OU-TCU: Q1 report

Oklahoma Sooners-TCU Horned Frogs, first quarter report

John E. Hoover | Oct 24, 2020

OU-TCU: Q1 report /

Oklahoma 10, TCU 0

FORT WORTH — Oklahoma got off to another strong start on Saturday morning at TCU.

Quarterback Spencer Rattler hit two deep throws to Seth McGowan and Theo Wease to set up two scores and stake the Sooners to a 10-0 early lead.

T.J. Pledger powered through two tacklers on his way to a 12-yard touchdown run, and Gabe Brkic — who missed his last kick, a 31-yard game-winner against Texas — drilled a 40-yard field goal right down the middle.

McGowan caught a 43-yard deep ball from Rattler on a wheel route to set up Pledger’s TD, and Wease brought down a bomb over the middle to set up the field goal.

The Sooner defense also finished the quarter strong, forcing a three-and-out — TCU’s third punt of the day so far.

OU (2-2) came in having won six in a row against the Horned Frogs (1-2).

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Published Oct 24, 2020

JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.