Continuity, chemistry, and communication are each important factors for an offensive line to be successful. The Sooners are working to retool their offensive line after losing the five guys who started for much of the 2023 season.
They’re a talented group that’s been putting in the work, but during fall camp, it’s a group that’s been dinged up a bit as Oklahoma tries to establish their starting five and a rotation on the two-deep depth chart.
Speaking with the media on Tuesday, Brent Venables shared that the Sooners offensive line has dealt with injuries.
“Has it been perfect? No,” Venables said. “But I’m sure that if you look back at most camps, that’s usually the case. But I do like where we’re at. There has been a chance to work together in lots of different types of settings, but I feel like we’re in a really good position there right now.”
He didn’t detail who was injured but said the guys that are banged all should be good to play when the Sooners open up against Temple on August 30. But the Sooners still have questions to answer at the position. However, Venables trusts offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh, and the work the guys have put in will find the right group to lead the Sooners offense.
“Bill (Bedenbaugh) understands the things that he needs to focus on to help put a group together,” Venables said. “I’m talking not just five, I’m talking eight to 12, 12 guys. Whether that’s the development piece, the drill work, the walkthroughs, the film study, all that stuff matters. Finding the best combination of guys and then all of the what-ifs when it comes to keeping guys healthy.”
The Sooners have a lot of talent up front, and they have experienced players like Michael Tarquin, Branson Hickman, and Febechi Nwaiwu. They’ll be relying on the development of former four-star prospects in the 2022 recruiting class, Jacob Sexton and Jake Taylor playing significant roles. That group is projected to be the starting lineup…
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