For the first time this season, Oklahoma gave up points in the opening quarter and trailed an opponent. Despite a sluggish start, neither of those firsts lasted very long. Still, Alex Grinch’s defense gave up a number of big run plays to KU’s Pooka Williams, and Jayhawks signal caller Carter Stanley was able to thread the needle several times late against the Sooners’ starting secondary for big gains and scores. Those kinds of defensive lapses need to and will be addressed this week with the biggest game of the season on deck.
The defense was solid in the first half, though, and a combination of pressure and penalties against the Sooner led to an OU third and goal from midfield and then having to punt on what had been first and goal from the seven.