Sooners Rout West Virginia; Cowboys do in TCU; Texas’s Charlie Strong Done as Horn’s Coach

Oklahoma showed West Virginia the woodshed Saturday night as the Sooners jumped the Mountaineers for a 34-6 halftime spanking and finished off the home team 56-28 when the clock said 0:00. Fact was, OU’s offense was too much for the West Virginia defense as the line play was dominated by the Sooners. As for West Virginia, mistakes were the bug-a-boo as the home team’s miscues were fatal by half.

The loss finished the Mountaineers in the Big Twelve Conference race with their second defeat. They are now 8-2 and 5-2 with two game left in the season. OU meets Okla. State in Norman on Dec. 3 for the Title. OU is now 9-2 and 8-0 in conference and the Cowboys are 9-2 (10-1 by rules of football) and 7-1 in league play.

9691871-ncaa-football-oklahoma-west-virginia — Nov 19, 2016; Morgantown, WV, USA; Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman Neville Gallimore (90) celebrates after sacking the quarterback during the third quarter against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports

ar-161129957-jpgimageversionsoftcroparticlepicturess1479711477783 — CHRISTIAN TYLER RANDOLPH | Gazette-Mail WVU defensive back Marvin Gross (18) runs into Oklahoma kicker Austin Seibert (43) and draws a roughing the kicker penalty in the first half at Mountaineer Field at Mylan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, W.Va. on Saturday Nov. 19, 2016. – See more at: http://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports-wvu/20161120/mistakes-turnovers-send-wvu-reeling-vs-sooners#sthash.WUYnkZHe.dpuf

A devastating ground game for Oklahoma State was too much for TCU in Fort Worth. The Pokes played their best game of the season, beating the Horned Frogs 31-6. TCU scored first after a Barry Sanders Jr. muffed punt return then reeled off 31 straight points for the win.

oklahoma-state-tcu-football — Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph (2) hands the ball off to running back Justice Hill (27) during the first half of an NCAA college football game against TCU, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas. Jim Cowsert AP Photo Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/article115915423.html#storylink=cpy

Kansas upset Texas and Horn coach Charlie Strong is expected to be fired by Monday. The overtime score was 27-24. Iowa State crushed Texas Tech 66-10. Kansas State was too much for Baylor in Waco, 42-21.

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