Witten spreads the ball, Sooners win
Whatever Jason Witten brought to the table as the interim offensive coordinator last Saturday night obviously worked in Gainesville.
The Sooners put together their best offensive performance of the season and took down the Florida Gators in the swamp. It seems Witten realized something Arbuckle didn’t. There is nothing in the rule book saying you can only throw the ball to someone named Sategna or Beers.
Eight different players caught passes for Oklahoma Saturday. The Sooners also rushed for 150 yards with no turnovers. That along with a stifling defense is how you win games in the SEC.
And it all happened the night Florida held an induction ceremony for Urban Meyer into their ring of honor. Glad we were able to put somewhat of a damper on that particular parade.
Now Oklahoma needs to build on that and try to do something they haven’t been able to accomplish all season. Win two games in a row. And it’s not going to be easy with the 19th ranked Ole Miss Rebels coming to Norman this weekend.
What a difference a new play caller makes
A 20-play and nearly 13 minute drive that finished with a seven-yard touchdown toss from QB John Mateer to Isaiah Sategna closed the deal for the Sooners in their 23-7 win over Florida in Jason Witten’s debut as offensive coordinator.
The drive was emblematic of consistency and rhythm the Oklahoma offense had on Saturday night, perhaps for the first time of the season.
And one now wonders if indeed the problem that befell the Sooners offense all season long was not Mateer, but rather offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle, who was fired on Monday, allowing Witten to go from last year’s high school coach to this late season’s play caller for Oklahoma.
The long drive left only 4:56 left for Florida’s first fourth quarter possession. The Sategna touchdown put the game out of reach, 20-7. The Sooners would later cap off the win with a Tate Sandell field goal.