
Franks, the junior cornerback from Tulsa, OK started the fireworks when he intercepted Husker junior QB Zac Lee late in the first quarter (see above) at about the 32 yard line and took it back for a touchdown. That put the Sooners up 10-7 and swung momentum to the visitors side of the field. Oklahoma would go on to stop the Huskers on the next few possessions and scored again about three minutes into the second quarter on Chris Brown's 1 yard TD dive (below).




At this point, Oklahoma is now up 31-21 and appeared to have broken the camel's back but Nebraska didn't agree. They once again came back from adversity to score in just over one minute on a Lee 5 yard TD pass, this time to B. Kinnie to bring NU once again within 3 points of the Sooners. The Sooners came out in a clock crunching siuation and did just that. The Sooners needed at least one first down to secure the win. They were able to do that running the ball. The Sooners shot down any thoughts Nebraska had of an undefeated season.
The Players of the Game were Sam Bradford for Oklahoma and Ray Helu for Nebraska. Bradford was 24 of 33 passing for 351 yards and had one rushing touchdown. Helu ran the ball 24 times for 91 yards and a touchdown. He also hauled in two catches for 25 yards. It should also be noted that Coach JHeb gave the gameball not to Sam Bradford but to DE Jeremy Beal for his outstanding performance. Beal had 11 tackles, 6 of the for a loss as well as 3 sacks. Also of note was junior DT Gerald McCoy, who had 5 tackles, 2 of them for a loss, one sack and one forced fumble.
The #4 Sooners (8-1, 5-0) next face Texas A&M (NR) in Norman while #9 Nebraska (8-1, 4-1) travels to face #18 Kansas (7-2, 3-2) in Lawrence, KS.
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