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How Oklahoma Can Implement Two-Minute Drill Urgency Into Regular Offense
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NORMAN — One among Oklahoma’s largest issues in Saturdays loss to Baylor occurred to be the quick offensive possessions that constantly killed momentum. The Sooners’ empty drives carried plenty of weight.
Clearly, Dillon Gabriel’s three interceptions performed a giant half within the sport’s momentum swings. And naturally there are a lot of various things that go right into a loss like this, together with the abysmal run protection.
However within the second half, Oklahoma’s offense stalling twice whereas combining for 28 yards between the 2 drives was the nail within the coffin.
“Offensively, we’re hitting our strides after which a pair occasions we simply shot ourselves within the foot,” Marvin Mims mentioned. “I feel that’s the story of the day. Numbers-wise, we’re wanting actual good, however there’s a pair drives we shot ourselves within the foot particularly of their territory, put the protection in unhealthy conditions. However apart from that, offensively we’re taking part in good ball. Simply a few errors.”
Out of halftime, the Bears went on a formidable 10-play 75-yard drive to increase the result in 10. Momentum was slipping and Oklahoma’s offense desperately wanted to generate one thing to provide the protection time to determine it out. Oklahoma’s response spanned three performs for negative-three yards and 1:29 off the clock.
Then, late within the third quarter, Oklahoma’s protection gave the impression to be discovering a groove. After forcing back-to-back punts, the Sooners had the ball trailing 31-28. Eric Grey was discovering success on the bottom, and the offense appeared to be stringing collectively a optimistic drive.
After a false begin on second-and-short, Oklahoma was all of a sudden confronted with a third-down take a look at the Baylor 46-yard line.
With lower than 10 seconds left within the third quarter, and the sport clock working, the Sooners didn’t have to run a play. As a substitute, Gabriel hurried the offense to the road of scrimmage, and the Sooners hurried a run play to the left facet for just about no achieve.
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Oklahoma had an opportunity to consider the most important play of the sport for an additional tv timeout, however as an alternative, they settled for a deflating punt.
“We didn’t achieve fairly sufficient to go for it,” offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby mentioned. “We needed to have a chance to go pin them. That’s the thought there.”
Baylor marched proper down the sphere on the next possession, and despite the fact that Oklahoma’s offense got here alive late within the fourth quarter, it was too little, too late. The window was missed.
After the buildup of momentum behind two weeks of wins, Oklahoma’s crushing loss felt eerily just like the defeat to Kansas State.
Alternatives had been missed by the offense when it mattered most, placing the sport within the fingers of the inconsistent defensive unit. Oklahoma’s offense appears to function significantly better with nothing to lose, taking part in catch-up within the closing minutes of the sport.
“We’re going to work at our velocity. After we’re going, we’re one of many quickest offenses within the nation. Coach Lebby harps on it on a regular basis.”
“It simply comes with the preparation. Us working the performs, us figuring out what we’re doing, not second guessing something, us getting lined up, Dillon on the brink of snap the ball. The quicker we play, we all know what we’re doing. Simply getting snug with the playbook. We have now the sport plan. We get it on Monday, undergo it all through that week. The extra we undergo that, the extra we are able to play quicker as an offense.”
Oklahoma’s closing drive towards Baylor took 5:12 off the clock on 14 performs, good for 75 yards and a landing. Towards Kansas State, the Sooners marched 75 yards in 1:23 for a rating. Neither rating ended up mattering, although.
Transferring ahead, Oklahoma must implement urgency and tempo to the offense all through the sport to keep away from deflating drives.
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Bye to the Big 12 and hello SEC: It's party time for Texas and Oklahoma
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bye-bye Big 12, hello SEC. Texas and Oklahoma are finally making their long-awaited conference switch.
But first, it’s time to party with Bevo (the longhorn) and Pitbull (the human).
The three-years-in-the-making switch to the Southeastern Conference for two programs that were co-founders of the Big 12 in 1996 officially happens Monday.
And for their move to a league where “It Just Means More,” Texas and Oklahoma have scheduled big campus celebrations Sunday and Monday with carnivals, live music and fireworks. Oklahoma’s even stretches to events statewide.
The SEC Network planned live programming from both campuses over the two days, and Longhorns and Sooners fans had their first chance to buy SEC-branded school merchandise.
“This is a day we have been building toward for years,” Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said.
It’s a moment college sports in general has been building toward in the era of major realignment. The Texas and Oklahoma break from the Big 12 helped trigger myriad conference shifts with more on the way. By the first kickoff of the 2024 season, 11 so-called Power 4 programs will be in new conferences.
The Big Ten will grow to 18 teams with USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington poached from the Pac-12. The beleaguered West Coast league also lost Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Arizona State to the Big 12, and California and Stanford to the Atlantic Coast Conference. SMU leaps from the American Athletic Conference to the ACC on Monday as well.
As for Oklahoma and Texas, they originally planned to join the SEC in 2025, but ultimately reached a financial deal with the Big 12 for an early exit. And they leave with a whole lot of hardware.
Between them, the Sooners (14) and Longhorns (four) won 18 Big 12 football titles in 25 years, with Texas winning the crown last season for the first time since 2009.
In its final year in the league, Texas won 15 league regular season or tournament championships across all sports, and national titles in volleyball and rowing. Oklahoma capped its final season with its dominant softball program winning its fourth consecutive national title in May. The Sooners beat Texas in the final.
“Texas brings more tradition, more talent, more passion and more fight,” to the SEC, the school said on its athletics website.
All that winning will be much more difficult to duplicate in the SEC. Oklahoma opens its first SEC football schedule at home against Tennessee on Sept. 21. The Longhorns debut at Mississippi State on Sept. 28.
Since the start of the College Football Playoff in 2014, SEC schools have won the championship six times.
Texas (2005) and Oklahoma (2000) were the only two schools to win national titles in football while in the Big 12.
Some traditional rivalries will be stitched back together, and some torn apart.
The Texas-Texas A&M rivalry is reborn. It had been on hiatus since A&M left the Big 12 for the SEC in 2012. Oklahoma’s Bedlam rivalry with Oklahoma State is ruptured.
Texas spiced things up with Texas A&M last week when it poached Aggies baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle to Austin. At his introductory news conference, Schlossnagle warned Longhorns fans that the SEC is the “major leagues” of college baseball. The league has won the past five national championships.
Texas and Oklahoma planned for thousands of fans to join their celebrations.
Texas set up a central campus carnival. Fans will get autograph sessions with team coaches, and a chance to pose with the Bevo longhorn mascot for photos in the afternoon.
Sunday night includes a scheduled concert by “Mr. Worldwide” pop star Pitbull on a stage underneath the campus’ iconic clock tower.
Oklahoma’s celebration started Sunday night with a “Race to the SEC” 5k race through the heart of campus, with midnight sales of SEC merchandise and fireworks.
Monday morning, former Sooners coach Barry Switzer will co-host a celebration breakfast in Tulsa and Oklahoma will host a campus party at the football stadium with live music and entertainment.
“We couldn’t be more excited to join the SEC. Our teams are poised for success and look forward to the competition with many of America’s most outstanding universities,” Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said.
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Oklahoma State men’s basketball adds former Putnam City North standout C.J. Smith
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Oklahoma State basketball coach Steve Lutz talks about reviving Cowboys’ program
Oklahoma State basketball coach Steve Lutz talks about reviving Cowboys’ program
OSU ATHLETICS
The first non-transfer portal addition for new Oklahoma State men’s basketball coach Steve Lutz came with in-state ties.
OSU added junior-college transfer C.J. Smith, a 6-foot-7, 195-pound swingman from Coffeyville (Kansas) Community College on Saturday.
Smith is originally from Oklahoma City and concluded his high school career at Putnam City North, where he led the Panthers to a 24-3 record averaging 17.2 points and 6.0 rebounds in 2022-23. He was a first-team selection on The Oklahoman’s Big All-City squad.
In his lone season at Coffeyville, Smith played 23.4 minutes per game, averaging 8.3 points and 4.6 rebounds.
He will be a sophomore next season, as he joins a veteran-heavy Cowboy roster thanks to the depth of veteran additions Lutz made through the transfer portal.
More: Oklahoma State basketball schedule: 2024-25 Big 12 opponents set for Cowboys, Cowgirls
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Thunder Unveil 2024 Draft Class
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Oklahoma City, OK – A new era of Thunder basketball was officially introduced Saturday. Nikola Topić, Dillon Jones, and Ajay Mitchell all met the media to discuss making it to the next level and being members of the Thunder.
Topić will miss the upcoming season with a knee injury. Many draft boards had him listed as a top four talent in the draft, but the knee injury did scare some teams off.
As for Jones, he said his time at Weber State as “the guy” prepared him for what he needs to do to help OKC win with their current talent.
Ajay Mitchell joins the fold as a second round choice and knows his role could be impromptu and less consistent than usual, but that’s something he says he’s prepared for.
Hear from all three Thunder rookies in the video above.
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