Q3 Analysis, OU-Tulsa

TU ball on the 19. Tulsa had one possession longer than 2 minutes in the first half. Smith threw for 264 yards in the first half, so they didn't have trouble moving the ball. First play the Sooners rough Smith. A little screen and they get a 39 yard gain on a pass. Smith is not going to make anyone forget Mike Vick in terms of mobility, but he does a great job of moving around and occasionally running with it.He takes a shot after one of those. These spread offenses have a tough time as the field shortens. 4th and goal, TU. Smith evades Nic Harris and dives into the end zone. A 5:27 drive for the Golden Hurricane. Tulsa 21, Sooners 35. Well, that didn't take long. DeMarco Murray takes the kickoff 81 yards for the score. Sooners 42, Tulsa 21. Ouch! Hard hit on the kick return. Tulsa ball on their own 22. No gain and then a false start leave 2nd and 15. Smith gets a ton of time, fires a strike for a 37 yard gain into Sooner territory. The Sooners owned Time of Possession in the first half, but aside form the kick return, Tulsa has had the ball for 8+ minutes this quarter. DJ Wolfe cut in front of the receiver. If he uses his hands instead of his body, he scores the other way. Instead, it's 2nd and 10. Interception by Lendy Holmes. Smith forced that one. Well, replay shows the receiver seems to stop his route. Sooner ball on the 9. After a short loss by Patrick, Iglesias takes a short pass, makes someone miss and goes for a first down. Patrick is going to run for 200 yards tonight. He's running hard, and the holes are huge. Tulsa lines up in single coverage on Malcolm Kelly and boom, there's a 21 yard gain.First down on the 35. Chris Browne tripped on the 25 yard line or he would have scored. B-u-t-ful throw by Bradford to and catch by Kelly, but it's out of bounds by inches. Hartley misses a FG, his first miss in 14 tries. Hartley has missed badly on a couple of XPs this year, and that FG looked a lot like that. Tulsa ball on the 20. quarter ends with the ball on the 23.