Oklahoma overwhelms Texas to continue streak

The Sooners have won five straight games in the series.
DALLAS (AP) -- The Oklahoma Sooners found a new way to devastate the Texas Longhorns.
Slowly. Painfully. And with a freshman plucked from East Texas doing most of the damage.
In just his fifth college game, Adrian Peterson ran for 225 yards and made many big plays when No. 2 Oklahoma needed it most, helping the Sooners grind out a 12-0 victory over No. 5 Texas and stretch their winning streak in the storied rivalry to five straight.
Embarrassment
The Longhorns were in it until the end, but still suffered some stinging embarrassment -- getting shut out for the first time since November 1980, a run of 281 games that was the longest in the country.
The Sooners (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) won two of the previous four meetings with early, ugly blowouts, scoring into the 60s both times. In the other two, seniors made key plays in the fourth quarter to win by 11.
This time -- before a crowd of 79,587, biggest in the series' 99-game history -- it was the youngster from Palestine, Texas, who made the difference. Peterson showed he was going to be a force from his second carry, a 44-yard burst.
Texas failed to capitalize momentum from its defense that harassed Jason White into two interceptions -- starting with the game-opening drive -- and a fumble.
"I'm really proud of the effort my guys gave and they made some plays -- they just didn't make enough inside the 30," Texas coach Mack Brown said.
Texas' Cedric Benson finished with 23 carries for 92 yards, nowhere near his nation-leading 186.5. Vince Young wasn't effective throwing (8-of-23 for 86 yards) or running (16 times for 54 yards).
Young also was sacked three times, twice knocking Texas out of field goal range, and lost two fumbles. Benson lost one, too.
"They just had a better game plan than we did and made plays at the right moments," Texas linebacker Derrick Johnson said.
Impressive total
Peterson personally outgained all four other teams the Longhorns have played this season and became the first Oklahoma player to crack 100 yards in each of his first five games.
He hit the milestone on what proved to be the game-changing drive.
The Sooners started at their 12, continuing a first-half trend of bad field position, and Peterson opened with a 15-yard run. He went for 27 on his next carry, then 6 and 5, that one giving Oklahoma its first third-down conversion.
He got the ball the next three plays, too, giving him eight carries in nine snaps. He had only five on OU's first five drives.
The Sooners settled for a 22-yard field goal, but it put them ahead for good. Texas went three-and-out to start the second half, then another Peterson-led drive ended with a 24-yard kick.
Peterson set up Jones' touchdown with runs of nine, 10 and 19 yards, sealing Oklahoma's longest streak in the series since also winning five straight from 1971-75.
OU's record is six. The Sooners could be going for seven when Peterson is a junior.
"He's only going to get better," Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said.
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