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6:20 p.m. | Final: Oklahoma 66, Texas A&M 28
We'll have complete post-game coverage of Oklahoma's win in College Station. Thanks for staying with us this evening...

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6:18 p.m. | Two Weeks to Tech
Now, Sooner fans can sit back and watch OSU and the Red Raiders duke it out in Lubbock. OU needs Tech to win and then beat both Tech and OSU to force a three-way tie in the Big 12 South. Then, the highest-ranked team in the BCS goes to the Big 12 title game. OU has a bye to build even more anticipation for one of the biggest home games in recent memory on November 22.

6:16 p.m. | It's Blocked
LSU just blocked a point-blank field goal attempt by Alabama and the game goes to overtime, 21-21. Man, some exciting things happening ahead of the Sooners on the BCS totem pole.

6:14 p.m. | Offensive Line
ABC selects the entire Oklahoma offensive line as "Player of the Game" The Sooners piled up 329 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns. Nice job big boys up front.

6:10 p.m. | OU's Biggest Win in College Station
Oklahoma will move its mark to 17-10 all-time against Texas A&M with tonight's blowout. The Sooners have won the last six meetings including a 77-0 rout in 2003. Biggest win by far for the Sooners in College Station.

6:03 p.m. | Scores
Aggravating for the defense to play so well all game and give up a garbage touchdown late. Unfortunately in this age of the BCS, scores matter for those voters who didn't watch the game.

5:58 p.m. | Broadcasting
Come on ABC. Do you really need to be showing what Coach Patton is sketching on his board for the offensive linemen on the sideline?

5:54 p.m. | Dom & Dom'er
Dominique Franks recorded a defensive TD for the second consecutive game when he returned a botched pitch 39 yards late in the third quarter. It marked OU's first fumble recovery for a TD since Curtis Lofton did so against Missouri in 2007 and the 10th longest fumble return in program history.

5:48 p.m. | OU Shuts Down Offense
The reserves are in and A&M knows the Sooners are trying to run the ball and eat the clock. Halzle just doesn't get much of a chance.

5:39 p.m. | Penn State Undefeated No Longer
Iowa upset Penn State, 24-23, and LSU just tied it up with Alabama, 21-21, in Baton Rouge. | Check National Scores

5:29 p.m. | Time for Franks Highlight
Dominique Franks grabs the ball after "X-Factor" Frank Alexander causes the fumble. OU's defensive ends including Alexander, Alan Davis and Jeremy Beal are getting props from the ABC announcing crew in the press box.

5:22 p.m. | Iglesias: Thanks Box
Juaquin Iglesias hauls in another beautiful pass from Sam Bradford to push Oklahoma's margin to 59-14. The offense can thank Austin Box for the ball. Nice to see the linebackers getting highlights.

5:17 p.m. | Score Alerts
No. 1 Alabama leads LSU in Baton Rouge, 21-14, late in the third quarter while No. 3 Penn State is in a fight in Iowa City, clinging to a 23-21 lead against Iowa. | Check National Scores

5:15 p.m. | Kickoffs... No Thanks
Do we have to kick off? Can we just lob the ball out of bounds and let the defense have a chance?

5:11 p.m. | Brown Rumbles In, Again
The Sooners are starting to run away with this game, literally. Chris Brown rumbles in for another score. It's 52-14, OU. Oklahoma has 534 yards with eight minutes left in the the third quarter.

5:08 p.m. | Keenan Clayton
Linebacker Keenan Clayton displays his athleticism with that one-handed interception. Coach V has to be happy with that one.

5:05 p.m. | Broyles in for Six
Ryan Broyles hauls in a perfect strike from Sam Bradford to put OU up, 45-14. Empty seats becoming evident in the TV broadcast. Ed Cunningham makes an interesting observation that Sam Bradford doesn't give away anything to the DBs with his eyes. Bradford doesn't lock on to a receiver.

4:57 p.m. | More on Murray
Jack Arute reports that DeMarco Murray really wants a long rushing touchdown. Evidently Murray calls that "the big one".

4:54 p.m. | Fourth and 400
OU's 423 yards in the first half was the fourth time in the Stoops' era that it had eclipsed the 400-yard mark in a half. Two prior occurrences came last season (North Texas and Utah State) and the third this year against Kansas (419 yards). OU also rolled up 399 first half yards against Kansas State.

4:49 p.m. | 40 per Carry
Ron Franklin just asked his analyst Ed Cunningham "how do you slow Oklahoma down?" DeMarco Murray has three carries for 120 yards in the first half. I could probably give you the per-carry average but I'd have to get my calculator. Just kidding.

4:41 p.m. | Virtual Halftime
Here's a video showing the full halftime performance by the Fightin' Texas Aggie Marching Band the last time OU played A&M in College Station back during the 2006 season (plus some Allen Patrick).

Fightin' Texas Aggie Marching Band | Allen Patrick Spin

4:33 p.m. | Lull in the Game Video
Bassity responds to our call-out in the blog and provides this video nugget for your enjoyment at halftime: "Suffice to say these Texas A&M "rappers" won't be making a new celebration beat today":

Raising Up Bryan College Station

4:29 p.m. | 142-56
ABC scrolled this staggering stat as the Sooners and Aggies headed for their locker rooms at halftime: Oklahoma has outscored opponents 142-56 in the first half in the last three games.

4:24 p.m. | Hit the Corps
Jimmy Stevens nails the field goal with the Fightin' Aggie Marching Band looking on from the end zone. Can you execute an offense with no time outs better than that? Kudos to Sam and the offense.

4:18 p.m. | DeMarco Murray
We know everyone is on the edge of their seat for the weekly David Bassity "Lull in the Game" video but he just keeps plugging us interesting notes from the press box at Kyle Field: With his four catches, DeMarco Murray now has 23 receptions on the season, good for fourth all-time for receptions in a season by a running back. Quentin Griffin has the top three spots with 64 (2001), 51 (2000) and 35 (2002) catches in a single season.

4:12 p.m. | Boom!
Chris Brown strolls virtually untouched into the end zone to put the Sooners up, 35-14. Oklahoma's offense takes no prisoners.

4:12 p.m. | Receivers
Juaquin Iglesias displays his awareness and experience by stretching for that first down. Nice to see Manny Johnson back on the field again. Does Broyles remind anyone of Mark Clayton?

4:01 p.m. | Up & Down
Does it seem like OU's emotion and intensity fluctuates like the stock market as of late? A&M scores and cuts OU's lead to 28-14.

4:01 p.m. | Shadows in College Station
The shadow from the press box on the west side of Kyle Field appears to now cover the field. TV was having a hard time there for a time moving from the shadows to the sunny part of the field.

3:58 p.m. | OU vs. Tech Experience
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3:53 p.m. | Defensive Ends
Alan Davis is the third defensive end (after Frank Alexander and Jeremy Beal) that has applied obvious pressure to A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson. Nice job Colleyville, Texas. Was that an illegal forward pass or grounding?

3:50 p.m. | Intensity
Jack Arute reports that Brent Venables and the OU defensive staff have been up in the grill of the players on the sideline even though the Sooners are up, 28-7. The camera is zoomed in on Venables now and you can see his intensity. Enid linebacker Austin Box just recorded his sixth tackle of the game.

3:46 p.m. | Tigers vs. Tide
Score of interest: LSU is up, 14-7, on No. 1 Alabama in Baton Rouge in the second quarter. It's the return of former Tiger coach Nick Saban to Louisiana. Why in the world is that game not at night?

3:40 p.m. | Scoring in Flurries
Another note from OU's crack media relations staff accompanying the team in College Station: With 21 first quarter points, Oklahoma eclipsed the 20-point mark in a quarter for the 10th time this season, six of those coming in the first quarter.

3:35 p.m. | A&M's Return
Man, you just knew that OU was going to give up a big return and there it was. Texas A&M strikes for their first score of the game.

3:29 p.m. | Clapp & Gresham
Matt Clapp bulls in for his third touchdown of the season and Jermaine Gresham gets props from the announcing crew for blocking his defender into the end zone. It's 28-0, Sooners.

3:26 p.m. | Stoops to Bush
Election week coverage: ABC showed a nice shot from before the game when Coach Stoops walked across the field from the OU bench and shook hands with President George H. Bush.

3:17 p.m. | Coffin Corner
Mike Knall's first punt of the game sailed out of bounds at the Texas A&M four-yard line, Knall's 13th punt of the season to be downed inside the 20. Did you catch his interview from this week?

Mike Knall on Punting for Oklahoma

3:17 p.m. | From the Kyle Field Press Box
Quick notes from OU assistant media relations director David Bassity along with Mossman in the Kyle Field press box:

Sophomore RB DeMarco Murray recorded his fourth career receiving TD, all coming in the last three games, with a 15-yard grab with 8:05 remaining in the first quarter.

With 13:31 remaining in the first quarter, Sam Bradford picked up his fourth career rushing touchdown, all coming this year, with a bootleg from 15 yards out. The run marked a career long for Bradford whose previous long was 13 yards against Kansas.

Oklahoma marched 90 yards on four plays in its opening scoring drive. The drive marked the third of the season over 90 yards, the longest, 97, coming last week against Nebraska.

DeMarco Murray's 70-yard run early in the first quarter marked a season-long run for Oklahoma. Murray held the previous long of 49 versus Chattanooga.

3:12 p.m. | Colorado?
What state is the head ref in? He called timeout for Colorado before correcting himself with "Texas A&M". OU has the refs' heads spinning too after the start to this game.

3:11 p.m. | First Down Ovation
The Home of the 12th Man just gave the Texas A&M offense a standing ovation for the team's initial first down of the game.

3:08 p.m. | Uncle?
Cunningham makes a mention of how hard Jermaine Gresham has worked on his hands after that last catch. Then, Chris Brown rolls in for another Sooner score and Franklin says Oklahoma is making it look "more than easy". That was the 13th touchdown drive of the season for OU that took less than 60 seconds.

3:02 p.m. | Finesse and Power
Franklin and Cunningham are discussing how Oklahoma's offense is not a true spread and that the Sooners can go to a power running game when dictated by offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson.

2:58 p.m. | The Blitz is On
Oklahoma already has 121 rushing yards roughly halfway through the first quarter. The announcers are gushing about how efficient Oklahoma is in the red zone with all trips resulting in touchdowns aside from five field goals. DeMarco Murray seals the deal and OU is following this season's script with another blitzkrieg start.

2:47 p.m. | X-Factor Times Two
Defensive end Frank Alexander comes up with a big stop on second down and the other end, Jeremy Beal, pushes his blocking lineman into A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson on third down to halt the Aggies' first drive of the game. Good showing from the bookends.

2:41 p.m. | Joe Kines
ABC showed a shot of Texas A&M defensive coordinator Joe Kines after Oklahoma's opening score and we couldn't help but think of this post-game interview after Alabama's Independence Bowl win against Oklahoma State in 2006.

Joe Kines Post-Game Interview

2:41 p.m. | Murray Knocking Heads
Although that opening return was negated by a holding call, DeMarco Murray plowed the Aggie. He followed that up with a huge catch that set up Sam Bradford's run into the end zone. Ed Cunningham remarked that Murray seems to be back to his old ways.

2:37 p.m. | "Wildest Conference" Underway
ABC's sideline analyst Jack Arute is detailing OU's "X-Factor": defensive end Frank Alexander who will start in place of injured Auston English. We're about set to kick off from Kyle Field.

2:32 p.m. | Record-Setter
Ron Franklin and Ed Cunningham are discussing the Big 12 South scenarios on ABC prior to kickoff. Cunningham just said that "every time Sam Bradford comes out, he seems to set a new record."

2:24 p.m. | Following the Sooners
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2:14 p.m. | Flutie on OU
Doug Flutie on the ABC pre-game show says No. 6 Oklahoma might be the best team out there with a big schedule yet to play. The Sooners battle Texas A&M in College Station this afternoon before hosting No. 2 Texas Tech on Nov. 22 and finishing the regular season in the Bedlam Game at No. 8 Oklahoma State on Nov. 29.

11:09 a.m. | Quick Notes
View quick notes on key Sooner players courtesy OU Sr. Associate A.D. for Communications Kenny Mossman... | Full Game Notes

Sam Bradford set an OU record last Saturday night against Nebraska. He now has 31 pass completions of 40 or more yards in his career. That is two more than the previous best of 29 by Jason White.

DeMarco Murray now has scored 29 touchdowns over his first two seasons as a Sooner. That ties for the most in the first two years of an OU career ... with Adrian Peterson.

OU center Jon Cooper recorded his 100th knockdown block of the season against Nebraska last Saturday.

Junior TE Jermaine Gresham has moved into second place on Oklahoma's all-time touchdown receptions list with 21 (tied with Malcolm Kelly). He trails only former All-American Mark Clayton, who had 31 ... in four seasons.

OLB Keenan Clayton has established an Oklahoma record with five forced fumbles this season. OU ranks No. 5 nationally in turnover margin at +1.33 and has 12 takeaways in its last three games.

OLB Travis Lewis, Oklahoma's leading tackler with 93, needs just seven more stops to become only the second linebacker in school history to get 100 in his freshman season. The other was Brian Bosworth (133) in 1984.

Perhaps lost in the passing exploits of Bradford is the fact that Oklahoma has rushed for 180 or more yards in seven of nine games.

Oklahoma's first-half scoring average of 35.2 points would rank No. 23 nationally for all FBS teams in entire games. The Sooners have scored on their first possession in eight of nine games. In the lone exception, vs. Kansas, the team scored on its second possession. Three times this season, OU has scored 28 or more points in the first quarter and twice it has scored 50 or more in the first half.

10:56 a.m. | Scan of Headlines
From the Houston Chronicle: "Sooners coach Bob Stoops, despite his overall success at Oklahoma, always seems to find himself in a burner at Kyle Field. "Who hasn't had some tough times down there?" Stoops said. In 2000, OU needed a..."

From the College Station Eagle: "The Texas A&M football team has a chance to end a frustrating home season with a signature victory, but oddsmakers don't think the Aggies will even stay close to Oklahoma, much less win. Sixth-ranked Oklahoma is..."

Scan headlines this morning from newspapers in both Oklahoma and Texas as the Sooners prepare for face the Aggies at Kyle Field:
Tulsa | OKC | Norman | College Station | Houston | San Antonio

8:41 a.m. | ABC Broadcast Map
ABC released its regional coverage map for the OU-Texas A&M game. The game will be carried by affiliates throughout Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Colorado plus the majority of Arkansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Nebraska and, for some reason, Montana...

ABC Regional Coverage Map (PDF)
View which ABC stations will carry the OU-Texas A&M game at 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday...

8:36 a.m. | OU vs. Texas A&M Video
Watch game highlights from last season's OU-Texas A&M game and the classic comeback staged by the Sooners in College Station from the 2000 National Championship season:

2007 OU vs. Texas A&M Highlights
Jermaine Gresham matched a school record by catching four of Sam Bradford's five touchdown...

2000 OU at Texas A&M Highlights
Top-ranked Oklahoma rallied for 22 fourth-quarter points to silence the largest crowd ever to see...

8:32 a.m. | Oklahoma at Texas A&M
Welcome to the live SoonerSports.com Gameday Blog. Throughout the day, you can view commentary from our staff on the TV broadcast, notes from the media relations staff in the press box plus fan emails and reaction during the game.

Oklahoma plays the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field in College Station beginning at 2:30 p.m. Central on Saturday. ABC has the regional telecast.

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