it over to Iowa State on Oklahoma's 20 yard line. Iowa State converted for a touchdown taking the early lead. It was a defensive struggle for the rest of the first half with neither team scoring. Iowa State had a couple chances to extend their lead, but the OU defense stood strong. The Cyclones missed a 36-yard field goal and the Sooner's defense stopped Iowa State on a 4th down play. Oklahoma tied the game in the third quarter on a drive that lasted over four minutes. The Sooners took the lead with another touchdown on a drive that started in the third quarter and ended in the fourth. Garrett Hartley added a field goal with less than two minutes remaining to put the Sooners up by 10 points and secure the game. Texas A&M The Sooners, coming off of a bye week, took on Texas A&M led by fifth year head coach Dennis Franchione. During his tenure at Oklahoma, Bob Stoops had compiled a 7–1 record for games played directly after a bye week. The Aggies' trips to Norman had been unkind ever since Stoops took over in 1999. Stoops' teams had combined to score 144 points in three games to Texas A&M's 40 points including the 77–0 victory in 2003. In 2006, however, the Sooners escaped College Station with a one-point victory. In addition, Aggie running back Mike Goodson ran for a career record 127 yards against the Sooners tough run defense. In CBS Sports' weekly "Expert Picks", all five reporters chose Oklahoma to win. Two days prior to the game, Las Vegas casinos favored OU to win by 21 points. The Sooners got on the board first late in the first quarter when Texas A&M's punt returner Roger Holland muffed the punt and Oklahoma recovered at the 33 yard line. Sam Bradford completed a pass to tight end Jermaine Gresham for the first touchdown of the game. The Aggies went three-and-out in their next possession and Oklahoma began their next drive on their own 39 yard line. The first quarter ended in the middle of an Oklahoma drive. Bradford completed another pass to Gresham for a touchdown to open the second quarter. The two teams traded possessions for several series. Late in the second quarter, Aggie Keondra Smith fumbled the ball and Oklahoma recovered. The Sooners went on a 68-yard drive ending with Bradford completing a pass