Blake Horvath, defensive stop propel Navy past Oklahoma

Blake Horvath ran for 155 yards and two touchdowns and Navy stopped Oklahoma’s two-point conversion in the final seconds to pull out a 21-20 win in the Armed Forces Bowl on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas.The Sooners pulled within one with six seconds remaining after Jake Roberts reeled in a 10-yard touchdown pass from Michael Hawkins Jr.But Oklahoma elected to vie for the win with a two-point conversion, but Hawkins couldn’t find an open receiver before he was sacked by Jake Reed.The Sooners nearly recovered the onside kick but couldn’t haul it in.Oklahoma outgained the Midshipmen in total yards (433-318) but came up empty on eight consecutive drives before the late touchdown.Hawkins finished 28 of 43 for 247 yards and two touchdowns.After trailing by two touchdowns early, Navy’s defense tightened up and the Midshipmen chipped away.Down 14-7 late in the third quarter, Navy was pinned inside its own 5.But on the second play of the drive, Horvath broke through the middle of the Sooners’ defense and had nothing but open space in front of him.Oklahoma defensive back Woodi Washington chased down Horvath, tackling him right at the goal line.Horvath initially was ruled down short of the end zone but the play was changed on review, giving Horvath the 95-yard touchdown and the longest run in program history.