After Oklahoma's 17-16 victory over Texas A&M, it was announced that the Sooners' final home game of the season, next Saturday against Texas Tech, will be a 6 p.m. kickoff.
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Fox Sports Southwest will broadcast the game.
• Lots of company: Tailback Allen Patrick rushed for 101 yards in the first quarter, the 46th time in OU history a player has reached 100 yards in a quarter.
He had 101 yards in the first quarter Saturday night, which ranks No. 39 on the all-time list.
Adrian Peterson holds the Sooner record for most yards in a quarter with 161 against Oklahoma State in 2004.
Patrick had 132 yards at halftime, the second-best by an OU back in the first half since the inception of the Big 12 Conference in 1996 and the best against a conference opponent.
Quentin Griffin rushed for 155 yards in the first half against Tulsa in 2002.
Patrick has rushed for at least 100 yards in each of his three starts since Peterson was injured.
OU has had a player rush for 100 yards or more in 15 straight games.
• Run of the year: Patrick performed what might have been the Sooners' most impressive play of the season late in the third quarter.
He went through the line, popped outside to the right, spun between three would-be tacklers at the A&M 40-yard line, then stopped and ran past another defender at the 15.
The 78-yard touchdown was nullified by a holding penalty. Patrick was credited with an 18-yard run.
After the 10-yard penalty was walked off, the Sooners faced first-and-two, which they converted.
• Harris situation: OU defensive back Nic Harris was flagged for taunting after tackling Texas A&M's Martellus Bennett in the first quarter.
Harris stood over Bennett and made a ripping gesture with his arms. Coach Bob Stoops was quick to get in the face of Harris when he came to the sideline after the play.
The penalty, coupled with a late-hit penalty on linebacker Curtis Lofton on the next play, kept alive an Aggies' touchdown drive.
Late in the first half, Harris made another big tackle on Chad Schroeder for an eight-yard loss. Teammate Larry Birdine immediately grabbed Harris and escorted him toward the sideline.
• Better numbers: Texas A&M quarterback Stephen McGee had more success throwing the ball against Oklahoma on Saturday than he did in his first meeting with the Sooners.
He was 8-of-18 for 63 yards and was intercepted once.
McGee was 0-of-6 through the air last season in Norman. He entered the game with eight minutes left in the third quarter, when starter Reggie McNeal was injured.
• Receiver sack: Birdine recorded his second sack of the season, but he didn't tackle the quarterback.
Birdine chased down and tackled Aggie receiver Pierre Brown, who was attempting to throw a pass on a reverse play.
• Aggie hero: Junior linebacker Mark Dodge, who served in the U.S. Army for four years after high school, has made two starts this season for Texas A&M.
He's the first Aggie player with a military background to be on scholarship since quarterback Mike Jay (1973-75).
Dodge, 25, played the last two seasons at Feather River (Calif.) Community College.
Dodge was in the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, traditionally known as "The Old Guard" — the Army's official ceremonial unit and escort to the President.
Dodge was in the Pentagon filling out paperwork on Sept. 11, 2001, when the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. He was called to assist in search-and-recovery efforts.
By Scott Wright
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