Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports
The Oklahoma Sooners are a different football team than they were a year ago.
And the defense is the biggest difference. Sure, there are better passing quarterbacks in the Big 12 than Emory Jones, but the Sooners held Cincinnati to just six points and 3 of 15 on third down.
That’ll win you a lot of games.
They held a top-10 run game to just 133 rushing yards and 3.7 yards per carry. Coming into the contest, the Bearcats were averaging five yards per carry and more than 200 yards rushing per game.
The Sooners forced two turnovers and got to Emory Jones for two sacks. The pass rush had him under fire throughout the contest.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Oklahoma Sooners have a defense.
