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Sun September 10, 2006

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Officials get it right

Though they appeared confused at the time, the officiating crew made the correct call on the Oklahoma kickoff which came to a stop in the end zone and then was recovered by the Sooners.


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Oklahoma was not credited with a touchdown because, as the rule states, the ball should have been ruled dead and called a touchback when it came to a stop.

Section 1, Article 3, Rule F reads that a live ball becomes dead: “When a free kick, scrimmage kick or any other loose ball comes to rest and no player attempts to secure it.”

A new rule this season contributed to the Huskies getting the ball at the 25-yard line after that play.

In hopes of avoiding unnecessary re-kicks, the rule allows the receiving team the choice of a re-kick or to add five yards to the end of the play when the kicking team was called for offsides.

That rule came into play in the second quarter as well, when Washington was flagged for offsides.

  • Douglas’ big day: Washington punter Sean Douglas booted an 81-yarder in the third quarter.

    It wasn’t a school record, because in the first quarter, Douglas kicked an 82-yarder that set the Washington record.

    Douglas finished with a 56-yard average on five punts.

  • Varying formations: The OU offense showed a few new formations early Saturday.

    The Sooners opened the game in a five-receiver, shotgun formation with tight end Joe Jon Finley and running back Adrian Peterson among the receivers.

    A four-wide set featured Finley out wide with fellow tight end Jermaine Gresham in the slot.

    Another tight end, Brody Eldridge, lined up at fullback in the I-formation.

    The five-wide set appeared throughout the day.

  • Happy birthday, Bob: The Sooners are now 2-0 on Bob Stoops’ birthday.

    The Oklahoma coach turned 46 Saturday.

    The only other time OU played on Stoops’ birthday was in the championship season of 2000. They defeated Arkansas State 45-7.

  • Booing Bomar: OU fans finally got the opportunity to collectively boo Bomar.

    Of course, it wasn’t ex-Sooner quarterback Rhett Bomar.

    Washington starting linebacker Tahj Bomar was booed every time his name was called over the loudspeaker.

    “The first couple tackles, I didn’t hear it,” senior Tahj Bomar said

    “After about four tackles, I remembered they had a quarterback that got kicked out.

    “I just had a little chuckle in the huddle.”

  • Pony wreck: Unlike the infamous 1985 Orange Bowl meeting between OU and Washington, the Sooner Schooner had no troubles traversing the field Saturday.

    But another OU mascot, one of the humans with a big, fuzzy pony head, took out an OU cheerleader who was performing flips across the field after the Sooners scored their first touchdown of the second half.

    The mascot unknowingly walked into the cheerleader’s path, knocking her out of the air in mid-flip.

    Both cheerleader and pony walked away uninjured.

    By Scott Wright

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