ARLINGTON, Texas — Pat Fields dropped to his knees as his hands went to his head in disbelief.
The OU safety had just dropped a potential interception of Iowa State’s Brock Purdy in the first quarter of the Oct. 3 game.
Fields’ exasperation — both in that moment and in the postgame press conference — was emblematic of the kind of night the Sooners’ secondary had in a 37-30 Cyclones in that night in Ames.
OU gets another shot at Iowa State in the Big 12 Championship Game at 11 a.m. Saturday at AT&T Stadium.
This time, the Sooners figure to be better-equipped for success in the secondary.