NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma looks ready to make its usual late-season push.
Rhamondre Stevenson ran for 104 yards and two touchdowns and the 19th- ranked Sooners routed winless Kansas 62-9 on Saturday.
Stevenson, in his second game back from a sus- pension, also caught four passes for 60 yards.
Spencer Rattler passed for 212 yards and a touch- down and ran for a score to help the Sooners (5-2, 4-2 Big 12) win their fourth straight game. It was Oklahoma’s 22nd consecutive November win dating to 2014.
“We’ve got to continue our climb,” Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said. “We keep getting a little bit better, and that’s what we’ve got to keep doing is just keep getting better a week at a time. I know it sounds boring, but it’s the right recipe.”
The Sooners got a scare when Rattler left briefly in the second quarter with what appeared to be an injury to his left hip. He ran for a touchdown and took a hard shot right after he crossed the goal line.
Rattler returned and played much of the third quarter, but he wasn’t fully himself.
“It was just a little sore,” Riley said. “I think just trying to get through and finish on his throws -- you could tell it was affecting him just a little bit. He was able at the end of his game to kind of get it loosened up and start throwing the ball fine again. He was fine. Had the game not been out of hand, we certainly would have left him in.”
Oklahoma tied a school record with nine sacks. Linebacker Nik Bonitto led the way with three.
“I feel like I played a good game,” Bonitto said. “Got in the backfield a lot, made a couple plays. It was really good to help my defense. I’m just happy we got the win with that.”
Jalon Daniels completed 11 of 31 passes for 115 yards for the Jayhawks (0-7, 0-6), who were held to 246 total yards. Kansas scored its lone touchdown on the final play of the game.
Miles said his team was hit hard by COVID-19 this week, especially on defense.
The Jayhawks kicked a field goal in the closing seconds of the first half to make it 31-3.
Stevenson’s 29-yard touchdown run in the third quarter increased Oklahoma’s lead to 41-3, and the Sooners cruised from there.