Spring Practice 10/Red-White Game on ESPN Saturday

The 10th practice looked good from two perspectives – the defense is taking good pursuit angles and the running backs again looked great.  Dare I say?  This may be the best RB group since Barry Switzer was roaming the sideline.  Allen Patrick and Chris Brown are brilliant N-S runners.  Mosis Madu and DeMarco ‘The Human Highlight Reel’ Murray are the second coming of Little Joe X2.  The D seems to be coming right along.  No more of this ‘behind-the-guy’ pursuit or overpursuit.  The D is right on the money every time (on the limited video feed) and the receivers + Madu and Murray are not the easiest cats to catch in the open field.  Unfortunately, it looked like the QBs are still all three off a little in their timing, still under and over throwing, and missing great opportunities.  Halzle looked the best in the video, although Nichol looked okay.  Some of his throws were a little behind.  Bradford was throwing too high, too hard, and missed on a few throws — and that was just on his ‘highlight video’.  I say Halzle looked the best, because it seemed like he had the right lead on his guys much of the time, and was putting the ball in catchable spots (meaning the receiver didn’t have to make a Ringling Bros catch EVERY stinking time).  I don’t know what the QB situation is right now, but it doesn’t look very encouraging right now.  It was good to see Bob coaching the CBs.  I don’t know of very many head coaches that get out there and coach positions like that.  I also can’t think of anybody I would want to help BJ Wright more than Bob with the secondary. 

It looks like DJ Wolfe and Reggie Smith have swapped positions, with Wolfe going to safety and Smith dropping down to the Boundary Corner.  I’m not sure how I feel about that.  If it works out, great, but I just don’t know that Reggie needs to leave the safety spot.  He was great back there last year.  I can’t wait for the Spring Game on Saturday.  I can’t be there, but I hope the stadium is packed.

NORMAN, Okla. – Oklahoma began its final full week of spring football on a warm and windy Monday afternoon at the Bud Wilkinson practice fields.
 
The Sooners, in their 10th session of spring ball, worked in full pads for two and one-half hours.
 
After position drills on the practice fields, the team concluded the session inside Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

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OU head coach Bob Stoops expressed his desire for a strong showing from Sooner fans for the players and ESPN cameras at the spring game.
 
“We’ll get great coverage across the nation again with the live ESPN broadcast,” said Stoops. “It’s their third time to carry our spring game.
 
“We always get great support from our fans and we expect to see them on April 7. We haven’t had a lot of open practices this spring so it’s a great opportunity for fans to come out here, have some fun and see what we’re doing.”
 
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