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DALLAS— After posing with the Golden Hat Trophy for a few moments following Oklahoma’s win over Texas, defensive end R. J. Washington had more pressing matters than talking too much about the game.
“I’mready to find my parents and get some money so I can go out on themidway and getme a corn dog,” Washington said. “I’mkind of hungry, and that victory dog will taste great.”
Washington and his defensivemates had a reason to celebrate after a start- to- finish dominating performance in the Sooners’ emphatic 63- 21 Three of the five most lopsided games in the 107game Texas- Oklahoma series have taken place in the last 13 years: 2003 1908 2000 1956 2012 beatdown on Saturday.
UT was limited to three- and- outs on its first four possessions and didn’t produce a first down until 9: 30 remained in the first half.
“As a defense, you want those three- and- outs or turnovers,” OU senior defensive end David King said. “We came out from play one and hit them in the mouth— bam!
“We just kept swinging and swinging. It was a 15- round fight, and we won 14 and a half of those rounds.”
When UT got into OU territory, it didn’t get much easier for a Longhorns offense that looked outclassed throughout the game. UT quarterback David Ash had turnovers on each of the first three plays the Longhorns scrimmaged in Sooners territory.
It got even worse for Ash, who left the game with a left wrist injury early in the fourth quarter after hewas hit byOU defensive end Chuka Ndulue.
Saturday’s triumph was a statement game for an OU defensive front that was ripped by former Sooners coach Barry Switzer after a loss to Kansas State.
“’ Everybody was questioning our defense at the beginning of the season and our D- line more than anything,” Washington said. “But today, we proved that we can go out and shut people down.”
UT’s offense perked up only against OU’s backups on defense, with CaseMcCoy adding a pair of touchdown passes at the end of the game that made the Sooners’ margin Ash injury status unclear: Texas QBDavidAsh left the fourth quarter of Saturday’s loss with an injured left wrist, putting in question his status for next week’s game against Baylor. UT officials said they didn’t plan to provide any updates regarding Ash’s condition, other than to confirm he suffered an injury to his left ( non- throwing) wrist. The wrist appeared swollen as he headed to the locker room, and he was not made available for postgame interviews. Backup quarterback Case McCoy, who went 5- for- 8 for 102 yards and two touchdowns with the game well out of hand, declined to say if he expected to start next week. Moore gets scare: UT defensive tackle Brandon Moore was taken to an area hospital after hurting his neck in the third quarter Saturday. With teammates somberly looking on, Moore was strapped to a stretcher and carted off the field. But a UT spokesman later said Moore “has movement” and was transported as a precaution due to neck pain. The Longhorns had no official word on the status of defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat, who left with an unspecified injury in the fourth quarter. of victory a little more cosmetic.
It was the third time that OU coach Bob Stoops had beaten Mack Brown by at least 42 points. It ranked as the fifth- largest margin of victory in the 107- game history of the series.