By | The Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) -- When Bob Stoops starts to rattle off the
scores of the big wins he's brought home for Oklahoma in the Red River
Rivalry, they all start to sound alike - and oh, that's so sweet for the
Sooners.
Damien Williams broke off a 95-yard touchdown run for the longest rush in the rivalry's history, Blake Bell
powered his way in for four TDs and No. 13 Oklahoma beat No. 15 Texas
63-21 Saturday for its second straight blowout in the series.Stoops is now 9-5 against Mack Brown and responsible for three of Oklahoma's five most lopsided wins over Texas - and that doesn't include last year's 55-17 clobbering.
Put this one right up there with 65-13 in 2003 and 63-14 in 2000, both seasons when the Sooners played for the national championship.
''It's in the same ballpark,'' Stoops said, trying to rank his glut of triumphs against Texas. ''If we'd have left our (starting) defense out there, I don't think the end would have been like it was. It would have been right there with those.
''Those are pretty special ones, and this definitely is right there with them.''
Landry Jones threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns and for the third straight time got to slap on his head the Golden Hat trophy that goes to the winner. He entered rare territory, breaking Steve Davis' record for wins at the school and becoming just the fourth Sooners QB to beat Texas three times.
''Just the game of football is great, but this game in particular, there's something about it,'' Jones said.
''There's something about the atmosphere - the crimson versus the burnt orange and just this rivalry. There's something special about it. I've just been so thankful that I've been able to play in this game.''
The Longhorns (3-2, 1-2 Big 12) couldn't get a stop and never got their offense going, then lost quarterback David Ash to an apparent left wrist injury when they were trailing 49-8 in the fourth quarter.
Ash grasped at his left hand after getting hit by Oklahoma's Chuka Ndulue after he'd released what turned out to be his final pass attempt of the game. He headed to the locker room, pointing to the sky with his right hand and a towel over his bruised and swollen left wrist.
''It's just unacceptable for Texas to lose like that to Oklahoma, much less anybody, and especially two years in a row,'' Brown said.
''I'm disappointed for our coaches, our fans and our players because that's not who we are.''
Case McCoy relieved Ash and threw late touchdown passes to Mike Davis and John Harris against the Sooners' backups. Carrington Byndom returned an interception for a touchdown just after halftime, but it didn't create a spark for the Longhorns.
Defensive tackle Casey Walker weaved through players to plant an OU flag at midfield, punctuating a day when Oklahoma amassed a 677-289 advantage in total yardage and ran for 343 yards.
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