The Bad: OU was not Worthy
Nothing will deflate a team and a crowd more than a one-play drive. Especially a one-play drive that was the first play of the drive.
What looked like to be a safe play for Casey Thompson to get his feet underneath him turned into a WR screen that went for 75 yards. Xavier Worthy made several Sooners miss before turning on the jets and racing to the end zone for the game’s opening score.
This one play continued to display the tackling issues that have plagued the Sooners in several games in 2021.
That opening play was a microcosm of just what Xavier Worthy would do to the Sooners on Saturday. Worthy ended the day catching nine of 11 targets for 261 yards and two touchdowns.
All game long, the Sooners struggled with Worthy’s speed, and that’s something Alex Grinch will have to take a look at when they review the secondary this week.
It was an all-time outstanding performance from a player that will be giving the Sooners nightmares for the next couple of years.