Game Preview: Oklahoma
Senior linebacker Corey Nelson, who has made a team-high 20 tackles, leads the way for an OU defense
that was tied for fourth in the nation in points allowed per game (9.0) through three weeks.
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new offense they came up with at the
first of the year, in some ways they are
because they're still running the zone
read, but it's a mix."
Hale said Oklahoma's move to a
more run-oriented quarterback was
motivated by the same principle that
Stoops has always used to update
his offense. The former defensive
coordinator looks at the schemes that
give his defense the most problems
and tries to mimic them on offense.
The full transition to mobile
quarterbacks in recent years has forced
the Sooners to shed the traditional
four-man front, Cover Two defense
they have run for years. Bob and
brother Mike, Oklahoma's defensive
coordinator, learned that defense from
their father — a legendary high school
coach in Youngstown, Ohio. This year
the Sooners have lined up almost
exclusively with three defensive
linemen.
The defensive line is Oklahoma's
biggest vulnerability on defense. The
Sooners are lacking both experience
and size. The two players who line up
