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Oklahoma football: A Big 12 Media Days primer

By Christopher Dukes

NORMAN, OK - NOVEMBER 10: Head Coach Mike Gundy of the Oklahoma State Cowboys, left, and head coach Lincoln Riley of the Oklahoma Sooners speak in the middle of the field before the football game at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated Oklahoma State 48-47. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK - NOVEMBER 10: Head Coach Mike Gundy of the Oklahoma State Cowboys, left, and head coach Lincoln Riley of the Oklahoma Sooners speak in the middle of the field before the football game at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated Oklahoma State 48-47. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /
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What are CeeDee Lamb‘s thoughts on young receivers and a potential Biletnikoff Award campaign?

After sharing the spotlight with teammate Marquise Brown last year, CeeDee Lamb is the unquestioned bell cow in a loaded receivers room.

From the eyeball test it appears Lamb has added even more bulk to his already physically impressive frame. It will be interesting to see just how much bigger he has gotten and how he thinks that has affected his game.

Against an Alabama secondary loaded with potential NFL talent Lamb looked unstoppable at times and clearly has come into his own, but is he ready for the kind of national attention that could very well accompany his senior year. He’ll be on every respectable Biletnikoff Award watch list and will likely be a preseason All American in most publications.

Also, as the ranking member of the Sooners receivers he has a chance to leave a legacy that goes beyond just this year. What does he think of his mentor role with the trio of Theo Wease, Jadon Haselwood and Trejan Bridges – one of the most highly touted receiving classes in modern recruiting history? How have they progressed under his tutelage during the summer?

What’s different about Neville Gallimore in 2019?

Make no mistake about it, one day Neville Gallimore is going to go to the NFL combine and blow folks away with his testing abilities. He was recently named No. 2 on The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman’s list of “freaks”

Wrote Feldman:

"“He’s down to 305 pounds from 330, but he bench presses 500 pounds and squats 800. He cleans 405. The most impressive number of all is that he clocked a 4.76 in the 40. The fastest 300-pounder at this year’s NFL Scouting Combine—303-pound Quinnen Williams—ran a 4.83, which is remarkable.”"

So what will it take to get Gallimore over the hump from a very good football player to the freakish potential he possess? What steps has he taken to take full advantage of Alex Grinch’s aggressive scheme, which is tailored to be very friendly to quick, disruptive defensive linemen like Gallimore?

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If Gallimore is ready to become a man-eater up front, it would immediately make Grinch’s – as well as every linebacker and secondary member’s – jobs a heck of a lot easier.

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