Kelly on Baker Mayfield: ‘That’s just him’
Caleb Kelly hadn’t seen or heard about what Baker Mayfield did when he stopped to talk with reporters after Oklahoma’s 41-3 win against Kansas.
As the sideline gestures were described to him, the sophomore linebacker shook his head and laughed.
“That’s the competitive side coming out for real,” Kelly said. “I know he loves this game. People are always hating on Baker, people are always going against him. He’s going to get in it sometimes. They were probably talking. They were hitting him late. They were doing a bunch of stuff.
“It gets to you, the wear and tear on you. But I don’t know, he’s always respectful to us. He’s always been a good teammate. He’s always there for us. He’s one of those guys, he will go fight for you. That’s just him. He cares about all of us, so when he makes good plays he likes to show off a little bit. Everybody does.”
Kelly wasn’t expecting the game to be so chippy, but from the minute Kansas didn’t return the pregame handshake, he knew it was going to be a different kind of game.
“They started it right off the bat,” he said. “They didn’t shake our hands, which is disrespectful. They were making a big ‘ol deal about it. And then they were coming off on the kickoff, the very first kickoff, and they were all talking to us on the sideline.
“I’m not trying to say they started it, but really, they did start it. We just said we were going to handle business. People are going to talk, football, you talk mess all the time, that’s just part of the game. I guess it was more than usual.”
Norwood nearly grabs interception
Making his second career start, freshman Tre Norwood turned in another solid performance.
Midway through the third quarter, he nearly got his first career interception — and prevented safety Chanse Sylvie from grabbing his first.
A pass from KU quarterback Carter Stanley sailed just over Norwood’s head, and he leapt up to knock it down.
He batted the ball down but couldn’t corral it as he fell to the turf.
Sylvie was just behind Norwood, and if the freshman hadn’t broken up the pass, it appeared the safety was in a great position to grab the interception.
“I didn’t know he was behind me,” Norwood said. “I seen the ball in the air, I was just trying to do my best to get a hand on it at least. Plays like that, I’ve got to make. I got my hand on it so I should’ve caught the ball.
Report: WVU’s Grier out several weeks following finger surgery
WVU quarterback Will Grier is likely out for a several weeks after having surgery on the middle finger of his throwing hand, ESPN’s Jake Trotter reported Sunday morning.
With Grier sidelined, sophomore Chris Chugunov is expected to start against the Sooners on Saturday.
Grier broke the finger diving into a pylon in the first quarter, landing awkwardly on his right hand.
Grier held his hand as he rolled over, and his middle finger appeared to be bent backward.
Extra points
Kickoff for OU’s regular season finale with West Virginia is set for 2:45 p.m. on Saturday ... The Sooners checked in at No. 3 in The Associated Press weekly poll.