Sooners head coach Brent Venables was left with just a few words after the play that changed the entire game
The Oklahoma Sooners are 4-1 when they really shouldn't be. I mean, let's be honest — this team's offense and injuries should have them sitting at 3-2. But, as we always say, a win is a win. They have found ways to win, even if they are ugly. Sure, they should be 3-2, or maybe […]
The Oklahoma Sooners are 4-1 when they really shouldn't be. I mean, let's be honest — this team's offense and injuries should have them sitting at 3-2. But, as we always say, a win is a win. They have found ways to win, even if they are ugly. Sure, they should be 3-2, or maybe even worse, but they aren't, because they do what good teams do — find ways to win.
We saw that on Saturday, where a team who needed to get their first SEC win, did in a magical fourth quarter. And, they did it on the heels of both sides making plays in the fourth quarter. By this time, we are accustomed to the team only having the defense to lean on in that situation. But, the offense made some nice plays as well.
Michael Hawkins threw a dime to J.J. Hester. Javantae Barnes had some nice runs, and of course, Hawkins' two-point conversion where he went airborne was pretty cool to see, too.
However, once again, the defense made the one play that really changed everything around. That play was none other than the pick-six by linebacker Kip Lewis, who left his head coach nearly speechless after the game.
“What a freaking play,” head coach Brent Venables said to start his postgame press conference after the game.
Lewis returned an interception 63 yards for a touchdown. As a linebacker, that's a pretty far way back to the end zone. In fact, that's the fourth-longest pick-six by a linebacker in Sooners' history.
“I was just trying to get my breath back and finish the game,” Lewis said of his game-changing interception. “I knew that we still had to go back out there and finish it off.”
Lewis was great all game long, but the fact that he showed up when he was needed most, says everything you need to know about the type of player he is. And, it's not often you leave a defensive head coach in Venables, who has seen it all, with just a few words after your heroics.
Lewis made a play that fans will remember forever, in their first-ever SEC win.
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