AUBURN, Alabama — Oklahoma football couldn’t seem to get out of its own way at Jordan-Hare Stadium. That is, until Kip Lewis saved the Sooners from a disheartening and potentially excruciating bye week evaluation.
Oklahoma’s offense largely continued to struggle, even with Michael Hawkins Jr. assuming the starting job at quarterback, and the defense surrendered big play after big play. Yet with the Sooners clinging to life late in the fourth quarter, Lewis resuscitated OU’s season.
Lewis picked off Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne and returned it 63 yards for a go-ahead touchdown, as No. 21 Oklahoma football rallied for a 27-21 win at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Lewis’ interception came with the Sooners trailing by five and struggling to slow the Tigers’ offense as they worked to milk the final minutes off the clock…