Oklahoma briefly bench Caleb Williams for Spencer Rattler in Baylor loss | Top stories

Oklahoma can’t seem to find the answer to the quarterback.

The Sooners started the season with Spencer Rattler, a pre-season favorite for the Heisman Trophy. Then he struggled and they brought in Caleb Williams, a five-star freshman, who inserted his name into the Heisman race with a series of solid performances. On Saturday, the Oklahoma No.8 returned straight to Rattler after Williams battled No.13 Baylor in the third quarter.

Rattler started his afternoon lifting a 50/50 deep ball that wasn’t caught, and came out three in his first practice as Oklahoma continued to follow Baylor 10-7. Baylor scored the next drive to make it a 17-7 game. Rattler lasted two sets, both of which ended in punters, before Oklahoma returned to Williams.

Baylor won the game 27-14, handing the Sooners their first loss of the season and dealing a blow to their hopes of playing in the college football playoffs.

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The struggles started in the first half as Williams threw an interception and could only lead Oklahoma with one touchdown. Just before the end of the first half, he also had his pitching hand stomped on after a rushed attempt.

The second half was not much better. Oklahoma’s first half-time practice ended with a broken play and Williams threw an interception as he attempted to throw the ball out of bounds. The next practice, Williams made only one of two passing attempts and was sacked twice, including once for an 11-yard loss on another stalled play that resulted in a 4th and 35 and forced the team on punt.

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When Williams was on the bench, he had completed just 8 of 17 passes for 84 yards without touchdown and two picks. He ran nine times for five yards, including one score.

Williams came back with 3:57 to go after Rattler went 4 for 6 with 36 yards. He then led the team 75 yards, ending with a Kennedy Brooks touchdown to make it a 24-14 game with 2:26 remaining.

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Williams first stepped into the starting role for Oklahoma when Rattler was placed against Texas in the Red River showdown on October 9. -17 game. Williams came in and led the Sooners to a comeback, completing 16 of 25 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns.

During the year, Williams completed 68.8% of his passes for 1,335 yards with 14 touchdowns and three interceptions, while Rattler completed 74.7% of his passes for 1,474 yards with 11 touchdowns and five picks. .