It’s Payback Time for Texas A&M; : Nonconference: Aggies roll over Oklahoma, 36-14, to avenge 30-point loss to Sooners last season.

Corey Pullig passed for two touchdowns and Rodney Thomas scored twice Saturday as 16th-ranked Texas A&M; avenged a 30-point blowout by Oklahoma last season with a 36-14 victory over the No. 15 Sooners.

The Aggies (2-0), who lost to Oklahoma last season, 44-14, had been pointing to the rematch against the Sooners (1-1), who beat Syracuse last week, 30-29.

It paid off with an impressive victory, their 21st in a row at home, before a nonconference record crowd of 72,577 at Kyle Field.

The Sooners stopped Texas A&M;’s vaunted running game, but Pullig completed touchdown passes of 12 and two yards to keep Oklahoma off balance.

Texas A&M; put the game away late in the fourth quarter.

With Oklahoma trailing by five points, James Allen fumbled to Larry Brown at the Sooner eight. Three plays later, Pullig connected with tight end James McKeehan on a two-yard touchdown pass with 5:13 to play.

Another Sooner fumble led to a 26-yard field goal by Kyle Bryant, his third of the game. Then Ray Mickens intercepted Garrick McGee’s pass and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown to the delight of the Aggies, who believed the Sooners ran up the score last year.

“This is the same thing that happened to us last year,” said A&M; defensive back Ray Mickens. “We waited a whole year for this and we let it all out. It’s a great feeling.”

Said Oklahoma Coach Gary Gibbs: “What happened to us in the fourth quarter is what happened to A&M; last year. What looked like an exciting finish ended up in a blowout.”

Thomas scored his second touchdown on a one-yard run to give the Aggies a 19-7 lead midway through the third quarter. Dennis Allen’s interception put the Aggies on the Sooner 32 and Thomas ripped off runs of 10, eight, one and one yards on the brief scoring drive.

Then came a bad bounce for Texas A&M; that gave Oklahoma life. Leeland McElroy bobbled a crazily caroming punt and Oklahoma’s Tim Denton recovered at the Aggie 15. Three plays later, McGee connected with Allen on a four-yard touchdown pass that cut Oklahoma’s deficit to 19-14.