OU defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill: 'It wasn't pretty'

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OU's Caleb Kelly celebrates a fumble recovery during the fourth quarter of the Sooners' Bedlam victory on Saturday in Norman. The Sooners' defense gave up a bunch of yards and points but came away with the victory. [PHOTO BY SARAH PHIPPS, The Oklahoman]After Oklahoma's defense gave up 501 passing yards in a 48-47 win in Bedlam on Saturday night, Sooners interim defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill had plenty to say.

Q: What were you trying to do in the secondary?

A: Trying to be over the top, and they did a good job of getting out, isolating our guys one-on-one. Tylan (Wallace)'s a good football player, and so we just started trying to go man-to-man on him…