Oklahoma fans and national media alike let defensive coordinator Mike Stoops hear it after the upset loss to Texas.

Losing 48-45 to the No. 19 Longhorns, the No. 7 Sooners are no longer undefeated with hopes of back-to-back College Football Playoff showings almost certainly crushed. After the game, nobody in Oklahoma’s corner was pleased with the defensive performance or its playcaller.

Oklahoma struggled to get off the field all day, including the final Texas drive that ended the game. Texas ran a nine-play, 52-yard drive for the go-ahead field goal. The result left the Sooners with just nine seconds for a prayer that went unanswered. Oklahoma gave up 529 total yards in what was the highest-scoring Texas game of the season.

In fairness to Stoops and the Oklahoma defense, the Sooners got a massive stop on 3rd and 13 during the a pivotal part of the fourth quarter. Oklahoma forced a punt that gave Kyler Murray the ball back with four minutes to play and a seven-point deficit. The defense could not get off the field, however, as Texas drove down for the game-winning field goal a few minutes later.



Here are some of social media’s strongest reactions to Stoops and the Sooner defense.

