Former Sooners head coach tells Paul Finebaum ‘We’re short in a lot of areas’

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables walks off he field after the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. Texas one 34-3.

The Oklahoma Sooners have taken a step back. While the Sooners have taken a step back, the Texas Longhorns look to be a contender in the SEC and for a College Football Playoff spot. They also dominated the Sooners for the second time in three years.

There are a number of reasons why Oklahoma is struggling in 2024. The biggest reason is that the offense has failed to produce since entering SEC play. But beyond the Seth Littrell hire and the struggles on offense, Sooners legend and Hall of Fame coach Barry Switzer believes the issues are bigger than that.

The former three-time national champion and Super Bowl champion joined Paul Finebaum after Switzer was selected to the SEC Legends class for 2024 and shared his concerns about the growing gap between Oklahoma and Texas.

“We’re short in a lot of areas, Paul,” Switzer stated on the show. “We need help all across there. Defensively, we’re probably better than we are offensively. We’re short offensive line, with running backs, receivers, quarterback. Every area of the offense needs help, and it’s gonna take a while to get there. But I think they can. I don’t know. I question sometimes with NIL whether we can or not, whether we can compete against Texas every year. They can raise more money than we can. We’re a small state, we’ve only got 3.5 million people and it’s gonna be more difficult than it is for the Unversity of Texas, where they’ve got 35 million people. A wealthier state and people to be able to support the programs. We’ll have to wait and see.”

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Publish date : 2024-10-23 16:38:49

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