Crimson Countdown: No. 98 Tyler Keltner
The Crimson Countdown is officially on for the 2024 Oklahoma football season. Fans have been waiting for what feels like forever with this one. The Sooners are finally and officially joining the SEC.
The 2023 season was a rebound one for head coach Brent Venables, getting the program back to its standard. OU went 10-3 in Venables’ second season, now it’s time for year No. 3.
Every day as we get closer to kickoff, SoonerScoop.com will count down the days with you. Starting with No. 99 and working our way to No. 0, we’ll be there every step of the way.
Crimson Countdown: No. 98 Tyler Keltner
2023 stats: (at Florida State) 1-1 on extra points.
2024 outlook:
Keltner is obviously the player the Sooners brought in with hopes of pushing Zach Schmit to try and simply push the best answer forward at kicker. Over the last two years Schmit has been under 70-percent (27-39) on field goal attempts.
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As for Keltner, he saw very limited action in Tallahassee last year, but at East Tennessee State he was a two-time all-southern conference kicker. The Sooners will hope he can find his rhythm again and get back to a level of success that saw him connect on 76-percent of his kicks (25-33) in 2021 and 2022.
Keltner was impressive in the spring and there is some belief he can push Schmit down the stretch.
2024 special teams outlook
Special teams figures to be one of the more varied possible outcomes on the roster. Oklahoma returns starters at punter, kicker, and long snapper. But after a mixed bag of results in 2023 the Sooners are now with a new position coach in Doug Deakin from San Diego State. Punter Luke Elzinga seems a safe bet as does long snapper Ben Anderson but the battle at kicker between incumbent Schmit and Keltner could be pivotal to the team’s success in what figures to be a season of tight games.
