NORMAN – OU football coach Brent Venables held his weekly press conference Tuesday before Saturday’s game against UCF (11 a.m.
, ABC).
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Barnes has missed the last three games and has only 28 carries for 122 yards and one touchdown so far this season.
Brent Venables was asked Tuesday whether he expected Barnes to return as a rotation player for the Sooners this season.
“Maybe,” Venables said.
“We’re hopeful.
We’re going to keep trying to get him in just like we did with the other guys.
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OU Guard Rating Late in the win over Texas The Sooners will be without Mettauer against UCF, although the test for guard McQuade Mettauer appears to be positive.
Without Mettauer, Caleb Shafer, a transfer from Miami (Ohio), will likely make his first start at OU.
“His perspective is always on point,” Brent Venables said.
“He has a great perspective.
He appreciates everything.
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.Every time he had a chance to play in a game.
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.he played very well.
” Venables, Schaefer He said that when he entered the game, his performance exceeded his practice performance.
“Coach (Bill) Biedenbaugh, when you put a truth serum in his system, he’ll say, ‘He pisses me off in practice, but he can come to the game and play.
‘” said Venables.
Replacing Schafer on the right side without Mettaauer would be a no-brainer, but work is still a work in progress on the left side, where Troy Everett and Kayden Green were added after Savion Byrd was injured early in the season.
There is.
“It’s the same as before,” Venables said of the ground situation, with Bird empty and in no condition to play.
Since Bird was injured against Tulsa, he has yet to play an offensive snap.
He played one special teams snap against Iowa State.
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Gus Malzahn’s teams average more than 246 yards per game on the ground, ranking third nationally behind Air Force and Liberty.
That would be his 32 yards per game over No.
2 Kansas State in the Big 12.
“He’s got explosive playmakers at tailback, quarterback and receiver and he’s making it all work,” Brent Venables said of the run-pass options in the Knights’ hard-hitting offense.
“They know how to drag you into conflict and put pressure on you.
You have to play with both precision and physicality.
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Dillon Gabriel, Sooners explained Sooners’ cornerback situation is improving OU’s cornerbacks against Texas The squad was thin, with several players leaving their positions due to injuries before and during the game.
Because of this, we had to put Lawrence in the corner for part of this game.
But Brent Venables said at the start of this week’s game that there are more options.
The most important addition is the return of Kani Walker, who missed the past two games.
Walker was one of the Sooners’ most productive backup cornerbacks when healthy.
Venables said freshmen Jasiah Wagoner and Makari Vickers will also be available for the game against UCF.
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Dolby played key snaps in the cheater position in Brent Venables’ defense.
“I remember watching his videos and thinking he was just a baseball player,” Brent Venables said of his first memory of watching the Dolby tapes.
“He plays great, he’s fearless.
With Cheetah, we knew he could play safely on the inside, but on the outside, we were a little more nervous about the corner.
“He’s very He’s an instinctive player.
” He’s fast and plays aggressively.
.He knows where the ball is going.
He has great potential compared to his current position.
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