OU coach Bob Stoops says he played the percentages against Baylor
OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL — Oklahoma's coach says he was ‘playing to win' by calling a timeout late in a loss to the Bears.
NORMAN — Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said he was playing the percentages when asked at his weekly press luncheon about calling timeout with 46 seconds left on Saturday at Baylor.
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After the Bears ran the ball up the middle on first down for four yards, content to run out the clock and head to overtime, Stoops' plan was to get a defensive stop, force Baylor to punt and the Sooners would drive for a game-winning field goal.
“I was playing to win,” Stoops said. “They were on their own 20. We have the wind, they're against it. To me, that's a 15-yard swing. Michael (Hunnicutt) made a 53-yarder with the wind at Kansas State, a similar type wind.
“We just stopped them two straight series. They didn't have any timeouts. I felt if we could get a stop we could get field position and have a chance for a field goal. Landry (Jones) had been hot. I felt even if they were able to get a first down there wouldn't be enough time.”
After the timeout, the Bears changed strategies.
Quarterback Robert Griffin dropped back to pass, then scrambled for 22 yards.
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