Happy Friday, friends and fans! We’re moving right along in our Countdown to Kickoff. With 99 days to go until the Oklahoma Sooners open the 2021 season, I wanted to use this time to reminisce on one of the longest plays in program history that directly led to a record-breaking day. I’m talking about Jerome Ledbetter’s 99-yard kick return against the Colorado Buffaloes in 1980.
On Oct. 4, 1980, Barry Switzer and his No. 12 OU team was coming off a frustrating home loss to the Stanford Cardinal. Unfortunately for the Buffs, they were the next team on the schedule, meaning they’d have to endure the inevitable onslaught coming to Folsom Field.