O.U. 41 Akron 3 - Opening win: Now Tennessee awaits
Channel: SportsSavantTV
Date: 06/09/2015

The 2015 College Football season starts with a bang, for the Oklahoma Sooners, as O.U. routs the Akron Zips on Saturday, Sept. 5, by a score of 41-3, at Gaylord Memorial Stadium, in Norman, OK.   OU QB Baker Mayfield looked good, with 23 of 33 passing, for 383 and 3 Touchdown passes, plus he ran for a TD.     Freshman RB Joe Mixon made his biggest impact as a receiver, with 3 catches for over 100 yards, including a long TD reception.   The defense, led by tackling guru Dominique Alexander, had a great night, holding AU to under 230 yards of total offense.   Freshman kicker and punter Austin Seibert had a nice debut, with 2 made field goals, and averaged almost 50 yards per punt.   For Bob Stoops, it was his 15th opening day victory out of 17 tries.  It is now on to Rocky Top, for OU, as they will travel to Knoxville, TN to face an SEC foe, the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday, September 12, on ESPN for a 5pm CDT kickoff.   The Vols beat Bowling Green in Nashville on Sept. 5, by a score of 59-30, with 399 yards rushing and over 600 yards of total offense, but UT gave up over 550 yards of total offense in the win. theousooner56