Practice report: Defense 'out-executed' late 
September, 24, 2012
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Jake Trotter and
Brandon Chatmon | ESPN.com
After Monday’s practice, defensive coordinator Mike Stoops said he was mostly pleased with how the defense performed in the loss to Kansas State.
“For three quarters we did exactly what we wanted to do,” he said. “If you can hold them to three points through three quarters, that’s very difficult to do. I don’t know if anybody’s ever done that.
“Why it hurt so bad is we didn’t execute down the stretch and it cost us dearly, not getting off the field on third down. We got out-executed and that was the game.”
“For three quarters we did exactly what we wanted to do,” he said. “If you can hold them to three points through three quarters, that’s very difficult to do. I don’t know if anybody’s ever done that.
“Why it hurt so bad is we didn’t execute down the stretch and it cost us dearly, not getting off the field on third down. We got out-executed and that was the game.”
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