NORMAN, Okla. — Sometimes, the correct play is just to gamble and see what happens. You’re Gary Patterson, trying to complete a wild comeback on the road, you don’t kick the extra point to go to overtime.
“Go for two for the win,” the TCU coach said.
You’re Steven Parker, the Oklahoma defensive back responsible for covering TCU receiver Shaun Nixon on that two-point try with 51 seconds left, you don’t stick with him. Not with the quarterback suddenly outside the pocket, heading for the end zone.
“I knew if I stayed on the guy, the quarterback was gonna run it in (for the score) with ease,” Parker said.