Oklahoma’s defense has been the story of the 2023 season thus far. They have been fascinating to watch. While they have yet to play the more talented teams on their schedule, the foundation they are laying on the field through two games is encouraging.
Against an SMU team loaded with skill position talent and a young but talented quarterback, the Sooners gave up just one touchdown.
It wasn’t just the scoring defense, either.
Part of what made the performance so successful was the players’ ability to diagnose things and make plays in the backfield. They played sound football, correctly setting the edge in the run game to minimize gains.
Some of that discipline was lacking on defense last year. The course correction early in 2023 has been fun to watch.
Brent’s boys take their show down the road to Tulsa and will look to keep the tremendous defensive play going.
We highlighted the offensive keys to a Sooners victory earlier this week. This time, we’ll look at the defensive keys for a Sooners win on Saturday.