How Playing ‘Loose’ Can Help Oklahoma’s Offense Bounce Back Against Kansas
NORMAN — Oklahoma’s offense has plenty of pressure on it this week. One week after failing to put a single point on the board in the Cotton Bowl, the Sooners welcome in a Kansas Jayhawks offense that has had the same success as Texas on the scoreboard. Both the No. 19-ranked Jayhawks and the No. […]
Oklahoma QB Dillon Gabriel Will Continue to be Evaluated Ahead of Kansas Contest
DALLAS — As Oklahoma turns its attention to Kansas, all eyes will be on Dillon Gabriel. The Sooner offense was hapless without the starting quarterback, who missed Texas’ 49-0 rout of OU due to a concussion on Saturday. Gabriel went through warmups ahead of the game as usual, only changing into street clothes as the Sooners […]
OU-Kent State: One Big Thing
By John E. Hoover Amid all the storylines about tempo vs. tempo this week, the bottom line for Oklahoma is simple: make steady, incremental improvements in a handful of areas and the product will be better. Brent Venables talked about playing cleaner on the offensive line. That’s a given. Take away Gavin Freeman’s 46-yard tackle-breaking touchdown run […]
Oklahoma, One of the Progenitors of Tempo Offense, is Back in the Fast Lane vs. Flashes
By John E. Hoover NORMAN — Brent Venables was chatting with his coaching staff this week when the conversation got nostalgic. “Twenty years ago, tempo was a thing,” Venables said, “but people had a fastball package. They might run like three plays, and then that’s all they did.” Teams have practiced the two-minute offense for […]
