NORMAN – Jalen Hurts passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more and No. 8 Oklahoma held off TCU 28-24 on Saturday night to clinch a spot in the Big 12 championship game.

Hurts ran for 173 yards and passed for 145. He became the third Oklahoma quarterback to rush for at least 1,000 yards in a season.

It was a rough game for Hurts throwing the ball, by his standards. He connected on just 11 of 21 passes.

"One of the first games where he just missed a few throws down the field that could have really busted the thing open," Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said. "And they were all just long by just a tad bit. So he was just a little bit off on some of the deep balls."

Kennedy Brooks added 149 yards rushing for the Sooners (10-1, 7-1, No. 9 CFP), who kept their College Football Playoff hopes alive. Oklahoma won its 20th consecutive November game dating to 2014. The Sooners outgained the Horned Frogs 511 yards to 204, but turned the ball over three times.

"The one kind of negative point of an otherwise pretty dominant performance," Riley said. "Some mistakes that we've got to continue to clean up."

Max Duggan rushed for 92 and a touchdown for the Horned Frogs (5-6, 3-5), who missed a chance to become bowl eligible after a furious comeback to make things interesting late.

Oklahoma ran out to a 21-0 lead and led 21-10 at halftime. Hurts threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score before the break.

The Sooners led 28-17 and looked ready to put the Horned Frogs away, but Vernon Scott intercepted Hurts and ran it back 98 yards for a touchdown, and TCU cut Oklahoma's lead to 28-24 with 12:43 to play.

The Sooners drove again, and Hurts broke a long run before Nook Bradford ripped the ball out of his arm and gained possession in one fluid motion inside the TCU 10. TCU drove inside Oklahoma territory, but Brendan Radley-Hiles intercepted Duggan's pass with 1:41 to play.

Oklahoma needed a first down to put the game out of reach. On third-and-short, Hurts ran up the middle and was awarded the first down after a review.

THE TAKEAWAY
The Sooners, coming off a big win over Baylor, hung on again. Oklahoma's last three wins have been by one, three and four points. Oklahoma's defense played lights out and never let TCU get comfortable.

POLL IMPLICATIONS
Oklahoma could move up with No. 6 Oregon's loss to Arizona State.

UP NEXT
The Sooners close out the regular season with Bedlam, facing Oklahoma State on Saturday, Nov. 30 in Stillwater. Bedlam is slated for a 7 p.m. CT kickoff on FOX.