Though the Oklahoma Sooners will not be playing to earn a spot in a title game or the College Football Playoff, they have an opportunity to finish the season on a high note.
Starting this week against Missouri, the Sooners play three top 25 teams: the Tigers, Alabama and LSU. And they might be getting right on offense at the right time. Things are clicking a bit better for quarterback Jackson Arnold after he was reinserted against South Carolina, and he might be getting some help this week.
Brent Venables mentioned that wide receivers Deion Burks and Jalil Farooq could return for the Sooners when they make the trip to Columbia to take on old Big 8 and Big 12 foe Missouri.
Speaking with the media on Tuesday night, Jackson Arnold was a little more emphatic, saying, “I feel like on the field, you have two explosive guys coming back that are key pieces to our offense.”
He went on to talk about the confidence it gives the Sooners offense to have the two leaders on the field. Burks and Farooq should open the field for the offense. Burks in the slot and Farooq outside give the Sooners two dynamic playmakers that can make life a lot easier for Arnold and the offense.
Farooq was injured on the first series of the season. He broke his foot and required surgery. Burks went down in the loss to Tennessee. With both possibly returning this week and with what the Sooners have shown on offense the last couple of weeks, the offense might be coming together with three games remaining.
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