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Sooners look for share of Big 12 in Ft. Worth

* We were just a little bit late to the pressbox today thanks to assigned parking and someone in a giant SUV was parked in our space. Fun times.
* Every offensive linemen with the exception of Gabe Ikard is spatted up. Tyrus Thompson had a tough time getting off the field after the Oklahoma State, but he was out there with the ones with a heavily taped ankle. Daryl Williams was not on the field.
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* Frank Shannon appeared to be fine. I just blanked on watching David King to see how he looked.
* Sooners are in the locker room right now as the TCU band is on the field.
* The TCU stadium is very, very nice.
* During the pregame prayer, you could hear Desmond Howard doing an ESPN highlight. He said, 'He goes through more players than Kim Kardashian'. Touching moment.
* The crowd had been fairly late arriving. Quite a few empty seats at this point with just over 8:00 before kickoff.
* TCU does something kind of like the Baylor line but it's mainly students and old people. No one was trampled.
* David King has both ankles taped pretty heavily but I'm pretty sure he always does that.
* OU has won the toss and will defer to the second half. Baylor will start out on offense.
TCU WILL START THE GAME AT THEIR OWN 13-YARD LINE
* OU shows some run defense to start the game. Corey Nelson and McFarland on the tackle.
* TCU converts their first third down as OU brought in Shannon and Franklin on third down. 11-yard completion.
* It's the first time we've seen OU in a true 4-3 all season. Ibiloye getting plenty of playing time as the SAM-backer today.
JUSTIN BROWN FIELDS PUNT AT 20-YARD LINE. OU TAKES OVER ON FIRST DRIVE OF THE DAY
* Sooners start out with Millard and three receiver set.
* Damien Williams gets the start at running back.
* Quite a bit of red in the stadium today for OU.
* Lane Johnson got beat pretty bad on 3rd-and-15. Landry had to dump it off to back out of the backfield.
* Punt.
TCU TAKES OVER AT 20-YARD LINE AFTER TOUCHBACK
* David King makes a tackle as Boykin tries a QB keeper up the middle.
* TCU finding some running room on the edges right now. 1st-and-ten from the 38-yard line.
* TCU went back to the well one too many times. Harris almost gets a TFL on outside run.
* Aaron Franklin blitzes on 3rd-and-long and pressure Boykin into an errant throw.
* Punt for TCU. Justin Brown has now fielded both punts today. No Saunders yet.
OU TAKES OVER AT THE 19-YARD LINE
* Sooners get nothing going offensively on that drive. Way punts to the 30-yard line. Not a great punt, not horrific. 46 yards.
TCU TAKES OVER AT THE 30-YARD LINE
* Aaron Franklin is being taken to the locker room.
* Stacy McGee with a great run stuff on 2nd down.
* OU gets pressure on Boykin once again forcing a three-and-out.
* TCU shanks a punt. 21 yards.
OU TAKES OVER AT THEIR OWN 44-YARD LINE
* Pass interference called on TCU after Stills just runs past the entire TCU defense.
* Jones then makes fantastic throw to Millard down the sideline.
* OU 1st-and-10 from TCU 31-yard line.
* Brennan Clay's first run of the game. It goes for 9 yards.
* Landry Jones hits Damien Williams for an 11-yard TD. Williams just ran a wheel route out of the backfield.
OKLAHOMA 7 TCU 0
* Drive was 5 plays, 56 yards and took 2:22.
* Former OU commit Brandon Carter has made some poor decisions returning kicks today. His second straight 13-yard return.
TCU TAKES OVER ON THE 13-YARD LINE
END OF THE FIRST QUARTER. OU 7 TCU 0. Landry Jones is 6-of-9 for 55 yards and 1 TD.
* Back to action. Boykin still not handling the pressure OU is putting on him. 3rd-and-ten.
* Brown badly misjudges the punt and Sooners lose some good field position. Punt ends up going 61 yards.
OU TAKES OVER ON THE 23-YARD LINE
* OU also called for holding. Now on OU's 13-yard line.
Sooners go three-and-out.
TCU TAKES OVER AT THEIR OWN 40-YARD LINE AFTER A 46-YARD PUNT
* OU just had nothing going on that drive. Landry was off and plays weren't close to connecting.
* TCU starts this drive picking up just 41 yards of offense and two first downs on four previous possessions.
* TCU flagged for a late hit. Now 2nd-and-18.
* Sooners send three blitzer and Boykin still throws into double coverage.
SOONERS TAKE OVER ON THEIR 20-YARD LINE
* Aaron Franklin has emerged from the locker room and ran to the sideline on his own. Looks like he's OK.
* Brennan Clay with a really good run. 15 yards.
* Landry is throwing some ugly passes today.
* Sooners come up inches short at midfield and decide to play field position and punt.
TCU TAKES OVER AT 22-YARD LINE
* OU defense stuffs the run again.
* Sooners get TCU in another 3rd-and-long. Aaron Franklin back on the field.
* OU misses a tackle and TCU picks up their third first-down of the day.
SOONERS TAKE OVER AT THEIR OWN 20
* OU got a fortunate bounce. TCU Punter nearly kicked that out inside the one yard line.
* Jalen Saunders makes his first catch of the day for 9 yards. Belldozer comes in on 3rd-down.
* 3 yards and a 1st down for the Belldozer.
* Belldozer again for OU.
* Landry throws an interception and it's returned 42-yard to the OU 6-yard line.
TCU TAKES OVER ON THE OU 6-YARD LINE
* Boykin runs for 6 yards to score the touchdown.
OKLAHOMA 7 TCU 7
* It almost seemed like Landry threw with his own running back in his face. It was a weird play and Landry kind of threw it blind.
OU TAKES OVER FROM THEIR OWN 25 YARD LINE
* Bizarre play. Jones takes OU offense all the way down to TCU 10-yard line before Stills drops a possible TD pass. Then Tyrus Thompson called for a personal foul and could have been ejected.
* Then Jones hits Jalen Sanders for a 24-yard touchdown.
* Crazy.
OKLAHOMA 14 TCU 7
TCU TAKES OVER WITH :45 REMAINING IN HALF AT OWN 19-YARD LINE
* No gain on first down. Looks like TCU happy to take it to locker room down 14-7.
* OU run defense has been better than it has all season. They were really prepared for this one.
HALFTIME STATS
* Total offense: OU 209 TCU 78
* Landry Jones 14-of-23 for 153 yards, 1 INT, 2 TD
* Brennan Clay 4 carries for 38 yards
* Jalen Saunders 4 catches for 60 yards and 1 TD
First Downs: OU 13 TCU 3
3rd Downs: OU 3/7 TCU 3/9
START OF SECOND HALF
* Jalen Saunders and Landry Jones get going again with another 24-yard completion after OU takes the opening kickoff.
* Damien Williams for a 66-yard TD run.
OKLAHOMA 21 TCU 7
* The air has definitely been taken out of the stadium here. Brandon Carter finally decides to take a knee in the endzone.
TCU TAKES OVER AT THE 25-YARD LINE
* TCU picks up a first down on their first possession of the half. They are still doing it with the running game. Boykin not opening up and passing down 14.
* Brandon Carter's tough day continues. He drops a pass as he's wide open.
OU TAKES OVER AFTER A QUESTIONABLE JUSTIN BROWN FIELD OF A PUNT
* Belldozer comes in and fails to make the first down. Sooners have to punt it away.
* Tress Way just killed a football punting it 75 yards. It just crawled into the endzone.
BOYKIN THROWS TD TO BRANDON CARTER FOR 80 YARDS
OKLAHOMA 21 TCU 14
* Was that Tony Jefferson again? Getting beat deep?
* And this game just got interesting again.
BRENNAN CLAY INJURED ON KICKOFF RETURN
* Sooners get going with Landry Jones and Jalen Saunders again. Saunders just racking up the yards.
* Kenny Stills makes his first catch of the day against Verrett.
* Jones short hops Stills.
* TCU muffs the punt but recovers at the 13-yard line.
TCU TAKES OVER AT 13-YARD LINE WITH 7:50 LEFT IN THE THIRD QUARTER
* TCU offense seems to have found some momentum here. Already out to their own 46-yard line.
* Boykin getting the passing game going. Carter with a 15-yard reception.
* TCU now into OU territory.
* Sooners get TCU in 3rd-down. They are 3-of-10 at this point in the game. 3rd-and-5.
SOONERS FORCE A FUMBLE AND RECOVERED BY FRANK SHANNON. SOONERS TAKE OVER AT THE 40-YARD LINE
* Jones hits Stills for a big first down on 3rd-down against Verrett. OU to the TCU 24-yard line.
* Jones throws to Sterling Shepard on third down but it's short of the marker. Hunnicutt on for a 34-yd FG.
* Kick is good.
OKLAHOMA 24 TCU 14
END OF THE THIRD QUARTER
START OF THE FOURTH QUARTER
* Sooner defense stiffens and TCU will have to kick a field goal. 32-yard try.
* Kick is no good.
OU TAKES OVER AFTER CONTROVERSIAL NO GOOD FIELD GOAL
* Sooners take over at the 20-yard line.
* OU doesn't go Belldozer on 3rd-and-1 from the 29.
* Williams picks up the yard for a first down.
* Now OU goes Belldozer on 3rd-and-1 this time from their own 39-yard line. He hops over the line for a first down.
* Justin Brown drops a pass. Been kind of a surprising day of drops for OU receivers today. Puts OU in 3rd-and-10 from the 43-yard line.
* Offsides on TCU gives OU a little more. 3rd-and-5.
* Jones had Trey Millard wide open in the flat, looked at him, and threw into coverage. Strange play. OU has to punt.
* Way punts it inside the TCU five-yard line.
* 9:46 remaining in the game OU 24 TCU 14
TCU TAKES OVER AT THE 4-YARD LINE
* TCU goes three-and-out. OU about to take over with 9:11 in the game.
* Justin Brown muffs the punt and TCU takes over. Brown has been having problems all day long fielding punts and it finally bit Oklahoma.
TCU TAKES OVER AT THE OU 31-YARD LINE
* Tony Jefferson makes the play of the game on defense. Batting away a Boykin pass that would have been a TD. Great throw, even better defense.
* TCU was going for it on 4th-and-4 then they get a penalty and send out field goal team on 4th-and-9. 48-yard field goal is good.
OKLAHOMA 24 TCU 17 WITH 7:00 REMAINING IN THE GAME
* It's that time to head down to the field. Sorry folks but we'll have all the latest after this is over.
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