OU football film study: Sooners still struggling to close out games

In Mike Baldwin's weekly OU football film study, he shows why the offense and defense are to blame for the Sooners' late-game struggles.

 
By Mike Baldwin | Modified: October 6, 2010 at 10:15 am | Published: October 5, 2010   

With Oklahoma leading Texas by 11 points on Saturday, ABC sideline reporter Holly Rowe said Sooner coach Bob Stoops challenged his players to finish strong, asking the defense to blank the Longhorns in the fourth quarter.

photo - Oklahoma's Travis Lewis (28) salutes the fans as he carries the Golden Hat Trophy while walking off the filed after the Sooners' 28-20 win over Texas in the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University of Texas Longhorns (UT) at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, in Dallas, Texas. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman
Oklahoma's Travis Lewis (28) salutes the fans as he carries the Golden Hat Trophy while walking off the filed after the Sooners' 28-20 win over Texas in the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University of Texas Longhorns (UT) at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, in Dallas, Texas. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman

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Stoops' talk, however, didn't change OU's 2010 trend of shaky finishes.

After watching film of the Sooners' 28-20 win over Texas, a season-long theme continued Saturday in the Cotton...
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