The Sooner offense has a problem.
Or a couple of problems.
The biggest one, pretty much, is it can’t begin to be counted upon and it’s been going on all season and we all know it and it’s been written about ad nauseam.
Still, let’s chart it.
After beating UTEP 51-0 opening night, Oklahoma’s offense has scored 10, 14, 13, 13, 13 and 23 points in its six games since, which is ridiculous.
A joke, really, and no matter what happens to this team the rest of the season, it’s a mark against head coach Brent Venables, his ability to put together an offensive coaching staff and the level at which he values offense in the first place.
So there’s all that.
But, good news, change is afoot.
After rolling up 401 yards opening night, and failing to reach even 300 in games two, three, four and five, OU gained 346 two Saturdays ago against Kentucky and a whopping 467 against Mississippi State last Saturday.
The other side of those coins?
The 346 against the Wildcats, even at Owen Field, yielded only the previously mentioned 13 points. And the 467, on the Bulldogs’ home field, yielded only the previously mentioned 23.
More good news.
Ben Arbuckle isn’t taking it lying down.
For the third straight week, the offensive coordinator’s Tuesday press conference had some oomph to it, and if it doesn’t come through in the words, you’re just going to have to trust me.
