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Oklahoma Sooners – Kent State Golden Flashes: Our Picks
John Hoover
Kent State has numerous expertise on offense. RB Marquez Cooper rushed for greater than 1,200 yards final season, and WR Dante Cephus had greater than 1,200 yards receiving. As a crew, the Golden Flashes rushed for nearly 4,000 yards. New QB Collin Schlee threw for 178 yards and a landing final week at Washington. Coach Sean Lewis will need to execute a high-tempo assault and the Flashes will attempt to match OU rating for rating. Defensively, it’s a distinct story. Kent State final season ranked 121st in scoring, 116th in speeding, 116th in passing and 124th in complete protection. A change on the coordinator spot and 7 returning starters ought to assist. However anticipate Dillon Gabriel and the Oklahoma offense to feast.
Closing: Oklahoma 56, Kent State 24
Ryan Chapman
Coming off a workmanlike season opener, the Sooners ought to as soon as once more management each side of the sport. After getting out the Week 1 jitters, anticipate an improved displaying from the offensive line to assist stop the second-quarter woes Oklahoma confronted final Saturday. Kent State goes to try to match OU’s tempo, so issues might as soon as once more get out of hand early if Brent Venables’ protection can maintain up early on, paving the way in which for one more Oklahoma blowout.
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Closing: Oklahoma 55, Kent State 17
Josh Callaway
The Golden Flashes are an honest crew, having been picked to win their division within the MAC preseason ballot. However this positively needs to be one other walkover win for Oklahoma. Not a lot went proper for Kent State of their season opener towards Washington, with their go protection being maybe probably the most alarming. The Huskies threw it everywhere in the yard on their secondary, which may’t bode nicely for them towards Dillon Gabriel and the bevy of receiving expertise the Sooners possess. Fireworks might be on show underneath the lights on Saturday night time as Oklahoma strikes for a number of large performs down the sector and the OU protection continues the promising physicality and degree of play we noticed final week as Oklahoma rolls to a different simple win and a 2-0 begin to the Brent Venables period.
Closing: Oklahoma 55, Kent State 17