Murray’s 6 TD passes propel No. 6 OU past Baylor
NORMAN, Okla. — Kyler Murray didn’t even start Saturday, yet his performance will go down in the Oklahoma record book.
Murray didn’t set his alarm clock properly Thursday night so he was late to practice Friday, meaning he could not start against Baylor because of team policy. He sat out the Sooners’ first offensive series, then came on to pass for career highs of 432 yards and six touchdowns and helped No. 6 Oklahoma defeat the Bears 66-33.
Murray matched Baker Mayfield’s school record by accounting for seven touchdowns in a game, and his efficiency rating of 348 was a school record.
“He handled the situation before the game well,” Sooners coach Lincoln Riley said. “Didn’t freak out like I’m sure the rest of America did. It was what it was.”
Austin Kendall opened the game, but Murray entered on the second possession and played nearly flawless football. He also ran for 45 yards and a score.
Marquise Brown caught five passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns, CeeDee Lamb had 101 yards receiving and Lee Morris caught two touchdown passes for Oklahoma (5-0, 2-0 Big 12).
Charlie Brewer passed for 400 yards and two touchdowns for Baylor (3-2, 1-1). Denzel Mims had 11 catches for 114 yards and a touchdown, and Jalen Hurd added nine catches for 104 yards and had a receiving touchdown and a rushing score.
WEST VIRGINIA 42 TEXAS TECH 34
Will Grier threw for 370 yards and three touchdowns, and Keith Washington thwarted a rally with 51-yard interception return for a score as the No. 12 Mountaineers held off the 25thranked Red Raiders at Lubbock.
Marcus Simms had nine catches for a career-high 138 yards — all in the first half — for his third consecutive 100-yard game as West Virginia (4-0, 2-0 Big 12) scored 28 first-quarter points.
Texas Tech true freshman Alan Bowman, the nation’s leading passer coming in, didn’t return after getting injured in the first half when he was sandwiched on hits by Ezekiel Rose and Washington as he threw a pass. Sophomore Jett Duffey had his first career touchdown pass and TD run filling in for Bowman as the Red Raiders (3-2, 1-1) stayed close after trailing 35-10 at halftime.
With Texas Tech driving for a potential tying score late in the fourth quarter, Duffey’s second interception was a leaping grab by Washington , who returned it for a 42-27 lead.
TCU 17, IOWA ST. 14
Jonathan Song kicked a 28yard field goal with 37 seconds remaining to lift the Horned Frogs past the Cyclones at Fort Worth.
The game-deciding kick came three plays after TCU quarterback Shawn Robinson was helped off the field and taken to the locker room after taking a hard hit to his left shoulder at the end of a 1-yard run to the 10. Running back Sewo Olonilua then took direct snaps twice to set up the field goal for TCU (3-2, 1-1 Big 12).
Iowa State (1-3, 0-2) tied the game at 14 with just under eight minutes left when David Montgomery, who ran for 101 yards on 21 carries, scored from a yard out. Quarterback Zeb Noland kept that drive alive when he avoided being sacked by Ben Banogu on third-and-25 and then ran 28 yards for a first down.
On TCU’s ensuing possession, Robinson’s pass was intercepted by Braxton Lewis at the 3. But the Cyclones went three-and-out and then punted the ball for the drive that led to the final points.
OKLAHOMA ST. 48, KANSAS 28
Taylor Cornelius passed for 312 yards and four touchdowns, and Justice Hill ran for 189 yards as the Cowboys cruised past the Jayhawks at Lawrence, Kan.
Oklahoma State (4-1, 1-1 Big 12) came out rolling, finding the end zone on each of its first three possessions and scoring on its first four.
Kansas frue freshman Pooka Williams shined once again, picking up 97 yards rushing and 60 yards receiving. This included a 60-yard ground burst for a score in the Jayhawks’ first drive of the second half.