It was not a good night for defense Saturday inside Jones AT&T Stadium. Oklahoma and Texas Tech combined for the most total offense -- 1,708 yards -- in a single game in FBS history, with each team running up 854 yards.
Sooners defensive coordinator Mike Stoops was understandably frustrated when he spoke to reporters after OU’s 66-59 win.
“We thought we were making some improvements,” he said. “To really fall on our face like this -- we have to reevaluate a lot of things we’re doing, who we’re playing. We’re thin in a lot of areas.
“But just throwing the ball up there and catching balls, that’s not good football by anybody’s imagination.