The highly touted freshman made his strongest statement yet, just four games into the 2017 season, with 148 rushing yards and two touchdowns last Saturday in the Sooners win over Baylor. That would be a stellar full-game performance, but the hard-running Sermon did it in just one quarter.
Entering the Baylor game for the first time in the fourth quarter, Sermon’s strength and speed, accentuated by fresh legs, proved to be too much for the worn-down and depleted Baylor defense to handle. Sermon carried the ball 12 times in the final quarter on Saturday and averaged 12.1 yards per carry.