NORMAN, Okla. – Oklahoma's Steven Parker batted away Bram Kohlhausen's two-point conversion attempt with less than a minute left and the No. 7 Sooners survived a late comeback attempt to beat No. 11 TCU 30-29 Saturday night.
After trailing 30-13 in the fourth quarter, TCU had a chance to tie the score after Kohlhausen's 14-yard TD pass to Emanuel Porter with 51 seconds remaining. Instead, the Horned Frogs went for the win by attempting the two-point conversion but were turned away by Parker's late play.
Samaje Perine ran for 188 yards and a touchdown and Heisman Trophy contender Baker Mayfield completed nine of 20 passes for 127 yards and two touchdowns for Oklahoma (10-1, 7-1 Big 12, No. 7 CFP) before leaving with an apparent head injury after the first half.
Oklahoma, winner of six in a row, will have the opportunity to claim the Big 12 championship next week when it plays No. 4 Oklahoma State.
Without offensive stars Trevone Boykin and Josh Doctson, the Horned Frogs (9-2, 6-2, No. 18 CFP) turned the ball over four times, leading to 24 Oklahoma points.
Freshman Foster Sawyer started in Boykin's place and enjoyed a strong first quarter, completing seven of his first eight passes for 103 yards and a touchdown that put the Horned Frogs up 7-0. He was just 1-for-10 after that with three interceptions and was eventually replaced midway through the third quarter by Kohlhausen.
Kohlhausen led the fourth-quarter comeback attempt, completing five of 11 passes for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Aaron Green rushed for 127 yards — 96 in the second half — and a touchdown.
With OU leading 23-7, Mayfield did not come out to start the second half. He was shaken up early in the second quarter by a helmet-to-helmet hit from TCU linebacker Ty Summers, who was ejected for targeting, but did finish the first half.
