Oklahoma held its second spring sport underneath head coach Brent Venables on Saturday.
Listed here are three observations from the competition:
Freshman defensive backer Jasiah Wagoner in the course of the OU soccer spring sport on April 22.
Jasiah Wagoner begins with first-team protection
Early enrollee freshman cornerback Jasiah Wagoner began with presumably Oklahoma’s first-team protection on Saturday.
Wagoner, a four-star recruit, began reverse fifth-year senior Woodi Washington. Wagoner was featured on a unit that included returning starters Danny Stutsman, Billy Bowman and Ethan Downs.
All through spring camp, Wagoner has obtained excessive evaluations, and can doubtless compete for a beginning spot with junior school switch Kendel Dolby and sophomore Gentry Williams, as fifth-year senior Jaden Davis entered the switch portal on April 17.
The 5-foot-11, 171-pound defensive again was the No. 315-ranked participant nationally and No. 32 cornerback of the 2023 recruiting class.
Redshirt junior quarterback Dillon Gabriel in the course of the OU soccer spring sport on April 22.
Arnold appears clearly the backup, Gabriel instructions
Returning starter Dillon Gabriel and five-star early enrollee Jackson Arnold have been the one quarterbacks to obtain a snap within the first half of Saturday’s contest.
Gabriel, enjoying with the first-team offense, accomplished 11 of 13 passes for 140 yards and three touchdowns towards the Sooners’ second-team protection.
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— Oklahoma Soccer (@OU_Football) April 22, 2023
Arnold struggled within the first half, finishing solely 3 of 9 passes for 20 yards. Nonetheless, the seventh-highest rated recruit in Oklahoma historical past was competing towards the first-team protection.
Within the second half, Arnold obtained enjoying time with OU’s first-team offensive line and delivered a good looking 30-yard landing cross to sophomore receiver Gavin Freeman.
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— Oklahoma Soccer (@OU_Football) April 22, 2023
The spring sport exhibits Arnold will most probably be Gabriel’s backup in 2023. All through spring practices, Gabriel was succeeded by redshirt senior Davis Beville within the quarterback rotation.
Redshirt junior defensive again Woodi Washington in the course of the OU soccer spring sport on April 22.
Distinctive scoring
With accidents plaguing the offensive line and tight ends room, OU opted with a singular scoring system that resulted in an odd closing rating.
The White crew (protection) defeated the Pink crew (offense) 84-82 on Saturday.
The rating coming into halftime was 60-55 and is among the lone occurrences the place a defensive unit involving 60 factors was a optimistic.
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