No. 17 Oklahoma (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) defeated West Virginia (6-4, 4-3) 59-20 on Saturday. 

Quarterback Dillon Gabriel accomplished 23 of his 36 passes for 423 yards and 5 touchdowns and rushed for 50 yards and three touchdowns. Redshirt freshman operating again Gavin Sawchuk rushed 22 instances for 135 yards, averaging 6.1 yards per carry.

With Kansas’ loss to Texas Tech and Oklahoma State’s loss to UCF, OU must win out, have the Cowboys lose yet another sport or Texas to lose one sport to clinch a Big 12 title sport berth.

Here are three takeaways from the Sooners’ win:

Offensive rolodex on show

After offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby fielded criticism the previous two weeks for his play calling, OU acquired again on monitor.

Oklahoma recorded 644 complete yards, in comparison with the Mountaineers’ 330. Entering the sport, WVU’s protection ranked fourth within the Big 12, permitting 366.8 yards per sport.

The Sooners began the sport sizzling, scoring 31 factors within the first half.

With 6:20 remaining within the second quarter, a 32-yard landing go from Gabriel to broad receiver Jayden Gibson capped a five-play, 86-yard drive, one in all OU’s most spectacular sequence’ of the sport.

The TDs carry on coming for the Sooners 🙌 @OU_Football makes it 31-7 within the first half pic.twitter.com/w61SpdeovF

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 12, 2023

Lebby has seemingly discovered his operating again in Sawchuk as junior walk-on Tawee Walker obtained one carry and sophomore Jovantae Barnes did not contact the ball.

With a big lead, freshman Dylan Smothers obtained two carries, dashing for six yards.

Redshirt senior broad receiver Drake Stoops continued his stellar play, recording 10 catches for 164 receiving yards, good for a career-high, and three touchdowns, together with this 60-yarder:

STOOPS TO THE HOUSE! 🏡@OU_Football with a quick begin to the second half! pic.twitter.com/OvDs5o7mT4

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 12, 2023

Redshirt freshman broad receiver Nic Anderson completed with 4 catches for 119 yards.

Stogner scores

Tight finish Austin Stogner caught his first landing go since transferring again to Oklahoma from South Carolina.

Too straightforward for Dillon Gabriel and Austin Stogner 🤝 @OU_Football provides on one other TD pic.twitter.com/fliUbHlnju

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 12, 2023

Stogner, who has struggled to search out his groove in 2023, completed with 4 catches and 69 yards within the win.

Tight finish Blake Smith wasn’t accessible to play. Redshirt Josh Fanuiel appeared on just a few snaps.

Third down protection 

Oklahoma held West Virginia to 4-for-16 on third down.

With a bit over eight minutes left within the first half, defensive finish Rondell Bothroyd jumped into Mountaineers quarterback Garrett Greene’s face, forcing an incomplete go. That was the story all day for WVU, which could not get a lot occurring offense till the third quarter.

The Sooners additionally stopped West Virginia twice on fourth down, together with on a purpose line stand with 2:01 left within the first half. 

Other notes:

Oklahoma gained its ninth of ten coin tosses this season.

OU displayed a brand new intro earlier than kickoff.

Pretty cool intro right here forward of the #Sooners’ matchup with West Virginia: pic.twitter.com/aZycCilNuj

— Colton Sulley (@colton_sulley) November 12, 2023

Danny Stutsman and Kip Lewis began at linebacker. Jaren Kanak, who had began most video games this season, didn’t.

Jacob Sexton began at proper deal with instead of Tyler Guyton.

Defensive finish coach Miguel Chavis ran out onto the sector throughout the first quarter to have a good time a 3rd down cease. He obtained a talking-to from head coach Brent Venables, who was penalized for being on the sector final week.

With his three dashing touchdowns, Gabriel moved to second nationally within the class amongst quarterbacks. He additionally joined Jalen Hurts and Kyler Murray as the one OU quarterbacks since 2000 with 10-plus dashing touchdowns in a season.

Wide receiver Gavin Freeman muffed two punts.

Defensive again Makari Vickers went down with an unspecified harm and was helped off the sector by trainers within the second quarter.

Kendel Dolby and freshman linebacker Samuel Omosigho performed Cheetah for the Sooners. Dasan McCullough did not play a snap.

Chavis did gritty dance after a fourth down cease.

The Sooners wore their ‘Unity’ uniforms. OU’s coaches wore camp for Veterans Day.

While Stutsman returned after lacking final week, his ankle did not look 100% as he hobbled off the sector on a number of performs.

OU followers weren’t proud of the officers on a variety of go interference calls and broke out into “SEC” chants.

The 2013 OU softball nationwide championship crew was honored on the sector at halftime, commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the title.

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭. pic.twitter.com/p0R35kSrWq

— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) November 12, 2023

Kansas City Super Bowl winners and former Sooners Blake Bell, Creed Humphrey and James Winchester attended the sport throughout their bye week.

A combat broke out after Drake Stoops’ landing catch with 13:46 to go within the fourth quarter. OU offensive lineman McKade Mettauer was ejected after receiving two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties. While exiting the sector, OU President Joseph Harroz Jr. gave him a fist bump.

That’s my @OU_President. 💯 https://t.co/SAAM8WZhmO pic.twitter.com/akOqrvjgg4

— 𝕺𝖐𝖑𝖆𝖍𝖔𝖒𝖆 𝖛𝖘. 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖂𝖔𝖗𝖑𝖉 (@soonergridiron) November 12, 2023

Gabriel’s eight complete touchdowns was a faculty report. He handed Baker Mayfield, who had seven in opposition to Texas Tech in 2016.

Backup quarterback Davis Beville entered the sport with a bit over three minutes to play.