The Oklahoma Sooners lost a game that they had well under control on Saturday night, 21-13 to the Kentucky Wildcats. Despite a strong start, the offensive coaching staff left John Mateer and a banged-up offensive line exposed.
Up six with a minute to play in the third quarter and driving for more points on the Kentucky side of the 50, offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle called a deep shot, and right tackle E'Marion Harris was beaten cleanly, getting to Mateer, who had the ball tipped as he was set to release it. The ball fluttered in the air until it fell into the waiting arms of Kentucky DB Ty Bryant. Bryant returned it to the Oklahoma 39. The Wildcats drove for the go-ahead touchdown, and the Sooners couldn't mount any offense the rest of the way.
Even when all they needed was a late field goal, the Sooners, with their banged-up offensive line, were stuck in the mud. The offense wasted another strong, though not perfect, defensive effort and created more frustration about the direction of the program than there was before the win over Texas.
Here's how social media reacted to the loss.
Offense Fails Again
What a waste
What if?
Where is OU's Offense?
Just unnecessary from Arbuckle
What's so hard about it?
Unreal Unluck on O-Line
Only Oklahoma
Playcalling Atrocious
Too Much Mateer
The question we're all asking
Brent Venables has to answer for offense
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