Beal steps into vital D-line role
Sooners' defense will rely on defensive end
NORMAN — In the Big 12 Championship, Oklahoma 's defensive pass rush needed a spark.
Auston English 's hairline fractured ankle was still healing.
And in the prior three games, which the Big 12 sack leader had missed, opposing quarterbacks had enough time to count the stars in the sky before flinging passes downfield.
That could've spelled doom for the Sooners against Missouri quarterback Chase D...
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