Week 1 has finally come and gone for the Big 12. It was a nice week for the conference with all 10 teams pulling out a win, even the Kansas Jayhawks who had to do so without Pooka Williams. Week 2 will be a big one for the conference, primarily because of the LSU at … [Read more…]
No doubt Lincoln Riley has been winning every round up till now. Dana Holgorsen went 0-7 against Oklahoma as a head coach and the scores after Riley joined the Sooner staff went: 2015: OU 44, WVU 24 2016: OU 56, WVU 28 2017: OU 59, WVU 31 2018: OU 59, WVU 56 That last one … [Read more…]
The Sooners will have a different sort of team in 2019, that much is clear. Jalen Hurts will bring a new flavor to Lincoln Riley’s offense and Alex Grinch is hoping to transform the Oklahoma defense. The former is likely a one-year stopgap before Spencer Rattler assumes command of the offense and steers it back … [Read more…]
I took in some of the Oklahoma spring game recently, as is my custom. These are always a mixed bag, I’ve taken impressions in the past from these games that were helpful and accurate and then I’ve had some that were worthless. For instance, Kyler Murray didn’t look in command for the 2018 spring game … [Read more…]
Over at SB Nation I have a piece up on Jalen Hurts and his fit within the Oklahoma offense in 2019. Overall I think this was a nice addition by Lincoln Riley and further evidence that they are establishing Norman as a destination for top skill talent and QBs. There’s definitely going to be some … [Read more…]
Players are zipping in and out of the transfer portal and ending up all over the place. Nowadays QB transfers are a major, defining feature of the college game and there have been some big ones that will shape the 2019 season. Oklahoma wins the “biggest free agent in college football history” Jalen Hurts’ dad … [Read more…]
…decides to play baseball? I broke down some of the OU spring game, first with an eye towards the play of the QBs Austin Kendall and Kyler Murray. I used some of my observations there in this recent post at SB Nation exploring the possibility that his baseball potential could pull him away from Norman … [Read more…]