Manziel rushes for a pair of touchdowns and airs two
Johnny Manziel did it with his arm and legs, leading No 9 Texas A&M to blowout win over the No 11 Oklahoma Sooners, 41-13 in the Cotton Bowl at cowboy Stadium on Friday night.
The win gives the Aggies 11 victories for the first time since 1998.
Manziel torched the Sooner’s defense with his arm and legs. His presents knowing when to pass or run made the Aggies’ offense very unpredictable.
Manziel, A&M’s gifted red shirt freshman, added another chapter to his stunning season. 229 ground yards on 17 carries, 2-TDs and 287 passing yards on 22-34-1 and 2TDs, are two of many reasons the Aggie quarterback laid claim to the 2012 Heisman trophy.
With the opportunity to touch the ball on nearly every play, Manziel was a nightmare for its former Big 12 foe. If he wasn’t dancing in the pocket, scrambling for extra yards, his worthy arm showed pin-point accuracy in finding receivers, even with drops. Stopping him was the question Oklahoma couldn’t answer, but who have this season.
The Aggies (11-2) who completed its first season in the SEC, scored on its first drive after Manziel found running room around the right side of Oklahoma’s defense, tight roping the side line as he entered the end zone from 23 yards out.
Two Michael Hunnicutt field goals (23 and 24 yards out) trimmed Texas A&M’s lead 7-6, before Manziel scored his second rushing touchdown, a five-yarder to increase the Aggies lead, 14-6.
Landry Jones, who led Oklahoma (10-3) with 278 passing yards on 35-of 48 with a TD and an interception, connected with Justin Brown on a six-yard touchdown strike, drawing within, 14-13 leading up to halftime.
In the second half the Aggies simply scored on its first three drives while the Sooners went three and out on three consecutive possessions which was the beginning of the end for Oklahoma.
Running back Ben Malena’s seven yard TD run, Trey Williams’ 30-yard scoring run and Ryan Swope’s 33-yard TD pass from Manziel gave the Aggies 21 unanswered third quarter points.