NORMAN, Okla. — When Saturday’s matchup between the No. 15 Michigan football team and No. 18 Oklahoma entered halftime, the score seemed to indicate the Sooners had played a near-perfect game thus far. Up 14-0 against the Wolverines, Oklahoma jubilantly jogged into its locker room with a relatively comfortable lead while Michigan appeared deflated, dragging its feet.

While the lack of Wolverines points on the scoreboard was certainly a factor in their dejected demeanor, the more likely reason for it was that the Sooners had actually played far from a perfect game — Michigan simply couldn’t capitalize on their miscues.

From the start of the game, Oklahoma’s offense had its foot on the gas. On the first drive of the contest, the Sooners ran it into the endzone for a touchdown, seizing the

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