The numbers aren’t anything special. 67 yards on 13 carries is solid, but you really wouldn’t think of those numbers as gamebreaker numbers. For the Oklahoma Sooners though, they wouldn’t have survived Missouri without those critical 67 yards.
Those 67 yards came via the legs of Chris Brown. While Oklahoma had no problems throwing the ball,Sam Bradford went 24-34 with 2 touchdowns and no interceptions, Oklahoma’s running game had been inconsistent for the first 33 minutes of the game. But Chris Brown’s entry into the lineup allowed the Sooners to grind away the win.
Brown had only two carries in the 3rd quarter. But one was a touchdown carry that gave the Sooners a 23-10 lead.
However, two Missouri touchdown drives sandwiched in between a muffed Juaquin Iglesias kick left the Sooners behind the 8-ball.
That’s when Brown went to work. After Bradford maneuvered the Sooners to the Missouri 30, Brown caught a 12 yard pass on a 3rd and 7 to keep a drive alive. The next three plays were Brown for 12, Brown for 7, and Brown for a 1 yard touchdown to give Oklahoma the lead back.
After a fumble was returned by Oklahoma for a score, the Sooners called on Brown for one last series to punctuate and seal the win. He responded by taking three simple runs for 24 yards and the clinching touchdown.
With back to back wins over Texas and Missouri, and with the rest of the top teams in the country dropping like flies, the Sooners were back in the National Championship hunt. Meanwhile, you have to wonder if Oklahoma’s third string tailback will kick off Missouri’s annual swoon.
—E. Blasco
Those 67 yards came via the legs of Chris Brown. While Oklahoma had no problems throwing the ball,Sam Bradford went 24-34 with 2 touchdowns and no interceptions, Oklahoma’s running game had been inconsistent for the first 33 minutes of the game. But Chris Brown’s entry into the lineup allowed the Sooners to grind away the win.
Brown had only two carries in the 3rd quarter. But one was a touchdown carry that gave the Sooners a 23-10 lead.
However, two Missouri touchdown drives sandwiched in between a muffed Juaquin Iglesias kick left the Sooners behind the 8-ball.
That’s when Brown went to work. After Bradford maneuvered the Sooners to the Missouri 30, Brown caught a 12 yard pass on a 3rd and 7 to keep a drive alive. The next three plays were Brown for 12, Brown for 7, and Brown for a 1 yard touchdown to give Oklahoma the lead back.
After a fumble was returned by Oklahoma for a score, the Sooners called on Brown for one last series to punctuate and seal the win. He responded by taking three simple runs for 24 yards and the clinching touchdown.
With back to back wins over Texas and Missouri, and with the rest of the top teams in the country dropping like flies, the Sooners were back in the National Championship hunt. Meanwhile, you have to wonder if Oklahoma’s third string tailback will kick off Missouri’s annual swoon.
—E. Blasco
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