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SoonerScoop coverage wrap-up: OU dominates Arkansas State

Bob Przybyloby:Bob Przybylo•09/04/23•

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Sep 2, 2023; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners Sooner Schooner runs onto the field before team introductions before the game against the Arkansas State Red Wolves at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

OU began its 2023 season with a resounding 73-0 victory against Arkansas State. There was very little to be unsatisfied with in the first game of Year 2 under Brent Venables.

“Just guys staying focused and hungry and finishing and not getting sloppy,” Venables said. “The guys that came in and compete to a standard – positioning, getting a call, the process during pre-snap on both sides of the ball, not having a bunch of penalties, staying relatively healthy and imposing your will.

“Winning the lines of scrimmage, protecting the football, tackling well, there’s a lot that you take from it. You keep the right perspective. Teams in the future will have more depth and maybe more explosive playmakers on both sides of the ball – but I don’t want to take anything from our guys and their preparation either. There’s a delicate balance there. But it’s a good strong start.”

Miss any part of the SoonerScoop coverage from game 1 at The Palace on the Prairie? Here you go.

The weekend that was from your SoonerScoop crew of Josh McCuistion, Carey Murdock, Bob Przybylo, Eddie Radosevich and George Stoia.

Saturday

At the buzzer takeaways – Przybylo
Week 1 report card – McCuistion
OU opener another sign things are trending in right direction under Brent Venables – Stoia
Nerves were not a concern for quarterback Jackson Arnold – Przybylo
Another magical moment for G-Freaky, Gavin Freeman – Stoia
News and notes from Week 1 – Przybylo
Instant YouTube video breakdown – Stoia/Radosevich
Postgame pod – Staff

Sunday

OU 2023 class tracker – Przybylo
Telling the story: Five plays – Przybylo
Sights & Sounds – Radosevich
Jayden Gibson never forgets, starting to emerge – Stoia

Postgame video

Head coach Brent Venables
Offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby
Defensive coordinator Ted Roof
QB Dillon Gabriel
WR Gavin Freeman
WR Jayden Gibson
LB Jaren Kanak
LB Danny Stutsman
CB Gentry Williams

Instant SoonerScoop YouTube Breakdown

Eskridge Lexus Postgame Podcast

Sights & Sounds

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