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College Football National Cup - Day 9/Game 1 - (NCAA 14) 
Posted on August 2, 2013 at 02:58 AM.
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GROUP I - Day Nine

Oklahoma - 14 vs. Stanford - 14
Renstchler Field - East Hartford, CT


East Hartford, CT - The stats in football don't always tell the tale of the game.

Ask the Oklahoma Sooner (0-0-1/1PTs) about that and they will agree more than anyone.

Despite gaining 202 more yards than Stanford (0-0-1/1PTs), the Sooners could only walk away with a 14-14 tie to open up play in Group I. Down 14-points entering the fourth quarter, the Cardinal tied the game with 40-seconds to go on a 17-yard pass from quarterback Keith Hogan to Ty Montgomery. Even though they only gained 1-point, Stanford was pleased to walk away with a positive feeling.

"I don't like ties. I also don't like losing," said Stanford head coach David Shaw. "The outcome could've been much worse than it was. We grinded and busted our [expletive] and we got what needed - a point. We just need to do that earlier next time."

Oklahoma quarterback Blake Bell thrashed the Stanford defense in the first first half. Bell threw for two touchdowns in the first and second quarter, giving Oklahoma 14-0 lead into the half. With that said, it was Bell's interception in the second half while in the redzone that proved to be the difference.

"Those type of plays hurt you. Not scoring in the redzone usually haunts you," said Bell. "It came back to bite us big time. Have to be rational from here on out and not put our team in a tight spot."

The Oklahoma defense, lead by right end Brian Platkiewicz, had its way with Stanford's offense for the first three quarters, but buckled in the 4th quarter under pressure.

Hogan drove the Cardinal 64-yards with 1:49 remaining in the game to set up the tying touchdown. He hit three different receivers on five consecutive throws for 5-yards, 21-yards, 19-yards, 7-yards and 12-yds, before throwing an incompletion on 1st down inside the redzone.

Even after Stanford's game-tying touchdown, Oklahoma had a last second hail mary pass. Jordan Williamson, who has had troubles with teams from Oklahoma in the past (see 2011 Fiesta Bowl), booted the kickoff out of bonds and gave the ball to the Sooners on their own 45-yard line. Blake Bell's pass was batted away as time expired, but the Stanford kicker knows he was close to being the one to take blame for a loss.

"I got scared. I'll admit. Not that I don't trust our defense, but how many times have you seen a team use a break in their advantage and end a teams game? I am lucky, but time to move on and make sure that doesn't happen again," said Williamson.

Stanford will stay on the east coast in East Hartford as they next take on their Pac-12 foe UCLA. Meanwhile, Oklahoma will travel down the east coast to Florida, as they take on the underdog of Group I, Temple, at Doak Campbell Stadium on the campus of Florida State in Tallahasse.

Copyright by STATS CFNCA and The National Cup Media Bureau

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Keith Hogan hits Montgomery for a 17-yard game tying touchdown with under 1-minute to go



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