Oklahoma Football: 3 takeaways from comeback win at Kansas

Oct 23, 2021; Lawrence, Kansas, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Caleb Williams (13) reacts after a play against the Kansas Jayhawks during the first half at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 23, 2021; Lawrence, Kansas, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Caleb Williams (13) reacts after a play against the Kansas Jayhawks during the first half at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 23, 2021; Lawrence, Kansas, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Caleb Williams (13) runs against the Kansas Jayhawks during the first half at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 23, 2021; Lawrence, Kansas, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Caleb Williams (13) runs against the Kansas Jayhawks during the first half at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Caleb Williams is that dude

In the first half, I wondered to myself if we would see Spencer Rattler. Caleb Williams was struggling and the Sooners were shut out in the first half for the first time since 2014.

The start Oklahoma and Williams had against Kansas was just a disaster. It truly was the worst-case scenario for Lincoln Riley and the Sooners.

You could almost hear the groans about the quarterback position from Norman, but Williams got serious in the second half and became that dude. He turned into the running back we saw in the second half of the Texas game and engineered a comeback.

The play of the game that really opened some eyes was what looked like a fourth-down stop by Kansas to get the ball back in Oklahoma territory, but Williams took the ball out of Kennedy Brooks’ hands and picked up the first down. This essentially iced the game.

Williams finished the game with 178 passing yards and two touchdowns on 15-of-20 completions as well as 68 rushing yards and a touchdown. He’s that dude.

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