The Sooners will make a run for a National Championship in 2021 and if they get to the grand stage, it will be because of the defense. The offense has consistently been the hierarchy in collegiate football under wizard, Lincoln Riley. Oklahoma’s defense has been the team’s achilles heel in recent years but with Alex Grinch, the unit has evolved.
The defense has improved drastically during he last few years with Grinch on headset. The squad went from a rush defensive ranking of 32nd in 2019 to 9th in 2020, seven interceptions in 2019 (100th) to 16 in 2020 (3rd), and an average of 2.6 sacks-per-game in 2019 (34th) and an average of 3.4 sacks-per-game in 2020 (7th). Those are telling statistics.
Many cornerstone players are returning in 2021 including Perrion Winfrey, Nik Bonitto, and Woodi Washington. Spring football is fast approaching and roster battles will commence between the hash marks. Here is a preliminary take at what the Oklahoma Sooners depth chart could look like when the 2021 season kicks off. No doubt, Grinch will put the most physical and competitive players on the gridiron to don Crimson and Cream.
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