Sooner Offense Lights Up Kansas State

OU played great on offense Saturday and tied a school record of 55 points in the first half to beat KSU. The problem was they needed almost all of those points. The Sooner defense allowed 35 points against the Wildcats, final score 58-35.

The Sooners offense racked up 528 yards and were able to keep up the momentum from last week in running the ball. DeMarco Murray totaled four touchdowns, two catches and two runs. Murray rushed for 104 yards and Chris Brown rushed for 142. Brown and Murray are starting to hit a stride now and have turned into the lethal one-two punch everyone knew they could be.

Sam Bradford had a relatively quiet day, although for many QBs it would be a career day. Bradford finished with 255 passing yards and three TDs. He also added a rushing TD on a sneak. Bradford had another solid performance which should keep him at #2 on this week's Heisman board.

As the Sooner offense mowed through the Kansas State defense, the Sooner defense continued to struggle. This makes the third week in a row the defense has allowed 30+ points. Brent V's defense is allowing an average of 32 points this year against Big 12 opponents. The only bright spot on defense was the five turnovers (three interceptions, two fumbles).

Austin Box started at middle linebacker for the first time this year. Box got burned on a few plays over the middle and was out of position other times. He did, however, finish with 9 tackles. Let's hope he's learning from his mistakes. On the flip side, Travis Lewis continued his outstanding freshman year with 2 interceptions and a team-leading 15 tackles.

The coaches need to stop the bleeding on defense and figure out how to get back to early season form. Giving up 35 points to a team that scored 13 on Colorado is unacceptable.

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