Mayfield threw over the Buckeyes secondary for 386 yards and three touchdowns, freelanced through the defensive line to extend plays and ended the night piercing both Ohio State’s soul and field.

The victory catapulted Mayfield to the forefront of the Heisman Trophy race, solidified Oklahoma as a College Football Playoff contender and gave the Big 12 an adrenaline shot of relevance after serving as an offseason punching bag.

God bless Mayfield, who not only elaborately shows up opponents after victories, but still finds time to guzzle truth serum before press conferences: “We should have won by a lot more,” he said matter-of-factly.

Riley isolated skill players in space, exploited pressures with quick passes to the vacated flat and left Mayfield in position to make plays all night.

Riley toyed with Schiano, as OU’s fullback was its leading receiver (Dimitri Flowers’ 98 yards, seven catches, one TD) and Mayfield’s two other touchdown passes went to a true freshman (Trey Sermon) and a walk-on (Lee Morris).