NORMAN — OU opened Big 12 play with a stunning 38-35 loss to Kansas State on Saturday at Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.
The Sooners built up a big lead, let it slip away and couldn't recover.
Here are five takeaways from the loss:
1. Worse than shaky defense
After OU went up 28-7 in the third quarter, the Sooners seemed like they were a stop and score away from locking up the game.
But the Sooners couldn't get that stop, OU's offense slowed to a crawl and Kansas State not only kept the game within reach but tied it by the time the fourth quarter was four minutes old.