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Interior Highlands, all regions prone to severe weather. With ancient mountain ranges, prairie, mesas, and eastern forests, most of Oklahoma lies in the Great Plains, Cross Timbers, and the U.S. Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory were merged into the State of Oklahoma when it became the 46th state to enter the union on November 16, 1907. Oklahoma is also known informally by its nickname, " The Sooner State", in reference to the settlers who staked their claims on land before the official opening date of lands in the western Oklahoma Territory or before the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889, which increased European-American settlement in the eastern Indian Territory. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla, 'people' and humma, which translates as 'red'. Its residents are known as Oklahomans and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City.

Partially in the western extreme of the Upland South, it is the 20th-most extensive and the 28th-most populous of the 50 United States. His absence gave Oklahoma far more time to execute their offense all evening.Ĭornerback/returner Mykael Wright was also out, and the team lost linebacker Noah Sewell, safety Daymon David and cornerback Dontae Manning to injury in the third quarter.Oklahoma ( / ˌ oʊ k l ə ˈ h oʊ m ə/ ( listen) Choctaw: Oklahumma, pronounced Cherokee: ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, Okalahoma, pronounced ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New Mexico on the west, and Colorado on the northwest. That group included an elite pass-rusher and disruptor in Thibodeaux, who has declared for the NFL draft and may be chosen No. Per Matt Prehm of 247Sports, the Ducks were without over 30 players. Not only were the Ducks without their head coach (a la Oklahoma), but they were significantly shorthanded going into this game. Oregon's Shorthanded Team Has No Answer for OUĬredit goes to Oregon for fighting hard until the end, given unideal circumstances. Overall, it was a sensational performance for the Brooks-led running game, which propelled Oklahoma to its sixth 11-win season in seven years. Oklahoma Football and the big bodies | 📺 ESPN /zJMEnPhtDL He and the Sooner offensive line combined to be the catalysts for the team's success as Oklahoma did more than enough on offense to withstand the Ducks' second-half scoring outburst.Īmid Brooks' own onslaught, Jason Kersey of The Athletic stated a clear formula for offensive success: The Sooners running game was particularly deadly as Williams, Brooks and running backs Eric Grey and Marcus Major rushed 39 times for 312 yards.īrooks led that effort, galloping through the Ducks' defense for 10.1 yards per carry. Oregon simply had no answer for anything Oklahoma did on the ground or through the air. Kennedy Brooks, Sooner O-Line Lead Oklahoma to Victory Oregon WR Dont'e Thornton: 4 catches, 90 receiving yards, 1 TD Oregon RB Travis Dye: 18 carries, 153 rushing yards, 1 TD 5 catches, 28 receiving yards Oregon QB Anthony Brown: 27-of-40, 306 passing yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Oklahoma WR Marvin Mims: 2 catches, 57 receiving yards, 1 TD Oklahoma RB Kennedy Brooks: 14 carries, 142 rushing yards, 3 TD Oklahoma QB Caleb Williams: 21-of-27, 242 passing yards, 3 TD

With the win, the Sooners ended their season with an 11-2 mark, while Oregon fell to 10-4. Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning will take over permanently in Oregon, and Clemson associate head coach/defensive coordinator Brent Venables will lead OU. Passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach Bryan McClendon led the Ducks on Wednesday after Mario Cristobal left for Miami, and former OU coach Bob Stoops guided the Sooners after Lincoln Riley took off for USC. Oregon and Oklahoma ended up posting 10-win seasons, but they each lost their head coaches in a high-profile fashion after the end of the regular season, too. Oregon fell to Stanford and Utah (twice), while OU lost to Baylor and Oklahoma State. This game also featured a pair of teams that traveled eerily similar paths this season.īoth programs were College Football Playoff contenders, but each of them suffered conference losses to crush their playoff hopes. Of note, a pair of edge-rushers in Oregon's Kayvion Thibodeaux and Oklahoma's Nik Bonitto were out after announcing their intentions for the NFL draft. Running back Travis Dye was Oregon's sparkplug with 18 carries for 153 rushing yards and a score.īoth teams were shorthanded. Oregon's offense exploded in the second half with 22 third-quarter points and 29 overall, but Oklahoma's lead never dipped below 15 points.