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Oklahoma Sooners Football: OU survives a late Iowa State rally, wins 42-41

It wasn’t always pretty, and at times it was just plain scary, but in end the No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners survived another huge upset scare at the hands of the Iowa State Cyclones with a 42-41 victory. With the win, OU improves to 8-1 overall on the season, 5-1 in Big 12 play.

For as much grief senior CB Parnell Motley has taken over the course of his career for his busts in coverage and poor tackling, he certainly stepped up when it absolutely mattered most. With Iowa State playing with nothing to lose, a two-point conversion attempt was the right call for the Cyclones who were on the verge of a second monumental upset in Norman is as many tries.