Oklahoma’s offense has spent the opening stretch of the season under a harsh spotlight, and the numbers tell the story. The Sooners sit No. 99 in scoring offense, No. 115 in total offense, No. 123 in rushing offense and No. 81 in passing offense.
That uneven start has shown up on the scoreboard, too. Oklahoma managed just 10 points against Michigan and 14 against New Mexico in back-to-back weeks, and now the challenge gets even bigger with a road trip to face Georgia on Saturday.
Still, David Pollack thinks the matchup might not be as straightforward as the recent results suggest. The former Georgia star said the Bulldogs do some things on defense that could line up better for Oklahoma than the last two opponents did.
"When you watch Oklahoma struggle the last two weeks against Michigan and New Mexico, those two defenses, they like to run counters, you know, Oklahoma," Pollack said on 'See Ball Get Ball with David Pollack.'" You know what kills that is penetration.
Penetration kills that. Georgia doesn't like to penetrate.
That's not who they are and what they are. They like to build fences and build walls."
Pollack’s point is less about Georgia being soft and more about style. Oklahoma has had trouble when defenses create chaos and force the offense to constantly adjust. Georgia, Pollack said, tends to stay more structure-driven, which could open a different kind of window for the Sooners.
That said, nobody is calling this a friendly draw. Georgia has been dominant through three games, allowing only 13.3 points per contest and just 45.7 rushing yards per game. Opponents are averaging only 1.5 yards per rushing attempt against the Bulldogs.
So Oklahoma is still walking into a difficult environment against a defense packed with talent. But Pollack’s argument is that the Bulldogs may present a different problem than the one the Sooners have just spent two weeks failing to solve.
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