Baker Mayfield apologizes for planting Oklahoma flag in middle of Ohio State field following Sooners’ win

Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield made a statement with his play Saturday against Ohio State, throwing for 386 yards and three touchdowns in the then-No. 5 Sooners’ 31-16 victory over the then-No. 2 Buckeyes.

Mayfield also made a statement after the game, when he took an Oklahoma flag on a victory lap around Ohio Stadium and then attempted to plant it in the middle of the Buckeyes logo at midfield.

He made one more statement on Monday: an apology for his postgame actions.

“I didn’t mean for it to be disrespectful to any Ohio State people at all, especially the team or the players, because they’re a great team and a great program,� Mayfield said. “It was an emotional game. I knew that it was going to have a lot of implications on the playoffs. ... I got caught up in an emotional win. Yeah, it should’ve been something I did in the locker room. So I apologize for doing it in the middle of the field.�

In an interview last week, Mayfield pointed out how “embarrassing� it was last year when Ohio State players sang their fight song on Oklahoma’s field following a 45-24 victory over the Sooner. Mayfield brought that incident up again while talking to reporters following this year’s game and suggested that it was a reason he celebrated the way he did.

But at some point during the ensuing 36 or so hours, Mayfield seems to have remembered that two wrongs don’t make a right.

“If they did that here [in Norman], I would’ve been pissed too,� Mayfield said. “I understand why they’re very upset about it.�

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