No. 19 Oklahoma edges No. 23 Tennessee in double overtime
Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield completed 17 passes for 187 yards and three touchdowns, each scoring strike after halftime.
Baker Mayfield threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Shepard in double overtime and No. 19 Oklahoma rallied from a 17-point deficit in a 31-24 victory Saturday over No. 23 Tennessee.
Zack Sanchez clinched Oklahoma’s victory by picking off a Joshua Dobbs pass in Tennessee’s second overtime possession, continuing the Vols’ recent history of frustration against top-25 foes.
Oklahoma (2-0) had forced overtime on Mayfield’s 5-yard touchdown pass to Shepard with 40 seconds left.
Tennessee went ahead 17-0 in the first 18 minutes of the game and still led 17-3 until Mayfield engineered two fourth-quarter touchdown drives.
After going 8 of 25 for 84 yards with two interceptions in the first three quarters, Mayfield was 9 of 14 for 103 yards with three touchdown passes plus a touchdown run in the fourth quarter and overtime.
Tennessee (1-1) has lost 28 of its last 29 games against top-25 teams.
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