SoonerScoop podcast: OU win over Temple comes with some concerns
No drama for OU in its season opener. At least nothing that will make national news. But there is definitely some concern coming out of the 51-3 victory against visiting Temple.
A lot of it stems from the injury department. Hey, it’s a part of the game. But it’s going to be about how quickly OU adjusts to what is its new reality. Wide receiver and offensive line need to get better and healthy. And do it as fast as possible.
It’s time to break it all down with the Eskridge Lexus Postgame Podcast from SoonerScoop. How did things go down for Brent Venables in the opener? The good, bad and everything in between to sum up the first game of 2024.
Murdock summary:
The Oklahoma Sooners get the season opening blowout win over Temple as expected. But there are certainly areas of concern for fans and critics. Most notably, an offensive line that looked shaky at best. The lack of a running game against an overmatched opponent until Taylor Tatum took over late was disappointing. And an injury to Jalil Farooq that will sideline him for an extended period of time is concerning.
Carey, Eddie and George are here after coming back to the Campus Corner studios from the stadium to break it all down. And it wasn’t all concerning, the defense was stifling most of the night forcing turnover after turnover. The kicking game was even a major bright spot. And it appears Brent Venables defense is ready to take things to another level in year three. It’s week one. So plenty of this is overreaction or reaction unjustified. But we like some of what we saw and we hated other parts. That’s just what we do around here. The Eskridge Lexus Postgame Podcast starts now on SoonerScoop.
