The Ugly: Containing Deuce Vaughn
On a day when the Kansas State Wildcats honored former running back Darren Sproles, Deuce Vaughn had himself a nice day. Though Oklahoma did a pretty good job containing him in the running game, holding Vaughn to just 3.4 yards per carry, they couldn’t stop him in the passing game.
Vaughn caught 10 of 13 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown. Per Pro Football Focus, his average depth of target (aDot) was just 2.7 yards down the field. He averaged 8.8 yards per reception after the catch and picked up five first downs.
The Sooners didn’t have an answer. A week after focusing in so heavily on West Virginia running back Leddie Brown, the Sooners struggled to contain the elusive Vaughn.
Though they got the win, they’ll have to consider how to take that game against Kansas State and figure something out for how to slow down Bijan Robinson this week in the Red River Shootout.
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