A weather delay of one hour and 15 minutes forced a late start to the Big 12 contest between Oklahoma and Texas Tech, and the delay and inclement weather may have played a role in some sloppy play at times. Oklahoma will take it though as the Sooners are doing what they can to slow down on the Big 12’s top offenses. Oklahoma leads the visiting Red Raiders 14-7 at halftime.
Texas Tech has turned the football over twice against the rested Sooners (Oklahoma had a bye last week), and the Red Raiders offense has been held to 202 yards at the half. Texas Tech has had at least 500 yards of offense in each of their last four games. Texas Tech even needed to pull a trick out of the bag to get on the scoreboard, with running back Kenny Williams taking a handoff from Davis Webb and finding Eric Ward in the back of the end zone to take a 7-0 lead.
Oklahoma quarterback Blake Bell overcame a shoddy start to pass for two touchdowns and lead the Sooners in rushing with 39 yards at the half. Jalen Saunders has been on the receiving end of both of Bell’s touchdown passes, one from 15 yards and the second covering 76 yards on a catch and run down field.
If Oklahoma happens to get to the end of this game with the win, it would hardly be considered a real upset, with the teams both ranked in the top 15 and Oklahoma playing at home. But it would prove Texas Tech’s offense can be slowed down. Texas Tech may not be quite as high-powered as Baylor (TCU held Texas Tech to 20 earlier this season), but their pass first, second and third offense is showing to have some holes in it against the right defense.
