![]() They're a talented ball club and well-coached, and we showed that we're talented as well."Īfter a 15-play, 72-yard drive, Andrew Glass gave the Golden Flashes a 3-0 lead, kicking a 37-yard field goal with 8:27 left in the second quarter. The game got away from us against a really talented team … and you can't put yourself in that position. "We gave up some explosive plays to start the second half and turnovers proved costly. It was obviously a game of two halves there," Kent State coach Sean Lewis said. "I thought our kids played relentlessly hard in the first half. To that point, Kent State had converted on six of 11 3rd-down attempts and owned a two-to-one edge in time of possession. The Golden Flashes had 11 first downs to Oklahoma's seven and limited the Sooners to only 7 rushing yards before halftime. Kent State played the Sooners on even terms in the first half and Oklahoma was fortunate to be ahead 7-3. The Golden Flashes lost their opener at Washington and will visit No. I'm glad that that happened."Ĭollin Schlee passed for 131 yards and rushed for 55 yards for Kent State, which is the only Football Bowl Subdivision team this season playing three nonconference games against opponents from Power 5 conferences. There's not going to be change and development and improvement without a challenge. "I was hopeful for some strain and a challenge. ![]() We were really prepared for exactly what happened. "As I told (the team) at halftime, there's nothing less important than the score at halftime. "We faced some good adversity tonight," Brent Venables said after winning his second game in two tries as Oklahoma's coach. That helped the Sooners move to 4-0 against current Mid-American Conference teams. Oklahoma was scoreless and trailed Kent State (0-2) as late as the final minute of the first half before Mims played key roles on touchdown drives to end the half and start the second. Oklahoma (2-0) has won 11 straight home games and 29 of its last 30. ![]() 7 Oklahoma overcome a slow start in a 33-3 victory over Kent State on Saturday night.ĭillon Gabriel completed 21 of 28 passes for 296 yards and three touchdowns, and the Sooners finished with 430 yards of offense. (AP) - Marvin Mims caught seven passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns to help No. ![]()
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