On the first offensive possession for the Oklahoma Sooners, the Sooners went 75 yards in three plays. The first play was a six-yard pass from [autotag]Dillon Gabriel[/autotag] to [autotag]Drake Stoops[/autotag]. The next play was a five-yard pass from Gabriel to [autotag]Gavin Sawchuk[/autotag], and the final play was a 64-yard run by Sawchuk.
How easy it was for the Sooners’ offense on that opening drive had a lot of people thinking it was going to be a long day for the [autotag]Oklahoma State Cowboys[/autotag]’ defense. The Sooners would score 17 points the rest of the game.
Sawchuk only saw 12 more carries the rest of the game. The offense ran the ball just 27 total. They threw the ball 37 times despite the ground game’s success. The run game finished with 148 yards on 5.5 yards per carry. They actually outrushed Oklahoma State.
Sawchuk told reporters after Bedlam, that’s something they can build off of.
“We can build off of everything,” Sawchuk said. “Running game, passing game, offense, defense, whatever it may be. I always say you never lose; you learn. The best learning opportunity is to lose. We just have to go back to the drawing board. Go back to practice and get right.”
For three straight weeks, the Sooners have found success running the ball, but offensively they continue to beat themselves. The Sooners have seven turnovers in the last three games when they had four turnovers in the first six. They’ve had three turnovers in each of the last two games, both ending in one-score losses.
That’s something that has to be corrected moving forward.
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