OU quoteboard: No excuses from Sooner coaches, players

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OU defensive tackle Gerald McCoy: "We make no excuses. Landry (Jones) played well. He came in and stepped in when Sam went down. He did a good job. Our team is not about making excuses. When someone goes down, that's when we have players step. We played well, but sometimes we just don't come out on top."

OU quarterback Landry Jones: * "It feels like the BYU game where we came up short and lost. It's a pretty terrible feeling, but come Monday we have to forget about it and move on."

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