Baker Mayfield plants Sooners' flag with statement game against Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Baker Mayfield made a game-time decision.  He double-clutched an oversized Oklahoma “OU” flag from a fan and sprinted half of a victory lap across the Ohio Stadium concrete. He planted that flag right between the “O” at the 50-yard line. Mayfield, in his words, was full of “excitement and happiness” after leading the Sooners to a 31-16 victory against No. 2 Ohio State at Ohio Stadium, but there was no hidden meaning in those bad intentions. MORE: Oklahoma 31, Ohio State 16: Five things we learned Let Mayfield tell you himself what it means after finishing 27 of 35 passing for 386 yards and three touchdowns while leading No. 5 Oklahoma to a victory that will resonate in the College Football Playoff race well into November — and perhaps forever, with both fanbases.   “It was a combination of things,” Mayfield said afterward. “Part of it was last year, like…

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