Oklahoma’s Eric Gray Shining Through Four Weeks

After a disappointing loss to Kansas State final Saturday, the Sooners are headed again to the drafting board. The coaches spent all weekend making an attempt to determine what went unsuitable, but additionally noticing what labored.

One frequent theme that has labored all season, via wins and losses, has been giving Eric Grey loads of touches. Grey is excelling in Jeff Lebby’s offense, and he seems way more comfy in his second yr in Norman.

“Any time the run sport is being dominant, it opens up loads for us, it permits us to do quite a lot of issues,” Dillon Gabriel stated. “So having him (Grey) and the O-Line setting it up for him. once you give him open pathways or simply good one-on-ones, he normally wins them.”

By 4 video games, the senior has 400 speeding yards and two touchdowns on the bottom. Regardless of Saturday’s loss, Grey nonetheless ran for a powerful 114 yards on 16 carries. He’s averaging a career-best 7.5 yards per carry.

Oklahoma’s speeding assault has been spectacular this yr with Grey main the cost. The offensive line performed nicely on the sphere Saturday, with the primary points coming earlier than the snap. The chemistry Grey has developed together with his blockers is promising although.

“Eric Grey, man, that’s an absolute animal proper there,” middle Andrew Raym stated. “When he will get the ball in house and makes a lower, he’ll make anyone miss, it’s been superior watching Eric play.”

Although Grey has had a sizzling begin to the season, his offensive coordinator thinks he has extra in retailer. If Oklahoma goes to show it round, he may very well be an enormous purpose manner.

“I believe there’s much more,” Jeff Lebby stated. “I believe he is gonna say the very same factor. I believe he is gonna need some runs again. I do know he does, from the standpoint of with the ability to win some one on ones. He performed extremely arduous. He performed nicely. Similar to all of us, man, we will play higher.

“We’re gonna proceed to get higher and play higher as we undergo this factor. However Eric’s performed a extremely good job. And once more, I understand that being the case during the yr.”

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