Second Quarter.. Big XII Championship LiveBlog -- Battle of Big Reds

Oklahoma, 24 - Nebraska, 0

7:58 CT

OU Fourth Possession Cont. : High pass to Johnson for a gain of one.. Third and nine... Thompson pass to freshman Chris Brown incomplete... Fourth Down.. Oklahoma punts to the 18.. Flag for running the kicker, only five yard penalty.. Repunt, fourth and four.. Neb. takes over at the 21..

Paul Thompson made some questionable plays in the last possession.. Luckily Neb. starts deep in their own territory.

OU, 14 - Neb. 0 at 13:42 second quarter

Neb. Fifth Possession: Neb. earns an early first down in the drive... Nebraska's Jackson rushes for a short gain.. Second and ten.. Taylor passes to Peterson for a gain of 24 to the Oklahoma 44 .. First and ten.. Taylor pass incomplete.. Second and ten.. Oklahoma's Thibodeaux sacks Neb. QB Taylor for a lose of two..

Timeout Neb. 10:52 -- Oklahoma, 14 - Nebraska, 0

Nebraska returns from the timeout to a false start... Third and 17.. From own 49, Taylor pass down the field incomplete.. Taylor pressured by the Oklahoma defense.. Neb. to punt..

Oklahoma defense is playing with some consistency..

OU Fifth Possession: Reggie takes it from a 13 for no gain... Paul Thompson makes a low pass, incomplete to Kelly.. Second and ten.. Thompson completes the pass to M. Johnson for a gain of 13 to the 26.. First and ten.. Thompson completes to Johnson for 16 yards to the 41 for a first down.. First and Ten... Thompson pass to Kelly complete.. Second and one.. Oklahoma runs for a short gain... third and short.. Thompson pass to Eldridge, appears to be caught, but ruled incomplete.. Eldridge was plagued with drop passes in the Colorado game.. Oklahoma's Cohen punts deep to the Neb. 3..

A very solid drive by Thompson, but a short run and a dropped Eldridge pass forces a Oklahoma punt..

Neb. Sixth Possession: Zach Taylor pass incomplete, with Oklahoma defense pressure.. Second and ten.. Taylor passes to Peterson for a gain of 49, Nic Harris makes the touchdown saving tackle ... First and ten at the OU 48.. Taylor incompletes the following two passes.. Third and ten.. The Oklahoma defense forces Taylor to incomplete the pass, as Nic Harris hits QB Z. Taylor.. Nebraska is forced to punt, Oklahoma takes over at the 11..

Oklahoma pressure late in the drive forces the Cornhusker's Offense to punt... Oklahoma must pressure Neb. to not allow quarterback Zach Taylor to get comfortable..

OU 14 - Neb. 0 at 8:34 second quarter

OU Sixth Possession: Oklahoma hands off the Allen Patrick, for a gain of two.. Second and eight.. Paul Thompson fumbles the ball, Patrick picks up the ball for a short gain.. Third and seven.. False start Messner.. Third and 12 from the Oklahoma nine... Thompson throws it up for grabs.. Interception Neb!

Maybe, Thompson was trying to throw it out of bounds.. But Oklahoma's mistakes cost them, Messner false start, and Thompson's pass not reaching out of bounds..

Neb. Seventh Possession: Neb. Starts from the Oklahoma 23.. Zach Taylor pass incomplete.. Second and ten.. Taylor pass complete to the Oklahoma 14.. Third and short.. Taylor passes it to the back of the endzone, TOUCHDOWN Nebraska..

OU 14 - Neb. 7 at 4:37 second quarter

OU Seventh Possession: Oklahoma 's Thompson passes it deep.. Incomplete.. Second and ten from Oklahoma 47.. .Thompson pass incomplete.. Third and ten.. Timeout Oklahoma , Injury Brandon Walker.... Third and ten.. Thompson pass incomplete.. Oklahoma Punting Unit on the field.. Cohen punts to the Nebraska 24..

Marcus Walker appears to be injured.. Second OU injury in a matter of a few plays..

OU 14 - Neb. 7 at 3:34 second quarter

Neb. Eight Possession: Short rush for three yards.. Zach Taylor pass intercepted..

OU Eight Possession: Paul Thompson's following two passes incomplete... Third and ten at the 34 1:23 second quarter.... Thompson pass to Johnson for gain of five... Fourth and five.. Oklahoma appears to be going for it.. Timeout Nebraska.. Hartley on the field after the timeout. Oklahoma field goal a bad snap, or fake?

Nonetheless, Oklahoma is minus three points..

Neb. Ninth Possession: Zach Taylor pass short for gain for seven, at their own 37.. Second and three.. Taylor scrambles for a first down, to the Neb. 42 .. First and ten.. Taylor tosses it out of bounds. Incomplete... Second and ten.. Six second remaining.. Neb. passes it short for gain of six.. Third and four.. Taylor fumbles on a scramble; All-American Rufus Alexander recovers it... No gain on the recovery...