Oklahoma Sooners fall to .500, Missouri as turnovers lift Tigers

by Junna Base November 10, 2024

UPDATE: The Oklahoma Sooners suffered a 30-23 loss Saturday night against the Missouri Tigers in Week 11 of the college football season.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Looking to keep up their recent offensive improvement and earn bowl eligibility, OU takes on Missouri at 6:45 p.m. Saturday at Faurot Field.

The Sooners will be without running back Jovantae Barnes but hope to get wide receivers Jalil Farooq and Deion Burks back, while the Tigers will be without starting quarterback Brady Cook.

OU’s offense has had a bit of life injected into it since Joe Jon Finley was elevated to call plays following the firing of Seth Littrell.

Missouri is coming off a bye week. Before that, the Tigers (6-2, 2-2 SEC) lost to Alabama, 34-0.

The Sooners (5-4, 1-4) are coming off a 59-14 win over Maine.

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□	1	2	3	4	F
OKLAHOMA	0	9	0	14	—	23
MISSOURI	0	3	7	20	—	30

The Sooners fall to 5-5 overall and 1-5 in SEC play.

After a bye week, the Sooners host Alabama on Nov. 23 and finish at LSU on Nov. 30.

—Jeff Patterson, Staff writer

Zion Young returned a Jackson Arnold fumble 17 yards for the touchdown.

Just like that, it’s Mizzou 30-23.

Just a total disaster in Columbia.

—Jeff Patterson, Staff writer

Drew Pyne led the Tigers 75 yards down the field, finding former Sooner Theo Wease Jr. for a 10-yard touchdown pass to tie it up with 1:03 left.

—Jeff Patterson, Staff writer

Billy Bowman scooped up a Jamal Roberts fumble and ran it back 43 yards for the go-ahead touchdown.

It’s Sooners 23, Tigers 16.

—Jeff Patterson, Staff writer

It was Xavier Robinson’s drive, but Jackson Arnold’s finish.

Robinson, the Carl Albert alum, had seven carries for 48 yards and a 7-yard catch on the drive.

Fellow running back Taylor Tatum capped the drive with an 18-yard TD pass to quarterback Jackson Arnold.

Buckle up for a fun finish.

—Jeff Patterson, Staff writer

The Tigers capped a nine-play, 30-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown pass from Drew Pyne to Brett Norfleet.

Blake Craig missed the point-after attempt.

—Jeff Patterson, Staff writer

The Sooners’ drive to begin the fourth quarter lasted three plays.

Quarterback Jackson Arnold rushed up the middle for four yards and completed a four-yard pass to Bauer Sharp before Deion Burks fumbled on the next play.

The Sooners have turned the ball over three times and now hold a -9 turnover margin in SEC play.

—Colton Sulley, Staff writer

The Sooners’ defense bounced back after allowing a touchdown.

Missouri was forced to punt from inside their own 20, giving the Sooners a chance to flip the field.

But Tigers’ punter Luke Bauer dropped in a 61-yard punt to pin the Sooners deep, then OU was called for two penalties on the punt to give the Sooners the ball at their own 10 to start the fourth quarter.

The teams have combined for just 311 yards of total offense.

—Ryan Aber, Staff writer

OU couldn’t answer Missouri’s touchdown.

After the Sooners were originally awarded a first down, replay review overturned Jacob Jordan’s apparent catch to an incomplete pass and OU was forced to punt.

Luke Elzinga dropped the punt inside the Missouri 10, giving the Tigers the ball at their own 6.

Jackson Arnold is 9 of 17 for 47 yards.

—Ryan Aber, Staff writer

Theo Wease Jr. — a former OU standout receiver — caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Drew Pyne to put Missouri ahead for the first time.

The Tigers used up 6:34 in their 12-play, 59-yard touchdown drive.

Missouri is now outgaining OU 151-130.

Wease has two catches for 32 yards.

—Ryan Aber, Staff writer

Freshman running back Taylor Tatum was stopped for a loss on fourth-and-1, giving Missouri the ball back near midfield early in the third quarter.

The Sooners have just 44 rushing yards, averaging 2.2 yards per carry.

—Ryan Aber, Staff writer

OU’s defense held Missouri to a three-and-out to start the second half, keeping up their strong performance from the first half.

The Sooners will start their first drive of the half in Missouri territory after the Tigers were called for kick-catch interference on the punt.

—Ryan Aber, Staff writer

Zach Schmit hit a 56-yard field goal as time expired to extend OU’s lead going into halftime.

Schmit has hit three field goals in the game, but the final one was his biggest.

The clock looked like it had expired just before as Deion Burks pulled in a 14-yard catch with time running down.

But officials ruled the Sooners had called timeout before the clock expired, giving the Sooners the chance to kick a field goal with Schmit.

The field goal was tied for the third-longest in OU history. Tony DiRienzo holds the OU record with a 60-yarder.

The Sooners are outgaining the Tigers 122-88.

—Ryan Aber, Staff writer

OU’s defense couldn’t get the ball back to its offense for another extended try before the half.

But still, the Sooners did their job with a stop in likely their final defensive stand of the first half.

Missouri mostly kept the ball on the ground, and was forced to punt with 22 seconds left before halftime as boos rained down from some Missouri fans frustrated by the lack of offense.

The Sooners had the ball back with 10 seconds remaining from their OU 34, but a late hit penalty moved the ball near midfield.

—Ryan Aber, Staff writer

After hitting field goals on back-to-back drives, OU’s offense went nowhere late in the second quarter.

The Sooners went three-and-out, punting the ball back to the Tigers with 2:02 remaining.

Jackson Arnold is 6 for 11 for 30 yards with 10 carries for 20 yards.

—Ryan Aber, Staff writer

OU’s defense came up with a big stop once again.

But this time, the Tigers came away with points.

After the Sooners’ second turnover of the game gave the Tigers the ball at the OU 28, and Drew Pyne hit former Sooners’ wide receiver Theo Wease for a 19-yard gain on the first play of the drive, OU’s defense bowed up and held the Tigers to a 25-yard field goal.

—Ryan Aber, Staff writer

For the fourth consecutive drive to start Saturday’s game, OU’s defense quickly got off the field.

The Tigers had to punt for the third time in four drives, but Peyton Bowen couldn’t handle the punt, and the Sooners’ defense will have to step up once again as the Tigers got the ball back inside the OU 30.

—Ryan Aber, Staff writer

Zach Schmit hit a 35-yard field goal, his second field goal of the game, to extend OU’s lead.

Jackson Arnold 20-yard gain on the second play of the drive put the Sooners in field-goal range.

Schmit is now 6 of 6 on field goals this season.

OU is outgaining the Tigers 104-24.

—Ryan Aber, Staff writer

Billy Bowman delivered a lick to Luther Burden III near the sidelines, stopping Burden just short of first down on fourth-and-1 to give the Sooners the ball in Missouri territory.

Eli Bowen nearly had Burden deep in the backfield but the Tigers’ star wide receiver escaped Bowen’s grasp and looked headed toward a first down until Bowman knocked him backwards.

The Tigers have just 24 yards of offense.

—Ryan Aber, Staff writer

OU is pulling out the stops to get bowl eligible.

Brent Venables dialed up a fake punt on fourth-and-6 near midfield and Luke Elzinga’s floater of a pass found Bauer Sharp for a long gain.

Elzinga took the snap and immediately ran toward the line of scrimmage. But before he got there, Elzinga elevated and floated a pass over the defensive front, finding Sharp, who turned upfield for a huge gain of 43 yards.

Sharp hurdled a defender at the end of the play to give OU first-and-goal from the 10.

But after that, OU’s momentum stalled thanks to back-to-back Missouri sacks of Jackson Arnold.

Zach Schmit began the second quarter with a 40-yard field goal to put the Sooners ahead.

The Sooners are outgaining the Tigers 77-5.

—Ryan Aber, Staff writer

OU’s defense continues to show strong against Missouri backup quarterback Drew Pyne.

After the Sooners turned the ball over, the defense allowed one first down before stopping the Tigers and forcing a second consecutive punt.

Pyne is 3 for 3 passing, but for minus-4 yards.

—Ryan Aber, Staff writer

Jackson Arnold has mostly taken care of the football since he returned as OU’s quarterback.

But Arnold is struggling in that regard early against Missouri, fumbling twice on the Sooners’ first two drives.

This time, Arnold lost it, giving Missouri the ball back near midfield after the fumble ended. OU’s second offensive drive.

—Ryan Aber, Staff writer

OU’s first defensive drive was a success.

Missouri went three-and-out on its opening drive, thanks to a pair of tackles from defensive end Ethan Downs.

Downs missed last week’s win over Maine due to injury.

Missouri quarterback Drew Pyne completed his only pass on the drive, for a loss of six yards.

—Ryan Aber, Staff writer

Deion Burks and Jalil Farooq are back.

OU’s first offensive drive against Missouri didn’t last long — thanks in part to a third-down fumble by Jackson Arnold — but at least the Sooners got two of their wide receivers back.

OU converted on third down initially, but back-to-back incompletions after that put the Sooners behind the chains and then Arnold lost control of the football while rolling out on third down.

Arnold was able to jump on the ball to prevent disaster but Luke Elzinga was forced to punt.

—Ryan Aber, Staff writer

It appears as if OU will start the same offensive line grouping for the second consecutive week.

While tackle Michael Tarquin was listed as a game-time decision in the final SEC availability report, it appears as if he will not go — at least initially.

Instead, Spencer Brown appears set to make his second consecutive start at right tackle, with Logan Howland on the left side, Heath Ozaeta and Febechi Nwaiwu at guards and Troy Everett at center.

Receivers Jalil Farooq and Deion Burks are set to make their returns after lengthy absences, while Missouri will be without quarterback Brady Cook. Cayden Green, who played for OU last season, will play.

—Ryan Aber, Staff writer

OU wide receivers Deion Burks and Jalil Farooq will make their much-anticipated returns Saturday.

The Sooners’ receivers will be available against Missouri after being left off the SEC’s pregame injury report. Burks returns after suffering a soft tissue injury against Tennessee and Farooq is back after breaking his foot in OU’s season-opener.

Running back Jovantae Barnes, who was probable on Friday’s availability report, will not be available on Saturday. Running back Gavin Sawchuk and offensive lineman Michael Tarquin are listed as game time decisions to play against the Tigers.

Missouri running back Nate Noel, who was probable on Friday’s injury report, is available.

The Sooners and Tigers kick at 6:45 p.m. on SEC Network.

—Colton Sulley, Staff writer

OU vs Missouri time today

Date: Saturday, Nov. 9
Time: 6:45 p.m.
Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

What channel is OU vs Missouri game on today?

TV channel: SEC Network
Streaming: Fubo (free trial)
Radio: 107.7-FM KRXO

Oklahoma vs Missouri will broadcast on ESPN’s SEC Network in Week 11 of the 2024 college football season. Tom Hart (play-by-play) and Jordan Rodgers (analyst) will call the game from the booth at Memorial Stadium, with Cole Cubelic reporting from the sidelines. Streaming options for the game include ESPN+ and Fubo, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.

OU vs Missouri history

Series record: OU leads, 67-24-5
OU’s last win: Sept. 24, 2011 (38-28)
Missouri’s last win: Oct. 23, 2010 (36-27)

OU vs Missouri predictions

Here’s a look at some of The Oklahoman‘s staff predictions for the game:

Ryan Aber, OU beat writer

OU 27, Missouri 24

LIFTING THE BURDEN

With Brady Cook out for Missouri, Sooners’ defense slows down Luther Burden, breaks through for sixth win, bowl eligibility.

Joe Mussatto, columnist

Missouri 21, OU 16

GUTTER BALL

OU’s hopes of making a bowl take major hit with loss at Mizzou. Sooners fall to 1-5 in SEC play.

Colton Sulley, OU beat writer

MIZZOU ESCAPES

Missouri 27, OU 24

The Tigers’ offense led by Luther Burden and Theo Wease proves too much. This one will come down to Brady Cook, Deion Burks and Jalil Farooq’s statuses but I give Mizzou the edge at home.

OU vs Missouri betting odds

Game lines and odds from BetMGM as of Saturday:

Spread: OU by 3
Over/under: 42/5
Moneyline: OU -150, Missouri +125

OU vs Missouri injury updates

OU will be without running back Jovantae Barnes, who ran for more than 200 yards last week.

Instead, the Sooners figure to use freshman Taylor Tatum and Gavin Sawchuk, should he be able to play.

OU hopes to get wide receivers Jalil Farooq and Deion Burks back after lengthy injuries. Farooq hasn’t played since the season opener while Burks hasn’t played since being injured in the Sept. 21 loss to Tennessee.

The Tigers will be without starting quarterback Brady Cook while running back Nate Noel is listed as probable.

OU vs Missouri weather update

According to the National Weather Service, the temperature is expected to be approximately 58 degrees at kickoff, with a 7 mph win out of the southeast.

There is an 11% chance of precipitation.

OU football 2024 schedule

All times are Central Standard Time

Friday, Aug. 30: Oklahoma 51, Temple 3
Saturday, Sept. 7: Oklahoma 16, Houston 12
Saturday, Sept. 14: Oklahoma 34, Tulane 19
Saturday, Sept. 21: Tennessee 25, Oklahoma 15
Saturday, Sept. 28: Oklahoma 27, Auburn 21
Saturday, Oct. 12: Texas 34, Oklahoma 3
Saturday, Oct. 19: South Carolina 35, Oklahoma 9
Saturday, Oct. 26: Ole Miss 26, Oklahoma 14
Saturday, Nov. 2: Oklahoma 59, Maine 14
Saturday, Nov. 9: at Missouri at 6:45 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 23: vs. Alabama at TBD
Saturday, Nov. 30: at LSU at TBD

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Missouri football 2024 schedule

Thursday, Aug. 29: Missouri 51, Murray State 0
Saturday, Sept. 7: Missouri 38, Buffalo 0
Saturday, Sept. 14: Missouri 27, Boston College 21
Saturday, Sept. 21: Missouri 30, Vanderbilt 27 OT
Saturday, Oct. 5: Texas A&M 41, Missouri 10
Saturday, Oct. 12: Missouri 45, UMass 3
Saturday, Oct. 19: Missouri 21, Auburn 17
Saturday, Oct. 26: Alabama 34, Missouri 0
Saturday, Nov. 9: vs. Oklahoma at 6:45 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 16: at South Carolina at 3:15 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 23: at Mississippi State at TBD
Saturday, Nov. 30: vs. Arkansas at TBD

OU football news

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