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OKLAHOMA SOONERS
Sooners barely make it on scoreboard
By Jono Greco The Oklahoma Daily
LINCOLN, Neb. — Landry Jones played like a freshman last Saturday evening.
In the Sooners' 10-3 loss, Jones looked uncomfortable in the pocket and threw ill-advised passes, resulting in five interceptions. He completed 26 of 58 passes for 245 yards with the five interceptions, and Saturday's game was the first game where he did not throw a touchdown pass.
"You can't have turnovers and expect to win the game like that," Jones said. "Ideally, when you throw 58 passes, you're going to want to complete more than I did and take care of the ball better than I did, too."
The five interceptions were among the multiple factors that limited OU to just three points, the lowest point total during the Bob Stoops Era and the first time since 1998 that the Sooners' offense did not score a touchdown in a game.
"Offensively, we moved the ball quite frequently, but then didn't produce points," head coach Bob Stoops said. "We didn't execute well enough, or they executed better than we did in the red zone."
Before the game, Jones had thrown a
total of six interceptions, and in eight total games — six starts and two backup games — he has thrown 11 interceptions. The interception total is the most for a quarterback since quarterback Paul Thompson threw 11 interceptions during the 2006 season.
Offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said this kind of game can be used as a learning experience.
"I don't like something like this to happen, but I think he's the type of kid who can grow and learn and keep moving in a good way," Wilson said. "He's going to need to."
Sophomore wide receiver Ryan Broyles said despite Saturday's performance, people should not stop supporting Jones because he is a young quarterback.
"I know you guys are going to jump on Landry for doing that," Broyles said. "He's a young quarterback, and he's still learning it."
Junior Gerald McCoy, defensive tackle and team co-captain, said he would advise Jones to keep a short memory because these kinds of games happen to everyone.
"People just have off-games." McCoy said. "We lost as a team, so don't get down on yourself. Keep working hard, and put this one behind you."
Oklahoma's quarterback Landry Jones (12) looks at teammate Chris Brown (29), during the first half of their game against Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb., last Saturday. Nebraska intercepted five of his passes and the Huskers upset one. Oto Oklahoma 10-3.
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OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
Cowboys break Cyclones' rush defense
Okahama State's Keith Toston cuts away from Iowa State's Jeremy Reeves during the second half of their game last Saturday in Ames, Oktawa. Toston had 25 carries for 206 yards and three touchdowns in Oklahoma State's 34-8 victory.
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By Adam Kemp The Daily O'Collegian
STILLWATER, Okla. — On a day when senior quarterback Zac Robinson broke coach Mike Gundy's career record for passing yards, Keith Toston's performance made Robinson's record an afterthought.
On third down and two, Toston took the handoff and burst through the right side of his offensive line and found daylight. The senior back sprinted down the field for 69 yards only to be tripped up on the two-yard line for the longest run of his career and the highlight of his 25-carry, 206-yard and three-touchdown performance.
Toston's rushing helped the Cowboys beat Iowa State 34-8 Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
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All-American running back Kendall Hunter also rejoined Toston in the backfield. Hunter rushed for 47 yards on nine carries in his most significant playing time since being injured against Houston.
"That is big," Toston said. "Any time you have two backs like me and Beau that can pound on the defense a little bit and then you can get a guy like Kendall in there, it
changes speeds and give defenses trouble."
The Cowboys rushed for a season-high 331 yards, eclipsing their previous mark of 321 against Grambling State.
The Cowboys did it against an Iowa State defense that had only allowed 99 yards rushing to their opponents on average this season.
Halfway through the second quarter, the Cowboys capped off a 98-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Robinson to freshman Tracy Moore.
"It feels great," offensive lineman Russell Okung said. "We played a good defense and just went out there and got rolling a bit and we were able to execute a few plays and we had a 200-yard rusher and that's always good."
The play pushed Robinson ahead of his coach's all time mark for passing yards in a career with 7,997. Robinson finished the game going 19-24 for 142 yards and the touchdown to Moore to set the mark at 8,065.
"I am really happy for Zac," Gundy said. "Zac has been really good for our football program and he has led this team in the right way and anything he earns I think he deserves."
THE WAVE NOVEMBER 13,2009
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