‘We’ll let our actions do the talking’: Oklahoma ready to prove it on the field

The feeling at OU Media Day was that the coaches and players were ready to let their actions speak louder than their words as fall camp approaches.

Fall camp is about to get going and the Oklahoma Sooners held their media day on Tuesday to get some last-minute opportunities in for the media to ask questions to the coaches and players before things get rolling.

The mood inside the Mid West Bank Stadium Club was one of focus and determination. The coaching staff and the players felt like a group of people ready to put the talk aside and get to work. Dillon Gabriel said what it sounded like everyone else was feeling like when he said, “we’ll let our actions do the talking.”

Gabriel’s actions speak louder than words sentiments summed up what the coaching staff was feeling. Time to go to work.

It was rare to hear any of the coaches speak specifically about any one player. When asked about a player, they worked to pivot the discussion to focus on that position group as a whole.

It’s been a long nine months for these coaches. Promoting the program in the wake of the Lincoln Riley departure to stem the national narratives proclaiming Oklahoma’s downfall. They’ve been busy on the recruiting trail. With fall camp set to get underway, there was a sense that talking season was over. Now’s the time to put in the work and let the work do the talking.

With fall camp set to begin on Thursday, the time for talk is finished. Everything from here on out is about preparing for the 2022 college football season.