Despite having two weeks to regroup and make adjustments, the Oklahoma Sooners’ offensive struggles continued mightily in their loss to Texas. The team’s continued inability to generate consistent offense and protect the quarterback were major factors that contributed to them getting dominated by Texas last Saturday at the Cotton Bowl.
The Sooners had ample time during the bye week to analyze their offensive shortcomings and implement new strategies. However, any efforts made to improve their offensive performance were completely ineffective. The team’s inability to capitalize on Michael Hawkins Jr.’s skillset and execute the game plan led to possibly the most disappointing offensive showing of the Brent Venables era.
The offensive line, which was expected to be healthy and improved after the bye week, failed to provide adequate protection for Hawkins and create running lanes for the running backs. The running backs themselves failed at powering through the first layer of the Longhorn defense, and let’s not waste any more energy talking about the desperate state of the receiving corps. Then there’s the turnovers and penalties that pushed the Sooners over the top in terms of an epic failure of the offensive game plan…assuming there actually was one.
Overall, Oklahoma’s offensive production continues to be a major disappointment for the 2024 season. With the team’s bye week now in the rearview mirror, the perceived ability to generate anything new, or different, could easily be gone now.
The biggest question now on the minds of Sooner Nation seems to be, What comes next?
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