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Tramel: OU football report card produces F's for ball & lead protection

Kansas State stunned Oklahoma 38-35 in a wild college football game at Owen Field on Saturday in which OU led 35-14 late in the third quarter. The Sooner grades reflect a total meltdown on both sides of the ball:

Ball protection: F.

The OU defense does not produce takeaways. That has been well-established in Alex Grinch’s 16-game tenure as defensive coordinator. That means the Sooner offense needs to take care of the ball. That didn’t happen Saturday. Spencer Rattler threw three interceptions, tailback Seth McGowan lost a fumble, Rattler bobbled a snap on a fourth-and-1 quarterback sneak and Kansas State blocked a punt.