No. 8 Oklahoma beats Cincinnati 31-29

CINCINNATI — Landry Jones' only mistake left eighth-ranked Oklahoma sweating one out at the end.

Nothing new about that for the unbeaten Sooners.

Jones ran an Oklahoma offense moving so fast that Cincinnati couldn't even line up at times, throwing for 370 yards and two touchdowns, and the Sooners withstood a late Bearcats rally for a 31-29 win on Saturday.

Jones' only interception set up a Cincinnati touchdown that kept it close right to the end, following a season-long pattern. The Sooners (4-0) have won three games by a touchdown or less.

"I felt like every time they made a big play, we came out and answered," said Jones, who completed a career-high 36 passes in 51 attempts for 370 yards and a pair of touchdowns. "I had one pick in fourth quarter that hurt us pretty bad and could have cost us the game, but it didn't. We're a tough team. When things get close, we buckle down and make plays."

Cincinnati (1-3) made way too many bad ones.

Jones' interception set up Zach Collaros' 36-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Woods, cutting it to 24-22 with 9:45 left. Woods then fumbled a punt at Cincinnati's 7, setting up Jones' clinching touchdown pass.

"D.J. Woods gets injured and comes back," coach Butch Jones said. "His heart has a competitive nature. D.J. also made a couple big plays for us. We stress ball security. He knows that. I'll live and die with D.J. Woods."

Woods also fumbled at the 5-yard line at the end of a long run-and-catch in the first half, part of a self-destructive showing by the two-time defending Big East champions. Cincinnati is off to its worst start in four years.

"We had some definite good fortune, especially at the end," coach Bob Stoops said. "We didn't have any lead that you felt was comfortable. We just got outplayed at times."

Again, they were just good enough. The Sooners are 4-0 for the first time in two years, heading into their next game Oct. 2 against No. 7 Texas, which lost on its home field to UCLA 34-12 on Saturday.

"It was a good win, it's nice to be 4-0, but we've got to play better," defensive end Jeremy Beal said.

Ryan Broyles had his seventh straight 100-yard receiving game, looking good on the NFL field where favorite Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco — who wears the same No. 85 — struts his stuff. He also recovered an onside kick that sealed it after the Bearcats drove for a touchdown with 58 seconds left. third touchdown pass with 58 seconds left.