Oklahoma Finds Itself Doomed by Defense Again as Heat on Mike Stoops Rises

Kyler Murray's electric afternoon was overshadowed by the failings of a unit that has been the Sooners' Achilles' heel for a while now.

Bob Stoops couldn’t have been pleased watching the Red River Showdown on Saturday. Two seasons removed from his last game on the crimson sideline, the longtime Sooners coach was at the Cotton Bowl for the annual rivalry—just like old times—except this one didn’t go like so many he remembered.

Texas made a season-defining statement with a 48–45 win over Oklahoma, sealed when freshman kicker Cameron Dicker made a 40-yard field goal in the final seconds following a fourth-quarter scare in which the Sooners scored 21 points in the final 15 minutes to tie the…