Dave: Low-scoring game in the Big House?
Oklahoma mostly did what it was supposed to do against an outmanned UTEP team last Friday night. With a final score of 51-0, there’s not much to be unhappy about.
I would have liked to see them rush the ball more effectively. The Sooners got good push with 3 and 4 yard gains. But they were never able to pop that big run. It was great to see some tight end game, especially Rocky Beers and his hurdle touchdown.
I’m curious as to the absence of an up-tempo offense. Oklahoma seems to be going with a more under-center style this year. Which I get as an under-center power run offense would, I believe, complement our dominate defense.
However, I assume the game plan was plain as plain could be and we should expect to see much more from both sides of the ball this Saturday in Ann Arbor.
Anyone have the time? Jeez, I crack myself up… Seriously though, what a joke.
Whether it was done intentionally (it probably was) or not, what a slap in the face to the game and those kids at Western
Michigan. They won that game by out playing Michigan on both sides of the ball. And it was stolen from them.
Sooners dominate in 51-0 win over UTEP
The Sooners started its 2026 campaign with three first quarter touchdowns and never looked back in a dominate 51-0 win over UTEP on a rare Friday night game in Norman.
Isaiah Sategna’s first quarter touchdown catch and 88-yard punt return for a touchdown had fans happy. That and returning QB John Mateer’s efficient management of the game and a suffocating Sooner defense were the highlights of the game.
But Coach Brent Venables’ immediate post-game comment was: “Plenty to clean up.”
He is right. Early in the game, UTEP had surprising success scrambling their quarterback. Coach Brent Venables said there was some sloppy tackling. That doesn’t bode well for game two of the season, when the Sooners travel to Ann Arbor to take on the Michigan Wolves and their dynamic athlete at quarterback Bryce Underwood.
But let’s not get too doom and gloom. Oklahoma won by 51 and got their first shut out since 44-0 defeat of Kent State last year.