OU defense missing ‘the really big play'
Sooners' coaches like the numbers their defense produces, but are looking for more
NORMAN — Brent Venables , speaking cautiously out of respect for his players, hinted at a troubling problem plaguing this Oklahoma defense.
No difference makers.
None, anyway, that consistently cause opposing offenses to sweat.
Not even Rufus Alexander , the Preseason Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year?
"Nobody's game planning around him," said Venables, OU's defensive coordinator. "We d...
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