Sooners drop to No. 25 in AP Poll after loss to Ohio State
Oklahoma fell to No. 25 in this week’s AP college football poll after their 45-24 loss to Ohio State. The Buckeyes move into the No. 2 spot behind exiting No. 1 ranked Alabama. This is the first time since the…
Defense was a shambles — you tell me why Mike Stoops is still defensive coordinator
Enough is enough. How much longer is the Sooner team going to be defined by poor defensive secondary play?
And this year we can’t blame it on Zack Sanchez.
This is all on Mike Stoops.
Even on the spectacular second quarter 21-yard TD catch by Ohio State’s Noah Brown, which was in fact well covered by wide receiver-converted-to-defensive back Miciah Quick, the Sooners had seven defenders in coverage of only three Buckeye receivers. With Quick alone against Brown, that meant six defenders were covering the two receivers J.T. Barrett did NOT throw to.
That TD with 4 seconds left in the second quarter gave Ohio State a 35-17 halftime lead. Game over.
Brown caught five passes for the Buckeyes. Four were for touchdowns.
“(We’re) not coached well enough and not athletic enough or skilled enough to put ourselves in position (to defend on pass plays),” Coach Bob Stoops said.