NORMAN, Okla. -- Just in time for a showdown at Notre Dame, No. 14 Oklahoma has found itself a quarterback. In his first career start, Blake Bell -- who lost the starting job during the preseason -- passed for 413 yards and four touchdowns in his first start for Oklahoma and the Sooners beat Tulsa 51-20 on Saturday. "It was awesome," Bell said. "I had a great time first of all, just getting out there and playing ball, theres nothing better. The only thing I wanted to do was be ready. I didnt want to not be ready for this game. I felt like I did that. I felt like I played well out there." Sterling Shepard caught eight passes for 123 yards and two touchdowns -- all career highs -- and Jaz Reynolds had 109 yards receiving and one score for Oklahoma (3-0). The Sooners scored on their first five possessions against Tulsa (1-2) to continue their dominance in the series, having won 12 of the last 13 games between the in-state rivals. The Sooners are 13-0 against Tulsa as a ranked team and 7-0 against the Golden Hurricane since Bob Stoops became Oklahomas coach in 1999. Bell, a junior, lost a preseason competition to redshirt freshman Trevor Knight, but Knight struggled in the passing game in wins over Louisiana-Monroe and West Virginia. Knight bruised a knee against West Virginia, opening the door for Bell to start against Tulsa. Oklahoma is 3-0 for the third time in four seasons, heading into a showdown in two weeks at No. 21 Notre Dame, which beat the Sooners last year in Norman. Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said after the game that Bell would start against the Fighting Irish. "Thats pretty obvious," Stoops said. "So much for your controversy right now. It didnt last long. You cant deny what he just went out and did. Im proud of him and excited for him. It also speaks to his character. Heres a guy that was ready for it -- never got down, never changed his attitude. He got his chance and he took great advantage of it." By halftime, Bell -- who served as a short-yardage rushing specialist for the Sooners the past two seasons while backing up Landry Jones -- was 15 of 21 for 281 yards and two touchdowns. His first-half yardage total was the second-most by an Oklahoma quarterback in the first half of his first career start. By comparison, Knight passed for 205 yards combined in his two starts. Bell posted the highest passing-yardage total by any Oklahoma quarterback making his first start. By comparison, in the debuts of Oklahomas two most recent starting quarterbacks before Knight, Sam Bradford threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns in a 2007 romp over North Texas, while Jones had 286 yards passing and three TDs in a rout of Idaho State in 2009. Bell -- whose pre-game introduction received a rousing roar of approval from Oklahoma fans -- finished 27 of 37 passing. After he lost the preseason competition for the starting job, Bell said everyone told him he had to stay ready. "Thats what I did," Bell said. "I put my head down and went to work, because you never know whats going to happen. I prepared every day like I could go in there at any time." Tulsas offence made a respectable showing against an Oklahoma defence that allowed a combined seven points in its first two games. Quarterback Cody Green completed 17 of 33 for 226 yards, while Trey Watts rushed for 60 yards on 14 carries, caught five passes for 65 yards and returned a punt 77 yards to set up a field goal. Jordan James caught six passes for 100 yards for Tulsa. "We were more consistent on offence," Tulsa coach Bill Blankenship said. "We still had a critical turnover that hurt us. We dropped a pass that might have been another big play. We just have real high standards. I think we are an improving football team but we got exposed on defence today." Bell was 3 for 4 on Oklahomas first drive, which Brennan Clay ended with a 4-yard touchdown run. On the Sooners next series, Bell hit Reynolds in stride for an 82-yard gain which became the longest non-scoring pass play in Oklahoma history when Tulsa cornerback Darnell Walker Jr. hauled down Reynolds at the 4. Oklahoma settled for a 20-yard field goal by Michael Hunnicutt. Tulsa answered with an 80-yard touchdown drive, aided by two Oklahoma penalties in the end zone. On one of them, safety Gabe Lynn initially was ejected for targeting, but the ejection was overturned after a video review. Still, the Golden Hurricane eventually scored on a 2-yard run by Watts, the son of former Oklahoma quarterback J.C. Watts. A 41-yard gain on a bubble screen pass to Durron Neal set up Oklahomas next touchdown, a 3-yard pass from Bell to Shepard. Lynn intercepted Green on the Golden Hurricanes next series and his return to the Tulsa 36 led to a 29-yard touchdown pass from Bell to tailback Roy Finch that made it 24-7. Bell hit Shepard for 44 yards on Oklahomas next drive, leading to a 30-yard field goal by Hunnicutt. The end of the half stopped Oklahomas sixth drive, but the Sooners opened the second half with a 35-yard scoring pass from Bell to Shepard that was set up by a 41-yard punt return by Jalen Saunders. Oklahoma didnt punt until its eighth possession. Watts returned the punt 77 yards to the Oklahoma 9, but Tulsa settled for a 21-yard field goal by Carl Salazar that made it 34-13. NOTES: The 82-yard reception by Reynolds in the first quarter was the longest by an Oklahoma player since Cameron Kinney caught an 86-yard pass against Oklahoma State on Oct. 27, 2010. It was the second-longest ever at Owen Field, trailing only an 86-yard catch by Wahoo McDaniel vs. West Virginia on Sept. 27, 1958. . The Sooners played without cornerback Aaron Colvin, who was kicked in the jaw during the West Virginia game, and running back Damien Williams, who didnt suit up after being suspended for the game for violating team rules. . Lynn didnt play in the second half after limping off the field following his interception. . Tulsa LB Shawn Jackson had three tackles for loss, giving him 41 1-2 for his career, breaking the school record of 40 co-held by Don Blackmon (1976-1980) and Sam Rayburn (1999-2002). . Tulsa hasnt beaten a top 15 team since knocking off Texas A&M in 1991. . The attendance was 84,229, marking the 89th straight sellout at Owen Field, a program record. Davante Adams Super Bowl Packers Jersey. The Charles Schwab Cup points leader followed his opening 65 with a 71 to match Mike Goodes, Bernhard Langer, Colin Montgomerie and Anders Forsbrand at 8 under. Josh Sitton Super Bowl Jersey. 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"You look at Mark Martin, it doesnt matter whose car he drives, hes good in it," said defending Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart, who will start on the front row next to Martin for Sundays 312-mile race. "To me, its cool to see stuff like this where youve got a guy like Mark that has bounced around to different organizations and hes been fast and won races at everywhere hes been." Regan Smith appeared to be in line for his first career pole, sitting atop the grid with just a handful of qualifiers left. Two of those drivers were Martin and Stewart, who know a little about racing around Phoenixs mile oval -- or anywhere else. Martin was the first to pass Smith, turning a lap of 26.313 seconds with a top speed of 136.815 mph. Stewart also bettered Smith with the last qualifying run of the day, finishing .13 seconds behind. Smith watched it unfold quickly, seeing himself go from first to third in a matter of minutes as the TV cameras followed his reaction. "Yeah, you get nervous," said Smith, who wrecked in both Phoenix races last season. "You want to get it. Poles mean something, theyre stats. Nobody is going to remember we qualified third ... but were happy to be starting up front." Five-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, off to a disastrous start to the season, will start on the second row with Smith after qualifying fourth. Juan Pablo Montoya qualified fifth, five days after a bizarre crash into a safety truck at the Daytona 500. Martin has raced for seemingly every team on the circuit while winning 40 career races. He spent the past three seasons with Hendrick Motorsports, but changed teams in the off-season, joining Michael Waltrip for a partial season. Martin, who will run 24 of 36 races this season while sharing seat time with Waltrip, struggled in qualifying at the Daytona 500 and started 22nd. He was good once the race finally got going after nearly two days of weather delays, leading two laps before finishing 10th at NASCCARs biggest race.dddddddddddd Martin followed that up by grabbing the pole at PIR, where hes won twice -- last in 2009 -- and has 28 top-10 finishes. Not bad for a grizzled 53-year-old whose first Sprint Cup race was in 1981. "I think all of you know that I do work real hard at it, and I know that I have to work harder at it than guys that are 20 years younger than me," Martin said. "Im willing to do that to be able to compete." Stewart made a change of his own during the off-season. Smoke won his third Sprint Cup title in 2011 by edging Carl Edwards in the final race, then fired crew chief Darian Grubb a week later. He later hired Steve Addington away from Penske Racing to serve as his new crew chief. Stewart and Addington had a good first run together, qualifying third for the Daytona 500. Once the race started, things didnt go so well; Stewart led two laps early, but wasnt really a factor, finishing 16th to extend his winless streak at the Daytona 500 to 14 years. "Its what I would truly consider our first real weekend with Steve Addington as crew chief," Stewart said. "Daytona is always kind of a different deal, but this is where you first really get to start working on the handling of your car with your crew chief. Im really proud of what we did yesterday and today." Johnson needed a good run at Phoenix. He had his run of five straight Sprint Cup titles last season with his worst season in NASCAR, winning just one race and finishing sixth in the Sprint Cup standings. Hoping for a bounce-back season, Johnson instead had his car fail inspection on the opening day of Speedweeks at Daytona, then was knocked out of the race on the second lap when he was bumped by Elliott Sadler. Johnsons start got even worse on Wednesday, when NASCAR announced crew chief Chad Knaus was fined $100,000 and, along with car chief Ron Malec, was suspended six races. Both were allowed to work at Phoenix after Hendrick Motorsports appealed the ruling. Johnson also was docked 25 points, leaving him 70 behind Kenseth in the season standings. Johnson has been good at Phoenix, though, winning four races in 17 career starts, so starting near the front was good news for what he hopes will be a big rally from a tough start. Im very proud of the lap," Johnson said. "The car has been great all weekend, and I look forward to tomorrows race." wholesale jerseys　 Cheap Jerseys　 ' ' '