Oklahoma’s domination of West Virginia was a welcome sight on the heels of two frustrating losses to Kansas and Oklahoma State. The losses put a trip to Arlington in doubt for the Big 12 title game.
After back-to-back losses, the Sooners had to dust themselves off, get back up, and fight. They did just that on Saturday.
They came out swinging and never looked back.
The offense looked as cohesive and explosive as it has all year and the defense put a stranglehold on a physical West Virginia rushing attack. From a coaching perspective, Venables looked comfortable, and his coordinators, in particular Jeff Lebby, were in sync the entire game.
As Oklahoma prepares for a trip to Provo, Utah, to take on BYU in its final regular season road trip of 2023, we look at how the team is trending heading into the game in the week’s stock report.
Stock Up: Offense
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Oklahoma’s offense rediscovered itself after a sleepy performance against UCF and a rain-soaked mess against Kansas. Despite losing to Oklahoma State, the Sooners, at many points in the game, effortlessly moved the ball down the field. Turnovers, mental mistakes, and poor playcalling from the offensive coordinator doomed those drives, costing the Sooners the game.
They corrected those things in their win over West Virginia, exploding for 644 yards and eight offensive touchdowns. If Jeff Lebby can find that kind of consistency in his play calls, Oklahoma should cruise to victory in their final two games against less-than-stellar defenses.
Stock Down: Health of defensive backs
Oklahoma can’t buy any luck with defensive back health this season, yet somehow they continue to make an impact. Competitive depth was the phrase all offseason.
It has shown up this year as injuries to guys like Gentry Williams, Kani Walker, Peyton Bowen, Makari…
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Author : Sooners Wire
Publish date : 2023-11-14 20:27:48
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