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Businesslike Sooners pour it on Tulsa 52-7

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The Sooners scored first in just three plays

And, like the saying goes: When it rains it pours.

As a steady drizzle turned into a slow rain, the Sooners poured it on the Golden Hurricane 52-7 in Tulsa.

It was a business-like win for the Sooners. Few penalties. No turnovers. And, most importantly, there was no chance of any upset or close game that might have occurred had Oklahoma been over-looking Tulsa for next week’s SEC opponent, Tennessee.

“We played really smart. We took care of the football, we didn’t have foolish penalties,” OU Coach Bob Stoops said.

Oklahoma (2-0) had 580 total yards of offense, including 261 on the ground. But the defense also shined, forcing four turnovers.

One of those turnovers was linebacker Geneo Grissom’s interception return for a touchdown.

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Beware the David and Goliath story at Tulsa

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Cool weather can’t get here soon enough. Man it was hot in the stands Saturday. Especially if you were like me and had seats on the east side. The only thing that made it bearable was of course watching the Sooners in a solid win to kick off the season.

Nothing fancy as I would be surprised if Josh turned past page one in the playbook. Trevor Knight managed the offense well with some nice passes to Shepard, who is easily the most valuable player on the offense.

That’s not to say Knight or the running backs aren’t pulling their weight. In fact, this trio of backs has the potential to be the best group that Stoops has ever had. They have a chance to do something special this season.

The one thing that concerns me is a second wide receiver stepping up and taking pressure off Shepard. If someone jumps in and becomes a legitimate deep threat…look out.

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