Oklahoma Football: 3 takeaways from blowout win over Oklahoma State

Oklahoma football dominated its in-state rival Oklahoma State en route to a 41-13 victory. What do their Big 12 title hopes look like?

Bedlam came a bit early this year, but in tune with most years there was no shortage of fireworks. Unfortunately, they were all red fireworks instead of orange.

Oklahoma got off to a great start by putting up points in just 2:23 of game time. Rhamondre Stevenson kicked off Bedlam by taking a short pass and turning into 45 yards, putting Oklahoma in great field position. One sidestep from Spencer Rattler later and the Sooners took the lead.

Oklahoma was able to capitalize on a stale Oklahoma State offense, taking an early 21-0 lead after a Spencer Sanders interception. Things only got worse for the Cowboys as Sanders would leave the game the next drive with an injury.

Shane Illingworth stepped in but him and the rest of the Cowboys’ offense struggled to pick up any type of momentum. Oklahoma State did cut the deficit to 14 going into the second half, but were hanging on by a thread.

A lot of the second half was a stalemate for both teams, but it did allow Oklahoma to show off this trick play that helped extend the lead. In the end, Oklahoma controlled the tempo and were able to play comfortably off of the early jumpstart. With this game in the books, Oklahoma has now scored 40 or more points in five of their eight games this season.

Now that Bedlam is in the rear view mirror, what did we learn from both teams?