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Throughout the 2024 college football season, the Oklahoma Sooners offense has likely been one of the more disappointing in the SEC.

Averaging only 25.1 PPG, Oklahoma ranks No. 15 in the SEC when it comes to scoring, as well as last in the conference in total yards per game, sitting at an average of 326.8.

However, this is still a dangerous team for the Alabama Crimson Tide due to their talent on the defensive side of the ball, as well as through the fact that they could give the Crimson Tide different looks offensively by using two different quarterbacks in Jackson Arnold and Michael Hawkins Jr..

Alabama defensive coordinator Kane Wommack was also asked about the Sooners offense in particular during his press conference Monday afternoon, as well as what the Crimson Tide could do against Oklahoma.

Here is everything that Wommack said about Oklahoma’s offense Monday:

Kane Wommack’s comments on Oklahoma Sooners offense

“Going into this week, this is certainly an exciting environment that we’re going in to play in Norman, Oklahoma,” Wommack said. “A very proud program who’s entering the SEC this year, and is going to fight. They’ve had some ups-and-downs, but I think they’ve fought really hard as a football team, and they’ve got a quarterback that to me is very talented, can make all the throws, and does some things with his feet that has kept them in a position to move the chains. He does a really good job in some of their zone-read game and all of the different quarterback option concepts that they have. Does a nice job delivering the ball. Can make all the throws across the board. I think they run the ball hard out of the backfield, and then they’ve got some guys that are coming back in their wide receiver corps that are pretty dynamic, and when they were healthy at the beginning of the year, they were doing some really special things, and you’re starting to see those guys back and playing now. It’ll be a great challenge for us again going on the road. Certainly what we were able to do the last time on the road, I think our players have understood what it takes to go have a sense of urgency to go play well on the road, so that needs to show up this Saturday night. Looking forward to the week of preparation, and to prepare our guys to maximize their opportunity in Norman.”

Kane Wommack comments on Oklahoma using both quarterbacks Jackson Arnold, Michael Hawkins Jr.

“Every single week, if you’re doing your due-diligence as a defensive staff, you go, what is this team’s identity, what do they want to get done from the quarterback position, and who do they want to feature from a skill position standpoint, and then if they have another quarterback that comes into the game, what are your answers going to be,” Wommack said. “You’re either working those things and maximizing your opportunities if that happens, or you don’t, so that’s something that every single week we’re going to look at and try to do. I do think there are a lot of similarities in what they ask those guys to do. Skill-set wise, there might be some nuances there, but for us, I don’t know if it is completely different from one guy to the next in terms of what they were asking those guys to do schematically. It’ll be a challenge though. I think this team, when you’re playing a night game in your home stadium against Alabama, we’re going to get every bit of their best effort. Regardless of who you’re playing.”