Jan 1, 2003; Pasadena, CA, USA: FILE PHOTO; Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Antwone Savage (6) in action against Washington State Cougars safety Virgil Williams (24) during the 2003 Rose Bowl at the Rose Bowl. The Sooners defeated the Cougars 34-14. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Network
The Oklahoma Sooners are 3-1 heading into week five of the college football season. After three nonconference victories at home, OU lost on Saturday night in their first-ever SEC game against Tennessee.
The Volunteers won by a final score of 25-15, and the Sooners didn’t answer any of the lingering questions about their offense. In fact, there are plenty more of them now. Oklahoma will likely be without Nic Anderson for a significant period of time and are in the midst of a quarterback change.
Brent Venables’ team will hit the road for the first time in 2024, looking for a bounce back win against the Auburn Tigers. Many national pundits have sold all or most of their stock in the Sooners for this season.
Maybe those folks will prove to be right, but there are silver linings in Norman.
Venables’ defense is legit. For the first time in a long time, Oklahoma is back on that side of the ball. There’s talent, depth, and a defensive coordinator in (Zac Alley) who has been on a roll. The special teams unit has made a couple of mistakes, but nothing too major, and also has improved from last season.
However, that offense has flirted with the line between not very good and downright awful. A national TV audience watched the Sooners fall apart every time they had a chance to cut into an early Tennessee lead.
It’s lead to a downturn in where some believe this team could be headed in the postseason. CBS Sports college football writer Jerry Palm published his weekly bowl projections, and has the Sooners lower than he did a week ago.
Palm has…
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Publish date : 2024-09-24 12:00:19
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