IRVING, Texas — Walt Anderson stood in front of a group of replay officials from the Big 12 and Mountain West last month and hit “play.”
On the screen behind him, Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield dropped back to pass and looked for Dede Westbrook deep on the sidelines.
In the first quarter of last October's Sooners game against West Virginia, Westbrook had his man beat.
But Mountaineers' safety Karl Joseph slid over in Westbrook's direction and flattened the OU wide receiver just as the ball arrived. The play forced a Sooners punt and left Westbrook dazed, though he was back on the field the very next drive.