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My offensive scheme idea
- Pick/market: Put one of our TE's at te or H back the other two TE's out wide in a tandem set ( one lined up behind the other) Put Satania wide opposite the two TE's...
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Statistically Speaking: Turnover margin a killer for Oklahoma through Week 3
- Pick/market: NORMAN — Brent Venables used the word "incredible" early in his opening statement after Oklahoma's narrow 14-6 win against New Mexico—except it wasn't in a complimentary sense.
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A “bad look”
- RB: It takes most legit RB’s several carries to really get in a groove.
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John Mateer's biggest play against New Mexico reveals another concern for Oklahoma's offense
- After Oklahoma's 14-6 win over New Mexico, John Mateer said he skipped from his left-side first read to the third read on Isaiah Sategna's 53-yard touchdown. The run fake had drawn the middle safety down, but Mateer was late seeing Sategna and noticed him after the crowd reacted. The writer treats the successful play as a processing concern, not proof that downfield execution is fixed.
- Against New Mexico, Mateer's first interception came on a pressured, back-foot throw across his body. The second was a busted pressure-beater wheel to Xavier Robinson: Venables faulted the back for not getting his head around, while Mateer called it miscommunication and accepted blame; the writer judged Mateer more responsible. The accounts differ, so this is not a settled assignment of fault.
- The Oklahoma report links stacked boxes and frequent zero coverage to opponents challenging the downfield pass game. OU had 66 sack-adjusted rushing yards at 2.1 per carry against New Mexico; Mateer had 22 yards on nine non-sack runs. Through three 2026 games he was 5-of-12 on throws at least 20 yards downfield, per the article's PFF figures. These are execution and usage concerns, not a new scheme or quarterback change.
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