OU rolls past Texas Tech in Lubbock; Tulsa hangs on against Marshall

By Staff Reports
Friday, October 05, 2012
10/06/12 at 6:25 PM

Find OU and TU game reports and analysis.

OKLAHOMA 41, TEXAS TECH 20
Oklahoma scored 27 straight points in the second and third quarters to blow open a close game and beat Texas Tech 41-20 on Saturday.

The 17th-ranked Sooners exorcised nine years of frustration in Lubbock, winning for the first time at Jones Stadium since 2003.

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TULSA 45, MARSHALL 38
Tulsa made two fourth-down stands in the game's final four minutes to hold onto a 45-38 win over Marshall on Saturday afternoon.

The Golden Hurricane's Marco Nelson broke up a Rakeem Cato pass on fourth-and-7 from the Tulsa 17 with less than a minute left to allow his team to hang on for a wild victory.

One series earlier, Tulsa's Lowell Rose broke up a Cato pass attempt on a fourth-and-5 play from the Golden Hurricane 16.

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Associated Images:

OU receiver Justin Brown makes a catch for a touchdown against Texas Tech's D.J. Johnson and Cornelius Douglas in Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World

Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones looks to pass against Kansas State two weeks ago. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World