Big Eight Roundup : Gaddis’ 274 Yards, 3 Scores Lead Sooners

Mike Gaddis ran for 274 yards and three touchdowns, leading No. 16 Oklahoma to a 37-15 victory over Oklahoma State Saturday at Norman, Okla.

Gaddis, who had 213 yards against Oklahoma State last season as a freshman, carried 29 times and scored on runs of 24, 80 and four yards. It was the third-best rushing day in school history, 20 yards fewer than Greg Pruitt’s record.

The game was a matchup of teams on National Collegiate Athletic Assn. probation. The NCAA put Oklahoma on three years’ probation in December, and handed Oklahoma State a four-year probation a month later.

The Sooners improved to 4-1 overall, 2-0 in the Big Eight. Oklahoma State is 1-4 and 0-1 after losing to Oklahoma for the 13th consecutive time.

The 80-yard touchdown run by Gaddis late in the third quarter gave the Sooners a 20-15 lead. His score came two plays after Cary Blanchard had kicked his third field goal of the quarter, a 52-yarder that pulled the Cowboys to 23-15.

The Sooners recovered a fumble by Mike Gundy at the Oklahoma State 22-yard line in the fourth quarter to set up Gaddis’ final touchdown.

Gundy became the Big Eight’s career passing leader by throwing for 160 yards, although he completed only 13 of 32. He has thrown for 6,490 yards, surpassing the record of 6,410 by Frank Seuer of Kansas.

Colorado 49, Missouri 3--Sophomore quarterback Darian Hagan ran for three touchdowns and accounted for 262 yards of total offense before leaving the game late in the first half, leading the third-ranked Buffaloes to the victory at Boulder, Colo.

Hagan, a former standout at Locke High School, scored on runs of nine, two and eight yards before the game was 10 minutes old.

The Buffaloes (5-0) rolled to a 35-0 lead at halftime, generating 401 total yards to just 53 for Missouri (1-4).

Hagan’s initial score came on the game’s second play from scrimmage. On the first, Hagan hit Jeff Campbell on a 58-yard pass play.

On their next possession, the Buffaloes went 90 yards in 11 plays. Hagan ran 22 yards to start the drive and capped it with a two-yard sprint. His third score was an eight-yard run with 5:07 to play in the first quarter.

Nebraska 58, Kansas State 7--Ken Clark, Bryan Carpenter and Jon Bostick each scored two touchdowns as the fourth-ranked Cornhuskers rolled in their conference opener at Lincoln, Neb.

The Huskers (5-0) had touchdown passes from three quarterbacks and totaled 723 yards offense. The yardage total was Nebraska’s fifth best in school history.

Nebraska had 444 yards in total offense by halftime, rolling to a 35-0 lead. Clark had 116 yards rushing and a two-yard touchdown run by halftime and finished with 166 yards in 22 carries.

Clark moved into fourth place on the Nebraska list, ahead of Rick Berns and Roger Craig. Clark, with 2,464 total yards, trails Heisman Trophy winner Mike Rozier (4,780), I.M. Hipp (2,814) and Keith Jones (2,488).

Kansas State is 1-4.

Iowa St. 24, Kansas 20--Blaise Bryant, the nation’s second-leading rusher, ran for 126 yards and cornerback Marcus Robertson delivered two key plays as the Cyclones won their conference opener at Lawrence, Kan.

Bryant scored on a 30-yard touchdown run, giving Iowa State (3-2) a 17-14 lead late in the second quarter. Kansas dropped to 2-4.