I said earlier that the RB room was a twisted ankle away from being a disaster and I was right less than a full game in.
I’m still baffled that Venables, who is on the hottest seat in college football, decided to roll with Demarco and BB this year.
100%. Vanilla playbook or not, they should get push on an FCS team. Barnes is not a world beaterbut you cannot judge a running back with how the oline was blocking. BB is the problem
Not OU football but I watched some of the Auburn Baylor game last night. Jackson Arnold got a raw deal at OU but he’s still a bust. He was a five start recruit that has essentially tuned into a game manager/ running back at the QB spot.
I agree 100%. Dudes that are 80-100% play the first game to atleast knock the rust off. Not saying they play a bunch. I do think we’ll have a few mystery injuries that linger on until late in the season. Gibson will definitely be one of them. Maybe Ott too. Just praying it’s not like last year.
According to Gabe and Teddy, Nagy also said Barnes is the best college blocking back he’s ever seen. I think that has a huge weight when choosing a starting running back.
The RB room is very concerning. I don’t mind Barnes getting the 1, but the room is one twisted ankle from being a disaster.
Also, RB has to pass block too. And Barnes is very good at that. So I think that has something to do with him getting the start.