Oklahoma is in a position where they are just looking to salvage their disappointing season. The Sooners were ranked fourth at the beginning of the season before losing two games to TCU and Kansas State. Going into the game against Baylor, it seemed like OU might have some confidence that they could pull off the upset on their home turf. That confidence was quickly diminished in the second quarter. Baylor would go on to win 48-14.

Bob Stoops’ team looked to be in complete control in the first quarter. The Sooners answered a Baylor field goal with an impressive 11-play 64-yard scoring drive. A few plays after a Trevor Knight leaping run, he found freshman receiver Michiah Quick for an eight yard score, his first touchdown catch as a Sooner. Quick had a good game in replacement of injured Sterling Shepard.

Up 7-3, Oklahoma would strike again. This time, after starting in Baylor territory, Knight threw a dart to Durron Neal, and with a 14-3 lead it felt like the Sooners were in complete command.

Baylor would put an end to that feeling rather quickly. The Bears would score 35 unanswered points to help hand Stoops his worst home loss at Oklahoma.

The Bears would cut into the Sooners’ lead on their next possession. Bryce Petty would find Corey Coleman for the 33-yard touchdown pass to make the score 14-10. Coleman would haunt the Sooners’ secondary all day long.

Things continued to get worse for the Oklahoma as Knight found Baylor linebacker Bryce Hager who returned the interception down to OU’s one yard line. The Bears only needed play to take the lead. Devin Chafin scored the touchdown for Baylor.

After the Oklahoma defense seemingly got a stop, Matt Dimon was charged with a roughing the kicker penalty that would help set Baylor up for another touchdown. Four straight Petty completions would put Baylor inside the Sooners’ five yard line, and Chafin finished off the drive with his second touchdown run of the day.

Other second quarter troubles for Oklahoma included a missed field goal and Knight underthrowing a wide open Quick that would have resulted in a touchdown. Things would not get any better for Oklahoma in the second half.

On the first possession of the second half, Baylor continued to take advantage of the cushion given to the wide receivers by OU’s defensive backs. The Bears dinked and dunked their way down the field and pushed their lead to 17 on a Coleman touchdown run. Petty did not throw an incompletion on the possession, and boos would reign down from the stands of Gaylord Family Memorial Oklahoma Stadium.

Once again, Oklahoma’s defense was unable to stop the machine that is Baylor’s offense. Shock Linwood scored this time, making it a 38-14 rout.

The Sooners had a chance to take some momentum back after a 50-yard Alex Ross run on his first carry of the game. OU had a third and short on on Baylor’s two yard line but were unable to get even a yard.

Things continued to go downhill with Knight suffering an injury while being sacked on fourth down.

With the fans filing out, Linwood added insult to injury with his second touchdown of the day to give Baylor a 48-14 lead. That would be the end result.

The stats in this one were not pretty for Oklahoma by any means. They were outgained in this game 545-320. Baylor threw for 396 yards and rushed for 149. Oklahoma threw for 148 yards while rushing for 172.

Knight struggled passing after the first quarter. He finished 12-of-27 passing for 146 yards with two touchdowns and a costly interception. Ross was one of the few bright spots rushing for 71 yards on six carries. Quick filled in nicely with 94 yards and a touchdown on six receptions.

Petty returned to Heisman form in this game. He finished 32-of-42 passing for 394 yards and one touchdown. He threw just one incompletion on 17 pass attempts in the second half. Linwood carried the ball 23 times for 88 yards and two touchdowns to lead the way on the ground. Coleman was unstoppable on Saturday for the Bears. He finished the game with 15 receptions for 224 yards and a touchdown.

For Oklahoma, it will be interesting to see how much fight this team has the rest of the season. The Sooners play a struggling Texas Tech next week, but with three losses, this game could be hard to get up for.

Baylor returns home to take on a struggling Oklahoma State team. They are looking to keep making statements that they belong in the playoff conversation.