Oh brother: Sooners rout Seminoles

Associated Press

NORMAN, Okla.

Surrounded by family, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops reached out for a handshake and an embrace with his little brother, Mark.

Perhaps if No. 10 Oklahoma’s 47-17 win on Saturday had come against a team other than No. 17 Florida State — with Mark Stoops coaching the defense — it would have felt a lot more satisfying for the Sooners’ coach.

“It’s a rotten place to be because I appreciate the way our team played and all that, but you just cannot separate blood,” Bob Stoops said. “I just don’t like it.

“I knew that coming into the game I didn’t, and I’m positive of it now after the game.”

Landry Jones outplayed Christian Ponder by throwing for 380 yards and four touchdowns against Mark Stoops’ defense, and the Sooners (2-0) moved past their shaky season opener in style.

A rematch of the 2001 Orange Bowl that brought home the Sooners’ most recent national championship quickly turned into a blowout as Oklahoma scored touchdowns on its first four possessions.

“We knew who we were, we knew what we were capable of, and we came out here and showed what we’re capable of today,” Jones said.