Oklahoma
DaShaun White Back to Lead Oklahoma’s Defense After ‘Easy Fix’ Targeting Ejection
Oklahoma linebacker DaShaun White was within the midst of his finest efficiency of the season Saturday. In lower than two quarters, White had tallied six tackles, a sack and a move break-up that just about become six. He by no means bought an opportunity to shut out his profession day, although, as he was disqualified resulting from concentrating on late within the second quarter.
After White checked out, gifted freshman Jaren Kanak took over. Kanak appeared like one of many extra gifted gamers on protection, leaving followers enthusiastic about his potential and craving extra of his presence on the sector.
However Kanak, after the most important efficiency of his younger profession, attributed a portion of his success to White, who was serving to the Sooners make performs even when he wasn’t on the sector.
“I imply, I couldn’t ask for a greater function mannequin or chief to sort of present me the ropes,” Kanak stated. “He’s been doing this a very long time and he is aware of sort of the stuff I have to study from expertise he’s already bought down. So he’s a extremely good man to look as much as and bend on in conditions like that.”
Even with the emergence of Kanak, White is a key staff chief on the defensive aspect of the ball. He’ll be the one sliding again into his beginning spot Saturday, the place he appeared as snug as ever final week. White settling in on the cheetah place is an enormous constructive for the Sooners.
He was definitely a constructive for Oklahoma over the primary two video games, however actually appeared to take possession of the cheetah spot in Saturday’s first half.
“I really feel actually good,” White stated Monday. “I believe the place has allowed me to do issues that I felt I’ve all the time executed nicely, that I’ve needed to push to the aspect and simply be a center ‘backer. Being on this place, it permits me to do loads of issues at a excessive stage.
“Simply being on the market in house, I can nonetheless be bodily within the display screen recreation. I get within the run recreation rather a lot too. It’s the very best of each worlds and retains a smile on my face.”
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White’s ejection was a fluke play, and one which was about to be a spotlight. The gifted senior burst into the backfield and had a free shot at Nebraska quarterback Casey Thompson close to the Huskers’ purpose line. White, who had nothing however inexperienced grass in entrance of him, was only a bit too excited to report an important sack. His contact was excessive, helmet to helmet, and his lick on Thompson bought him ejected from the sport.
“We’re all the time teaching maintain your head out of a deal with or hitting the quarterback excessive or hitting them together with your facemask that turns into the crown,” Brent Venables stated. “It’s not a straightforward factor. I didn’t do something completely different apart from reemphasizing all the basics. Even then, he ought to have simply jumped up and bought within the (passing) window. He sees the quarterback’s arm going ahead, so soar up and get within the window, deflect the ball.
“All people needs to go hit him and take him to the bottom. I get that too. However if you really feel just like the ball’s popping out, you must do a very good job of affecting the quarterback in several methods. You don’t all the time must hit him. Hopefully he’ll study from that.”
White appeared to acknowledge his mistake instantly and thought again to the week of follow earlier than, the place Venables saved stressing pad stage. In a bang-bang play, he in all probability wasn’t excited about batting down the ball with a free path to the quarterback. With changes and movie research, although, this should not be a standard problem with a disciplined participant like White.
“Initially once they known as it, I believed it was going to be roughing,” White stated, explaining his aspect of the story. “As quickly as they stated concentrating on, I sort of had a considered ‘Did I or did I not?’ As quickly as I didn’t know if I did or didn’t, I sort of knew that I in all probability did.
“I’ve to maintain my head up. It’s humorous, final week throughout follow, coach saved emphasizing to me particularly, pad stage, pad stage, pad stage, and even earlier than the sport he stated it as soon as to me. It got here and bought me. It’s a straightforward repair.”
White is without doubt one of the hardest hitters on Oklahoma’s protection and, typically instances, is the one main the Sooners in tackles. It is sensible that the teaching employees would stress pad stage to him particularly.
There’s loads of classes for White and the staff to study from the concentrating on penalty, however the coaches additionally discovered rather a lot about White, too. The hybrid linebacker is an enormous a part of what Oklahoma needs to do shifting ahead.
“I believe we’re doing OK,” White stated in regards to the linebacker group, and the protection as an entire. “However we’ve left so many performs on the market. Even simply excited about the final recreation, me having to depart the sector however not even contemplating that and the performs that I had, simply leaving rather a lot on the market. We’re going to maintain pushing one another to get higher and taking this factor up a notch each recreation.”
Oklahoma
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Issued In SW Oklahoma
Temperatures stay hot this week, and this 4th of July looks hot into the afternoon. Showers and storms are also possible during the afternoon and evening on Thursday.
Severe storm warnings and watches in the state:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Caddo and Grady County until 3:15pm.
What is the weather like on Thursday, July 4 in Oklahoma?
Happy Independence Day, Oklahoma! For many it will be a scorcher. Highs will be in the triple digits with heat index values from 105 to 115 degrees.
There is a chance of severe storms into the afternoon. These storms will likely develop along a strong cold front around 3:00 PM. The highest chance for the OKC Metro is from 3 PM – 7 PM.
Storms Thursday could produce large hail and winds up to 80 mph along with intense lightning.
By late this evening, storms will be weakening and pushing south. Folks south of I-40 may have to dodge a few storms for the fireworks displays.
What does the weather look like for the rest of the week?
Much cooler temps. arrive Friday and into the weekend. A great weather pattern for next week as the heat dome is out west leaving us in a cooler spot! We also see rain and storms off and on next week.
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Meteorologist David Payne
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UFO ‘spotted’ in USA? Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper takes selfie with unique vehicle
In a bizarre incident, Oklahoma Highway Patrol “spotted” a UFO on the road and pulled it over for a picture. Ryan Vanvleck, an officer, caught a UFO-shaped vehicle for an obstructed tag. He also took a picture of the unique-looking vehicle, which was later shared on Instagram by the official Instagram handle of Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
“It’s not every day you pull over a UFO. Trooper Ryan Vanvleck #722 pulled over this vehicle on the Turner Turnpike yesterday for an obstructed tag. They were on their way to a UFO festival in Roswell, New Mexico. Trooper Vanvleck let them go with a warning,” wrote Oklahoma Highway Patrol in the post. They also shared two pictures of the vehicle. (Also Read: ‘UFO or glitch in the matrix’: Unusual light source in sky leaves people with questions)
In one of the pictures, Trooper Ryan Vanvleck clicked a selfie with the UFO vehicle. The vehicle is silver in colour and has a circular glass ceiling through which one can see two women sitting inside it.
Take a look at the post here:
This post was shared on July 3. Since being shared, it has gained close to 5,000 likes. Many people also took to the comments section of the post and shared their reactions.
Here’s how people reacted:
An individual wrote, “very funny. I bet Trooper Vanvleck will tell this story to his grandchildren. Love it.”
Another Instagram user, Stephen, posted, “Listen. Sometimes you see something really cool and would like a closer look. The people know they’re attention grabbers. And in all my years, I’ve never seen one person upset that they got pulled over.” (Also Read: Harvard expert debunks alien, UFO sightings, says ‘they wouldn’t survive’)
“Outta this world! Super cool car!” commented a third.
Instagram user Brandon Sellers joked, “The agents from Area 51 are on the way as we speak.”
“Missouri State Police pulled them over yesterday or the day before for the same thing, I read the trooper recommended they not use the stingray option during this trip! He also issued a warning! Pretty neat car!” added a fifth.
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Sobriety checkpoints set along Oklahoma roads on Independence Day
ARDMORE, Oklahoma (KXII) – While fireworks, family and friends may be the focus of the Fourth of July — creating a plan to get home safe deserves just as much attention.
To help ensure everyone gets home safe, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) will set up sobriety checkpoints along major roadways in Oklahoma on the Fourth of July.
“There are gonna be some checkpoints, I know in Mayes County and some of the other counties, law enforcement are planning to have sobriety checkpoints set up there,” OHP Trooper and Impaired Driving Liaison Mike Shanholtzer said.
These checkpoints are a part of the Oklahoma ENDUI program created by then-Governor Mary Fallin in 2013.
The ENDUI program utilizes community education, officer training, and increased patrols on the nights surrounding major holidays to reduce the number of accidents involving drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Shanholtzer said, if you’re planning to drink and head home, calling a sober friend or a rideshare service is a must.
“Have things lined up,” he said. “Don’t get a position where, ‘oh no, I’ve had a couple beers and I don’t feel like I should drive but I’m gonna try and make it home,’ that’s not what we want.”
However, Shanholtzer said no matter what your plans are, it’s important to pay extra attention while on the roads this weekend.
“Be more attentive, realize there’s going to be a lot of traffic, that we have people that are going to use drugs or alcohol, people that aren’t paying attention,” he said. “If you are hyper vigilant and paying attention, you may be able to avoid a crash even if it’s someone else’s actions that could have caused it.”
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