandell’s last-second kick seals Red River upset
Tate Sandell kicked a 47-yard area aim on the ultimate play and Oklahoma overcame their continued offensive ineptness with touchdowns on particular groups and protection in a 27-24 win over No 1 Texas within the Red River rivalry sport on Saturday.
The Sooners (3-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) beat a No 1 crew for the primary time since a 38-17 win over Missouri in 2007. They had been 0-4-1 when dealing with a top-ranked Texas crew.
Arch Manning threw three touchdowns for the Longhorns (4-1, 1-1), however each of his interceptions had been expensive.
Texas had two late possibilities, however Gianni Spetic was huge proper on a 53-yard field-goal try with 1:55 left. After the Sooners went three-and-out for the seventh time within the sport, Manning’s final move was intercepted by Courtland Guillory with 19 seconds left.
That arrange the Sooners at their 39, and John Mateer accomplished passes of 13 and 20 yards to Isaiah Sategna on reverse sides of the sphere, each upheld on replay evaluate.
Oklahoma then ran a play to arrange the kick by Sandell, who earlier had made a 53-yarder and missed one other from the identical distance.
Dakoda Fields recovered a blocked punt ultimately zone and Peyton Bowen returned an interception 42 yards for a landing for the Sooners, who of their earlier sport two weeks earlier misplaced 41-13 at No 2 Georgia.
The pick-six by Bowen got here after Manning was scrambling away from stress and throwing to Cam Coleman, who had an earlier landing. But the ball as a substitute went to the Oklahoma security, whose return with 10:07 left put the Sooners up 24-17.
Texas responded with a tying 75-yard drive and Manning’s third TD move, a 15-yarder to Jermaine Bishop Jr with 6:32 left.
Manning completed 19 of 31 passing for 260 yards.
Mateer accomplished 18 of 26 passes for 155 yards. The Sooners had solely 238 whole yards, effectively under their common of 321 coming into the sport that was final within the SEC.
