Oklahoma is a blueblood and a perennial Collge Football Playoff contender, but the Sooners haven’t been able to get over the College Football Playoff semifinal hump.
247 Sports gave which schools have the most talented rosters heading into the 2020 season. By no surprise, Oklahoma made the list.
Barton Simmons, 247 Sports’ director of scouting, gave high praise to Lincoln Riley’s squad.
“If you think the latest Heisman Trophy finalist’s departure from Oklahoma means a dip in production, I’ve got bad news for you,” Simmons said. “Oklahoma’s rising sophomore class has the best set of offensive talent in the country in the class of 2019 and that’s led by the top quarterback in Spencer Rattler. The offensive line recruiting continues to plug along as well and defensive recruitment has improved to help current standouts like Jalen Redmond. The talent is still flashy in Norman.”
Charleston Rambo will have to step up into the role in place of CeeDee Lamb. The door is open for guys like Marvin Mims or Theo Howard to take on the role that Jadon Haselwood’s ACL tear leaves vacant. Defensively the departure of Kenneth Murray will sting, but this is where Alex Grinch will have to shine.
The Sooners were the only Big 12 team to make the list. Texas A&M, Florida, Georgia, LSU, and Alabama represent the SEC. Ohio State and Penn State lead the way in the Big 10 while Clemson and Oregon are solo representatives of the ACC and Pac-12.
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