OU football highlights vs. UTEP
The No. 9 Oklahoma football team opened the 2022 NCAA season against the UTEP Miners at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman.
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The Sooners finished the 2021 season 11-2, including 7-2 in the Big 12, and defeated the Oregon Ducks 47-32 in the Alamo Bowl Dec. 29.
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The Miners finished the 2021 season 7-6, including 4-4 in Conference USA, and lost the New Mexico Bowl to Fresno State 31-24 Dec. 18.
OU football highlights: Sooners vs. UTEP Miners
View highlights from the game below.
OU football defeats UTEP in 2022 season-opener by final score of 45-13
Team 128 opens with a 𝗪. #OUDNA pic.twitter.com/JAOBKuQMzr
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) September 3, 2022
OU running back Marcus Major scores touchdowns on back-to-back third-quarter drives
There's no stopping Marcus Major 😤😤
He punches it in for his second TD of the day for @OU_Football pic.twitter.com/zzUez70VbB— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 3, 2022
A MAJOR TD 💪😤@OU_Football adds on another one pic.twitter.com/b07RL0zpkj
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 3, 2022
Dillon Gabriel, Brayden Willis connect for another OU touchdown
OU takes a 28-10 lead right before halftime.
Too easy for Brayden Willis 💪@OU_Football makes it 28-10 pic.twitter.com/8OLaD8Rne8
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 3, 2022
UTEP scores 10-straight points, coming back against Oklahoma
💪 @UTEPFB takes one back!
The Miners offense is starting to heat up 😤 pic.twitter.com/9G5r6OkpJE— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 3, 2022
49 yards is no problem for Gavin Baechle 🎯@UTEPFB is on the board 🙌 pic.twitter.com/80TMF0izHg
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 3, 2022
Gavin Freeman goes 46 yards for third Oklahoma touchdown of first quarter
The freshman Oklahoma wide receiver took his first carry as a Sooner 46 yards for the score to give OU a 21-0 lead over UTEP in the first quarter.
WOW 😱
Gavin Freeman just took OFF in this TD run for @OU_Football pic.twitter.com/V3i8UgoGUN— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 3, 2022
Dillon Gabriel connects with tight end Brayden Willis for second OU touchdown vs. UTEP
Gabriel connected with Willis off of play action for the second Oklahoma touchdown in as many drives against UTEP.
Another drive, another touchdown 💪@OU_Football is off to a HOT start 🔥 pic.twitter.com/NGCx96dYAh
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 3, 2022
Quarterback Dillon Gabriel scores first touchdown with OU football
That didn't take very long. Less than two minutes into the season-opener, former UCF quarterback Dillon Gabriel ran in for a 12-yard touchdown — his first as a member of the Sooners and the first of the Brent Venables era.
THE FIRST OKLAHOMA TD OF THE SEASON BELONGS TO DILLON GABRIEL 🔥 pic.twitter.com/tHrWNqqprr
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 3, 2022
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