The Sooners' passing game has been limited all year, but it's possible that enough changes have occurred for OU to have success throwing against one of college football's best defenses.
Oklahoma’s offense probably needs two of three things to happen on Saturday if the Sooners are going to upset Texas.Another is just as big: control the line of scrimmage by running the ball. Anyone who follows college football knows the team that runs the ball better in the Cotton Bowl wins the game. That’s been the case in 22 of the last 24 years .
Assuming the Sooners can’t consistently run the ball on Saturday, they’ll have to take the alternate route to victory.That’ll be no easy task, either. Texas leads the nation in fewest yards per pass allowed at just 4.5. That’s otherworldly. Opponents are averaging just 121.6 passing yards per game. That ranks No. 2 among all FBS teams.
“He’s got a lot of really good qualities that maybe sometimes a younger player doesn’t have,” Venables said. “But, hasn’t been there, done that, and so I’m not discounting that. And you know, at some point you can only do so much as a coach and he’s got to be willing to listen.”How College Football's Parity Can Benefit Oklahoma Against Texas. That’s obviously huge from a protection standpoint.
For Oklahoma’s passing game to hurt the Longhorns, the Sooners will simply have to do something they haven’t this year: they’re going to have to protect the quarterback, they’re going to have to get open deep, and they’re going to have to complete the throws.
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