Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Jackson Arnold has the perfect response to criticism after huge win
The Oklahoma Sooners showed out in their first game as an SEC team, which saw them beat the Temple Owls 51-3. Sure, the Owls are not a good team, but, they are one of the few SEC teams over the weekend to have a dominant game against an FBS team, where teams like Arkansas won […]
The Oklahoma Sooners showed out in their first game as an SEC team, which saw them beat the Temple Owls 51-3. Sure, the Owls are not a good team, but, they are one of the few SEC teams over the weekend to have a dominant game against an FBS team, where teams like Arkansas won 70-0 against one of the worst FCS teams.
Even in that dominant win, there are certainly some things to be worried about within the offense. The defense looked great — looked like a Brent Venables defense. But the offense, man, they struggled at times.
The offensive line, granted was without a few players and got beat up all night by a bad Temple defensive line. The third down offense was terrible, as they went 0/9 on third down with the starters. And, the biggest concern that fans and media are having, is that the Sooners didn't go downfield enough.
“I thought he [Jackson Arnold] managed the game well," offensive coordinator Seth Littrell said after the win. "We didn’t push the ball down the field as much as we would like…”
Even offensive coordinator Seth Littrell wasn't too happy about that and said that the offense was pretty vanilla tonight. That's just how the game script went, but the players, and specifically Arnold, aren't too worried about that.
In fact, Arnold had a reaction that some would like, and some will hate.
“Who cares? We won 51-3,” quarterback Jackson Arnold said to the media after the game when asked about throwing the ball deep.
The Sooners' biggest pass play was for 47 yards to Jalil Farooq, on the play that saw Farooq break his foot. After that, it was a ton of intermediate stuff, and the run game working with the young bucks, as Tatum and Franklin started to surge.
The Sooners' offense should be okay but, there is a reason these concerns are popping up.
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