Dillon Gabriel's Heisman moment? Fans praise Sooners QB for game-winning drive over Texas
Dillon Gabriel, take a bow.
The Oklahoma quarterback was unstoppable Saturday afternoon in Dallas at the Red River Rivalry game, which once again delivered as it has in the past. The No. 12 Sooners downed No. 3 Texas 34-30 in a back-and-forth battle where the Sooners took some revenge from last season’s one-sided Texas win.
The Sooners are legit, folks. They won with their defense and their offense, but it was Gabriel who put the finishing touches on a truly excellent game rom Brent Venables’ squad. He led a 5-play, 75-yard touchdown drive and found the end zone with under 20 seconds to spare, giving his team a 34-30 lead.
It was a tough throw, too. The pocket collapsed on Gabriel and he had to heave up a beautiful ball to the back of the end zone for the go-ahead score:
DILLON GABRIEL HEISMAN DRIVE
— PFF College (@PFF_College) October 7, 2023
Fans were quick to call that Gabriel’s Heisman moment, and they may not be far off. The Sooners now face a tame schedule heading into the end of the season and that drive over Texas was by far their most important sequence of the season thus far.
Gabriel finished with 285 yards and a touchdown while leading the Sooners in rushing with 113 yards and a touchdown.
Here’s what social media had to say about Gabriel and Oklahoma’s clutch finish:
Dillon Gabriel. Welcome to your Heisman moment.
— George Stoia III (@GeorgeStoia) October 7, 2023
What a drive by Oklahoma.
Dillon Gabriel was ?????
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) October 7, 2023
Dillon Gabriel needs no time, only the ball. ?
— Michael DeCourcy (@tsnmike) October 7, 2023
RED RIVER LEGEND DILLON GABRIEL!!!!
— Boomer Beamer (@ImDerBatman) October 7, 2023
“Texas is back”
Dillon Gabriel: pic.twitter.com/DuruxNgeVk
— On3 (@On3sports) October 7, 2023
Big time bro, big time.. @_dillongabriel_
— Kyler Murray (@K1) October 7, 2023
Dillon Gabriel found his clutch gene.
— Travis J Davidson (@TravisSkol) October 7, 2023
DILLON GABRIEL FOR THE HEISMAN!!!
NIC ANDERSON IS HIM!!!
— Locked on Sooners (@LockedOnSooners) October 7, 2023
Dillon Gabriel for Heisman! What an absolute LEGEND.
Great game Texas, but the good guys win this time.
— Ryan Whatcott (@r_whatcott) October 7, 2023
Definitely a potential Heisman moment for Dillon Gabriel.
— Andrew Perloff (@andrewperloff) October 7, 2023