Defense Wins Championships . . . But An Offense Helps

Is OU that bad? Or is Texas that good?
Yes.
Texas ended its losing streak to the Sooners with a 45-12 rout of Oklahoma Saturday (Oct. 8) at the Cotton Bowl.
Oklahoma's defensive secondary was battered by Texas quarterback Vincent Young. Besides giving up the big 80-yard run by Jamaal Charles, OU's run defense wasn't bad.
OU held Young to 45 yards (below his average of 77). Charles ended up with 116 yards thanks to his big run.
The secondary seemed to struggle (especially when they played zone defense). Young was 14-of-27 with 241 yards and 3 touchdowns. (In the first four games, Young had only thrown 7 touchdown passes.)
The OU defense didn't receive any help from the OU offense. With Adrian Peterson playing very little (3 carries, 10 yards) because of high ankle sprain, redshirt freshman Rhett Bomar (right) could not get the Sooner offense out of first gear.
Will Texas play USC for the title game? Probably.
Will Texas beat USC? Maybe.
Hopefully the Sooners will continue to improve and win a bowl game. All is not lost in Norman. Remember that, Sooner fans.