The Oklahoma Sooners are going to have to play the second half of their season without their leading receiver. Andrel Anthony was lost for the year during the win over Texas in the [autotag]Red River Rivalry[/autotag].
Anthony led the team with 429 yards and was second on the team with 27 catches. He was injured in the third quarter.
His replacement, [autotag]Nic Anderson[/autotag], caught the game-winning touchdown pass. Anderson leads the team with receiving touchdowns on the season.
He talked to reporters about the mindset of the receiving room after losing Anthony.
“Just making sure we step up and fill those shoes so we don’t miss a beat on offense,” Anderson said. “That’s the most important thing. We have a lot of competitive depth, so I’m not worried about anybody not being able to do that.”
It will be interesting to see if the Sooners change anything with their scheme. Prior to the win over the Texas Longhorns, we hadn’t seen many four wide receiver sets, but we saw that fairly often until Anthony went out with his injury.
It seemed to have some success. Anderson will almost assuredly take Anthony’s starting spot, but the question is who will take Anderson’s spot if the Sooners go with four wide receivers, or do they just scrap that package ?
The most likely answer is [autotag]Brenen Thompson[/autotag] or [autotag]Gavin Freeman[/autotag] if they choose to keep that package. Jayden Gibson will likely see more opportunities moving forward as well.
Another reason why it was a good week to have a bye and better yet, to have as much depth as the Sooners have at wide receiver.
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