Breaking down the difference between Seth Littrell, Jeff Lebby's Oklahoma offense

There are going to be some big differences between Seth Littrell and Jeff Lebby’s Oklahoma offenses.

Sooner Scoop’s Eddie Radosevich doesn’t expect people or fans to grasp the changes right away. But come fall, it’ll look different under Littrell, the new offensive coordinator.

He joined Andy Staples On3 to explain the changes at Oklahoma.

“I think there’s gonna be a lot of people that walk away from Saturday, particularly in a controlled scrimmage environment and go ‘this is the same thing that we’ve seen over the last couple of years,’” Radosevich said. “Which you know if they could just get half of the production that Dillon Gabriel and Jeff Lebby got over the last, you know, two years in Norman, I think that for the most part, everybody would be fine as long as they run the ball …

“But at the same time, I do think that you are going to see some differences in terms of, you know, just the overall style of what they want to be able to do.” 

Littrell’s offense is simplistic but also complicated in the sense that Oklahoma could provide a lot of looks.

“I know that Seth has been quoted as saying, you could ask 10 different people in all of his different stops … And they would all probably give you 10 different answers on how you characterize Seth’s offense overall,” Radosevich said. “But at the same time, I do think that you’re going to want to be able to use Jackson Arnold in the run game, as well as kind of lean on a run game, which is kind of interesting considering all the offensive line problems they’ve had this spring.”

Sooner Scoop’s George Stoia III added onto what to expect from Littrell’s offense.

“I think the two biggest differences you’re gonna see  are I think the speed, the pace at which they play,” Stoia III said. “I do think they’re going to slow down a little bit. That’s not to say they won’t do some no huddle and, and go tempo and those sorts of things. But I mean, Oklahoma the last couple years have been, you know, one of the fastest teams in college football. I do think they’ll slow down just a little bit on offense. And then I think the run game is where you’re going to see some different things schematically.” 

For Littrell and Oklahoma, the simplicity will stand out, so long as it’s efficient.

“The last couple years, especially last year until late in the year when they really kind of found their groove, it was they were doing more simple things in the run games,” Stoia III said. “I think you’re going to see that and I just think that in terms of his play calling, Seth Littrell l is going to want to lean on the run game and a lot of ways. 

“And I know that he’s also known for throwing the ball around the yard and I think you’re gonna see a lot of vertical passing and also some horizontal passing that we saw in the Jeff Lebby offense, but for my understanding this spring has been a lot about trying to emphasize the run game because they knew last year, they weren’t good enough … You have to be able to run the football and I think that’s what they’re gonna do.”