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Sooners vs Cougars Final: 16-12 - Recap
The Sooners were Week 2 winners on Saturday, coming out on top of the Cougars by a score of 16-12 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.
The Sooners earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -27.5-point spread. Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 50.0 were rewarded with a winning wager.
Jovantae Barnes rushed for 40 yards, while Jackson Arnold added 28 yards in the win. Deion Burks and Jake Roberts added 53 and 51 receiving yards respectively.
Stacy Sneed rushed for 33 yards for Houston, while Re'Shaun Sanford II added 20 yards. Donovan Smith threw for 260 yards for the Cougars, while receivers Joseph Manjack IV and Stephon Johnson had 72 and 57 yards respectively.
Oklahoma was outgained by Houston 318-249 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 18-15 by the Cougars.
The time of possession battle favored Houston as their offense was on the field for 35:03, longer than the 24:57 of their opponents.
Next game, Oklahoma takes its act home to face Tulane looking for another win. For Houston, they head home to face Rice.