"We all know what type of talent Roy is.....ultimately, we are asking all of our guys to buy in," said Heupel, who was filling in at the weekly press conference for Sooners coach Bob Stoops who was at a funeral.
University of Oklahoma offensive coordinator Josh Heupel said running back/slot receiver Roy Finch is working to earn more playing time.
Finch saw his first substantial playing time of the season Saturday in the Sooners 69-13 win over Florida A&M. He had five carries for 50 yards and a touchdown.
Here is a look at what else Heupel, co-offensive coordinator Jay Norvell and defensive coordinator Mike Stoops had to say on Monday:
11:48 a.m.
Bob Stoops will be taking questions from the media at noon. You'll find coverage here from Jason Kersey, Stephanie Kuzydym, Anthony Slater, and Mike Sherman.
12:06 p.m.
Bob Stoops is at a funeral today, so the coordinators are filling in for this week's news conference. Mike Stoops is up first #Sooners
12:06 p.m.
Mike Stoops tells us we can compare him to his brother right before The start of the press conference. Then cracks a joke. Well, Mike...
12:11 p.m.
#Sooner DC Mike Stoops says LB Tom Wort will make plays as he goes along. Says "we may be asking him to do different things than before"
12:14 p.m.
Last time Mike Stoops took the field as OU's d-coordinator vs.a Big 12 foe: 2003 title game vs. Kansas State....
12:14 p.m.
Mike Stoops says there's a good chance #Sooners will play more with 3 linebackers against Kansas State's powerful run attack
12:15 p.m.
Mike Stoops has not sat down with Casey Walker. Said his job is to "coach the guys that are there." #Sooners
12:16 p.m.
Mike Stoops says "for me it's not a shock" while commenting on Arizona's won against Oklahoma State. #Sooners
12:18 p.m.
Now Josh Heupel is at the podium #Sooners
12:18 p.m.
Mike joked before that Heupel and him were going to split Bob's pay for today. Josh Heupel up next for today's press conference. #Sooners
12:19 p.m.
Heupel: Sterling Shepard performed as well as anyone on the field #Sooners
12:21 p.m.
Heupel: Didn't like the way offensive line executed vs UTEP or early vs FAMU, but felt got better. #Sooners
12:22 p.m.
Heupel: Young WRs were much more comfortable in Week 2. Helped up the overall offensive tempo. #Sooners
12:22 p.m.
Extremely high praise from Heupel on Justin Brown. #Sooners
12:23 p.m.
Heupel: Says Landry can play at a higher level. Expects improvement in Jones as OL gets better and WRs get more comfortable. #Sooners
12:23 p.m.
"We all know what type of talent Roy is ... Ultimately we are asking all of our guys buy in" -Heupel on Finch
12:23 p.m.
Heupel: Says Finch continues to need to earn touches. #Sooners
12:24 p.m.
Bill Young is at the #OKstate media luncheon.
12:24 p.m.
Jay Norvell up now. #Sooners
12:24 p.m.
Norvell: "We were really disappointed with how we started the game." #Sooners
12:25 p.m.
Norvell: Sees early off week as a real advantage for young guys. #Sooners
12:25 p.m.
Norvell: "We're just kind of scratching the surface of what we can do." #Sooners
12:26 p.m.
Josh Heupel uses phrases "buy-in" and handle things in a "mature way" in response to a question about Roy Finch's playing time. #Sooners
12:26 p.m.
Norvell: "No question" coaches are more comfortable leaving Landry In the game inside the 5-yard line #Sooners
12:27 p.m.
Damien Williams' emergence as a power back has helped OU in "that red area," according to co-coordinator Jay Norvell.
12:27 p.m.
Norvell: Says they've found out a lot about the players these first two weeks. #Sooners
12:27 p.m.
Norvell: Metoyer hasn't played a meaningful football game in 2 years #Sooners
12:28 p.m.
Norvell: Says he used to go see Metoyer last season at military school, and all he was doing was marching around and doing pushups. #Sooners
12:28 p.m.
Big storyline: Does more Damien Williams equal less Blake Bell? It certainly decreases the need..#Sooners
12:29 p.m.
Justin Brown did suffer a chest bruise during Saturday's game which is why they took him out and let Durron Neal play. #Sooners
12:29 p.m.
If Blake Bell is QB of the future, is the Belldozer package an unneeded risk given the emergence of Damien Williams? #Sooners
12:30 p.m.
Norvell: Damien Williams continues to get better as game goes no. "We need that physical presence in the run game." #Sooners
12:32 p.m.
Norvell: Showed Stills some plays from last year of catches across the middle. Have to do that w/ guy coming at you. #Sooners
12:33 p.m.
Norvell: Part of playing in slot is being durable. Broyles was. Stills needs to be. #Sooners
12:34 p.m.
Next up is Landry Jones. #Sooners
12:34 p.m.
Jay Norvell's comments about Stills brings to mind underappreciated skill of slot receivers: Knowing when & how to get down, duck hits.
12:34 p.m.
Norvell in Shepard when he wasnt catching he was flying around. #Sooners
12:35 p.m.
Jones: "Kenny did a great job on Saturday going and making some plays." Said they were in sync. #Sooners
12:35 p.m.
Lots of chemistry questions today. Landry says "we're coming along with that aspect." #Sooners
12:36 p.m.
Jones: Run game got going Week 2. Says that will make things so much better for pass game. #Sooners
12:38 p.m.
Jones: Likes that WRs want the ball. Says it's weird if those guys don't act like that. #Sooners
12:39 p.m.
Jones: Satisfied w/ the way he's moving in the pocket. Says he forced that throw that was intercepted. #Sooners
12:40 p.m.
Jones: On Shepard's play: "A nice surprise for sure." #Sooners
12:41 p.m.
Jones: KState last year was one of the best games the offense played. #Sooners
12:42 p.m.
Jones: Praises the way the OL is doing in the run game. Says there was some confusion Week 1 in coverages, better Week 2. #Sooners
12:43 p.m.
OU presser done. #Sooners
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