51.   Jones was in the locker room Sunday encouraging players after the first time this season the defense did not play well enough to win.

52.   Led by Simeon Rice, the defense played its best game of the season and put the home team in position to win its third game in a row.

53.   Meanwhile, Reese also has been complimentary of how the Kansas State defense played OU last week.

54.   More likely it was the early lead plus the defense played behind him.

55.   Most defenses now play a type of zone defense, Fassel said, with the cornerbacks and safeties squeezing the wide receivers outside.

56.   Now that defense is playing with great confidence.

57.   Offense is playing bad right now, and the defense is playing well.

58.   Not even when the defense played as hard and as long as it did.

59.   On the other hand, both defenses are playing well.

60.   Of course, his defense played a key role.