The Red team won 27-6 in the annual Red/White scrimmage – the final preseason event of the season – at the Howard McCasland Field House Thursday evening.

“I thought this was a good outing for us,” head coach Jack Spates said. “This team has to improve in several areas, but in reality you have to remember this is the beginning of the season and guys will get better. Tonight was the first time this year our guys have been under the lights and we have identified where we need to get better.”

The White team started off with an upset at 125-pounds, when Jarrod Patterson beat Justin Forrest 3-1 with the decision, and gave White an early 3-0 lead.

The only other victory the White team saw was at 165-pound when freshman Tyler Caldwell got the 4-1 decision over redshirt sophomore Derek Peperas.

That brought the score to a manageable 12-6 red lead.

But overall it was a dominant performance by the Red team as it went on the score 15 unanswered.

“I am pleased about this evening, but now it is time to go against someone else,” Spates said. “Our guys will get back in the room and focus on getting better. We look forward to the start of the season.”

OU begins the regular season Thursday when it travels to Edmond to take on UCO at 7 p.m.