Oklahoma Sooners 37, Oregon Ducks 27
Bowl games so often come down to who is more motivated and I think that team is Oklahoma. With interim head coach Bob Stoops leading the way just for this Valero Alamo Bowl, it’s turned into a perfect sendoff for Stoops if OU can win it.
True freshman quarterback Caleb Williams has done some spectacular things this season, but he didn’t have a great finish to the season against Baylor, Iowa State and Oklahoma State. So, there should be some motivation there for Williams.
Cale Gundy will be Oklahoma’s offensive play-caller and something tells me he and OU will want to show that they can be a physical football program moving forward with this game against the Ducks. Expect a big day in what probably is redshirt junior running back Kennedy Brooks’ final game with the Sooners.
Defensively, four starters have opted out for Oklahoma. OU will be without its leading tackler and top three tackles for loss and sacks producers against Oregon. That means sophomore defensive end Reggie Grimes and redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Jalen Redmond need big days.
Oregon quarterback Anthony Brown and running back Travis Dye will make plays against OU, but the Sooners are the more determined team in this one. One final statement from Williams that he’s a star moving forward, one final statement from this program that it isn’t going anywhere. And one happy sendoff for Bob Stoops.
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