The Sooners' quarterback looked calm and in command throughout his portion of OU's 51-3 win over Temple on Friday.
, who was making his first home start, was a popular figure on Owen Field, getting stopped by anyone and everyone on the field for pictures.The second outing for Oklahoma’s offensive brain trust was mixed, but the result was much better than last December’s debut.
He finished 17-for-25 through the air with 141 yards and four scores, and those numbers would have been better had Oklahoma’s receivers not dropped a handful of easy completions. The Sooner defense forced turnover after turnover as well, setting Arnold up with short fields that ultimately cut into his passing totals as well.
“When you’re up like that and trying to play a lot of different guys and personnel groupings to see what you have, that’s part of it. Thought he managed it really well.”Venables, Littrell and Arnold all admitted that the Sooners shied away from chucking the ball deep because, well, it simply wasn’t necessary to score against Temple.punched the ball into the end zone on the last offensive drive of the game, an area that OU will clearly have to make strides before SEC play begins.
“Having a whole offseason to really know Coach Littrell, know his offense, know his coaching style and how he coaches really helped us create chemistry and create connection for this game tonight,” Arnold said. “I loved all the plays he called tonight and obviously called it good enough for us to score 51 points. Or I guess 44.”
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