What OU football players said about first 2024 scrimmage, preseason camp

NORMAN — OU football held its first scrimmage of preseason camp last week.

With 19 days until the Sooners’ first regular season game, the preparation is well underway. New coordinators Zac Alley, Seth Littrell and Joe Jon Finley are finding their footing, while starting quarterback Jackson Arnold is working to get acclimated with leading the offense.

After speaking with players Saturday night, here’s what we could glean about the closed scrimmage and who’s standing out for the Sooners during camp:

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OU offensive line impressing early

Over a week after defensive lineman Damonic Williams warned fans and media members not to doubt OU’s rebuilt offensive line, PJ Adebawore concurred.

The offensive line was the Sooners’ most significant question mark entering camp as it added five transfers. Adebawore, a sophomore defensive lineman who is a contender to breakout this season, hyped up the line after practice Saturday night.

“They’re definitely SEC-ready tackles,” Adebawore, a former five-star recruit, said. “Legit tackles who give me really good looks. They’re going to have a season.”

Who has been the toughest for Adebawore to go against? Michigan State transfer Spencer Brown and junior Jacob Sexton, who are each seemingly battling for starting tackle spots.

North Texas transfer Febechi Nwaiwu, a likely starter at guard, was mostly tight-lipped about the scrimmage expect saying there were positives and negatives. He did shout out the tackles and admitted he feels the group is on “an upwards slope” and “constantly getting better, constantly fixing these tiny details.”

“There’s always things to improve on,” Nwaiwu said of the line’s performance in the scrimmage. “It’s never going to be good enough. But I think we’re going in the…

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Author : The Oklahoman

Publish date : 2024-08-11 21:47:16

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