We managed to give it away. My assessment: coaching errors.
1. Very poor time management right before end of the first half. Could have used the time outs to give ourselves a couple of more tries for the end zone, instead of settling for a field goal.
2. Young kid with blazing speed fielding the kick offs has a tendency to want to run with it, in spite of the fact that he is catching it in the middle of the end zone. After the first time he did this and only made it out to the 10 yard line, the coaches should have said, "Hey ... THINK ... it sure would be nice to spot our offense on the 25-yard line, instead of the 10-yard line ... huh?" Next time, he tries to run it out, AGAIN, and fumbles it on our 10-yard line. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.
3. OU's defense made good adjustments in the second half to put a lot more pressure on our quarterback. Sound football strategy that started working. But, our offensive play calling did not adjust to run more quick passes, screens, or draws to catch their pass rush off guard and slow it down.
Oh well.
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