OU capitalizes on KSU mistakes

By Jeff Latzke - Associated Press Sports Writer     Oct 2, 2005

? Even without Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma was able to run over Kansas State. The Sooners can only hope he’ll be back in time to face Texas.

Peterson rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown before leaving because of an ankle injury in the second quarter, putting a damper on Oklahoma’s best offensive performance of the season and 43-21 victory over the Wildcats on Saturday night.

Kejuan Jones added two touchdown runs in relief of Peterson, and Rhett Bomar ran for one score and passed for another as Oklahoma (2-2, 1-0 Big 12 Conference) won its league opener for the sixth straight year.

“We never try to rely on one guy to win a ball game for us,” Jones said. “As running backs, we know anytime (Peterson) goes down, we’ve got to step our game up.”

Oklahoma, playing as an unranked team for the first time since 1999, was fine without Peterson against the Wildcats. The Sooners picked up 232 yards on the ground and held Kansas State to 22. It was the Wildcats’ lowest rushing total since managing only one yard in last year’s game against the Sooners.

Jones scored on a three-yard run to give Oklahoma a 19-0 halftime lead, and the Sooners built on it with help from numerous mistakes by Kansas State (3-1, 0-1).

Freshman Reggie Smith’s first career interception set up an eight-yard touchdown run by Bomar on the Sooners’ first possession of the second half and a 17-yard punt by Kansas State’s Tim Reyer led to Jones’ second touchdown run — a two-yard plunge that made it 33-7.

At least that time Reyer was on the field.

In the first quarter, the Sooners grabbed a 9-0 lead when the Wildcats snapped the ball out of the back of the end zone on a punt attempt with Reyer still on the sidelines.

“We got our fannies waxed,” Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said. “We’ve just been doing all the things that can hurt us.”

Jordy Nelson scored on a 73-yard reception, and Rashaad Norwood had an 11-yard TD catch for Kansas State.

Asked to evaluate his offense, Snyder responded: “Well, how do you want me to measure it? On a scale of one to 10, we were a zero.”

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