‘Don’t you have to expect Oklahoma to make a jump?’: 247Sports’ Josh Pate a believer in the Sooners
A lot of folks are high on the Oklahoma Sooners heading into winter workouts. Recently, Josh Pate discussed a few teams that are poised to make a jump during the 2023 season, and the Sooners were among them.
Outfitted in his classic plain white t-shirt, Pate noted how poorly the 2022 season went for the Sooners while also giving the team props for their efforts in the Cheez-it Bowl loss to Florida State.
Pate also talked about how the Sooners replenished their roster via the transfer portal and their top-five recruiting class.
It obviously went really bad in year one for Brent Venables at Oklahoma. They were sub-.500 for the first time this millenium… They’re well on the way to replenishing their roster. They’ve done a really good job of balancing traditional recrutiing and the transfer portal… I’m interested in the fact that they have a top five recruiting class and a top ten portal class. – Pate, Late Kick With Josh Pate
Sooners fans have been hounding Pate for weeks to talk about OU more, and he delivered. The Sooners have done a nice job in the portal to address needs and weaknesses through the portal. The pass rush and run defense were two of the bigger issues in 2022, and Oklahoma added guys like Dasan McCullough, Rondell Bothroyd, Trace Ford, Jacob Lacey, and Davon Sears to help bolster their defensive front.
Venables needed his guys in Oklahoma. He’s getting them. While there are issues that he and his staff had during games that will need to be addressed, the talent is on the way.
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