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Oklahoma football: 8 reactions from a Rose Bowl romp

By Christopher Dukes

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 14: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners breaks free from the pocket on a run during the first half of a game against the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl on September 14, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 14: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners breaks free from the pocket on a run during the first half of a game against the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl on September 14, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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The tight ends showed up for the first time

After being virtually silent in the first two games both Grant Calcaterra and Lee Morris were factors in the Sooners passing game. Morris caught a pair of passes for 43 yards while Calcaterra snagged a pair for 40 yards in a return to his native state.

I don’t think it’s anything different either guy did. Both are proven playmakers with big-time catches on big stages, it’s just the nature of the beast in this offense. How often have we seen a guy barely show up in the stat sheet for multiple weeks in a row then put up for a monster game out of nowhere? There are so many playmakers on this team and only one football to go around.  It’s a great problem for the Sooners to have.

Oklahoma got some confidence in its kicking game

Calum Sutherland had a rough start to his place kicking career with a pair of misses against Houston, but finally got a chance to get into a bit of a groove with a two makes against UCLA.

Not only did the Sooners vanquish some of their early-season kicking worries, but also put a couple of made field goals between themselves and the last ill-fated kick the team attempted in the Rose Bowl stadium in the second overtime against Georgia.

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