The Oklahoma Sooners will take on the Ole Miss Rebels on Sunday at noon CT after the game was delayed due to travel issues for the Rebels. The Sooners enter the game at 5-4, fresh off a 23-7 win over the Florida Gators. The Rebels enter at 6-3 but are coming off a 42-7 beatdown to the Georgia Bulldogs.
For Oklahoma, the game against the Florida Gators showed something the team hadn't shown all season. The Sooners committed to the run, and the offensive line responded with one of their best performances of the season. The offensive line fired off the ball and created movement in the run game, resulting in 144 yards on nearly four yards per carry.
Oklahoma legend Brian Bosworth said being committed to the run game fires up the offensive line, and
that should be the game plan on Sunday as well.
"Offensive linemen like to be fed," Bosworth said via 'The Ref.' "What I mean by that is they like contact. They don't like to be stepping back; they want to be moving forward. You've got to feed those boys; otherwise, they'll starve, and they get weak, and you don't have that continuity. You build success by pushing that line of scrimmage down the field and shoving your will down the opponent's throat. That's what we saw, and I expect that we'll see more of this week."
Oklahoma's performance against Florida offered a blueprint for how the offense can operate when the offensive line is allowed to play aggressively and dictate the line of scrimmage. Maintaining that physical approach will be especially important against an Ole Miss defense looking to respond after a lopsided loss to Georgia. The Sooners will need consistency up front and a commitment to establishing the run early rather than abandoning it if the first few attempts do not produce big gains.
Bosworth's message reinforces the importance of making the offensive line central to the game plan. If Oklahoma can generate the same movement and physicality it showed in Gainesville, it could control the tempo, keep the Rebels' offense on the sideline and give its own offense a more balanced attack. Sunday's matchup offers another chance for the Sooners to build on their best offensive showing in weeks and prove the progress against Florida can carry over against an SEC opponent at home.
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