The Oklahoma Sooners opened the 2022 season with a 45-13win over the UTEP Miners. OU jumped out to a 21-0 lead early in the first quarter and that was pretty much all she wrote.
[autotag]Dillon Gabriel[/autotag], so far, has proven to be as advertised. His poise in the pocket and accuracy with the football helped Oklahoma work quickly on offense. He spread the ball around, finding seven different receivers.
The running game started off strong with 259 yards on the ground, averaging 6.8 yards per carry. [autotag]Eric Gray[/autotag] ran for 102 yards, and [autotag]Marcus Major[/autotag] chipped in 57 yards and two touchdowns.
Let by [autotag]Reggie Grimes[/autotag] and [autotag]Danny Stutsman[/autotag], the Oklahoma Sooners came to play, holding the Miners to negative rushing yards in the first half. They recorded six sacks on the day and allowed just 13 points.
The Sooners began answering some of the questions that left people doubting just how good they could be in 2022. Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt left the Sooners outside his top 10 teams heading into 2022, but after the Sooners’ 45-13 win in week one, they’re inside Klatt’s top 10.
Let’s take a look.