Spencer Rattler, No. 4 Oklahoma Avoid WVU's Upset Bid On Gabe Brkic's GW FG 토토사이트
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It was difficult, however No. 4 Oklahoma proceeded with its ideal beginning to the 2021 season on Saturday night, overcoming West Virginia 16-13.
Quarterback Spencer Rattler battled for a significant part of the game, wrapping up with 256 yards, one score, and one block attempt. He came through on the game's last drive, notwithstanding, finishing every one of the six of his passes and setting up Gabe Brkic for the match dominating field objective as time terminated.
The two groups exchanged scores on their initial drives, however the remainder of the game was a guarded battle. The Mountaineers' quick, assaulting protection caused problems for Rattler, and they went into halftime of this game up 10-7 and having held the Sooners to only 91 yards of complete offense.
With the offense faltering, Oklahoma's protection stood its ground. West Virginia was held to only one field objective in the subsequent half. An awful snap late in the final quarter demolished a possibility at a second field objective and set Rattler in place to walk his group down the field for the success. Oklahoma oversaw 313 yards of complete offense, while West Virginia set up 246.
Oklahoma (4-0) has now dominated nine straight matches against West Virginia (2-2) and stays tied on the Big-12 standings with Baylor and Oklahoma State.
Prominent Game Stats
Spencer Rattler (OU): 26-36,256 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Michael Woods II (OU): 8 gatherings, 86 yards
Delarrin Turner-Yell (OU): 8 handles, 1 INT
Jarret Doege (WVU): 20-29, 160 yards, 1 INT
Bryce Ford-Wheaton (WVU): 8 gatherings, 93 yards
Taijh Alston (WVU): 4 handles, 2 sacks
Rattler Struggles in the Spotlight
Subsequent to tossing for 28 scores and only seven picks as a green bean last year, Rattler was tipped as a potential Heisman up-and-comer this season. Up until now, he's attempting to satisfy everyone's expectations.
All that seemed, by all accounts, to be good to go on the primary drive, with Rattler walking down the field and discovering Austin Stogner for a five-yard score to tie the game at seven each.
The remainder of the half was a wreck for the Sooners offense. They ran only 14 plays on their next four drives. Three finished in dropkicks, and one more was stopped when Rattler tossed into inclusion, and Jackie Matthews thought of a gymnastic block attempt.
Following the pick, baffled Oklahoma fans could be heard calling for genuine green bean Caleb Williams to supplant Rattler.
The subsequent half wasn't vastly improved for Rattler. He confronted steady strain and couldn't make large plays in third-down circumstances. Two promising drives faltered out and finished in field objectives. Rattler additionally neglected to make plays with his legs, as he got done with zero yards on nine conveys.
Surprisingly, Rattler showed a lot of self-control on the keep going drive, what began his own eight-yard line. He serenely took what the safeguard gave him and set Brkic in place to dominate the match on a chip shot.
Outside of the Western Carolina victory, Rattler has tossed for only three scores against three interferences. Lead trainer Lincoln Riley might be enticed to work in Williams, as his double danger capacities carry an alternate measurement to a striving offense.
West Virginia's Two-QB System Lets Down Valiant Defensive Effort
West Virginia's offense didn't do quite a bit significant in this game. Its best drive was seemingly its initial one, a 17-play long distance race that finished in a short score run by quarterback Garrett Greene.
Greene and Jarret Doege were trading all through the game all through, with the last getting the vast majority of the snaps. Neither one of the players had the option to get the offense in a mood, and Doege tossed a capture in the primary half. Late, the trading demonstrated heartbreaking.
Tied at 13 with a little more than five minutes staying, the Mountaineers had consecutive miscues from the middle that demolished a lengthy drive. The previously was an illicit technique with Greene in the backfield, and afterward Doege came in and wasn't prepared for a snap that wound up losing the group 21 yards and removing them from field-objective position. The Mountaineers had to dropkick, and the Sooners dominated the match on the following drive.
It's a disgrace that the offense's appalling play demolished a possibility at a significant bombshell. The Mountaineers' front seven was persistent all through, safeguarding both the run and the pass well. They fired Rattler multiple times and held the Sooners to only 57 hurrying yards. Regardless of the intense misfortune, the nation's top red-zone protection demonstrated it could deal with business similarly too outside the 20-yard line.