Oklahoma football: Five takeaways from a game that was TAKEN away

The supposed strength of the team on offense has been anything but

The Sooners returned all five offensive line starters from last season and they have some good depth in that position group. But for the second straight game, Oklahoma struggled in the run game. OU started off the game with a 21-yard run by Charleston Rambo on a reverse, but after that the Sooners managed just 101 yards rushing and just 3.7 yards per carry.

The O-line was unable to get much of a push on the K-State defensive line and the running lanes just weren’t there for much of the game. The pass protection was also poor by OU standards. K-State was able to get a lot of pressure on the young Sooner quarterback, and it especially took its toll late in the game when the usually proficient OU offense stalled and came up empty on each of the Sooners last five possessions in the game.

Oklahoma was flagged for 10 penalties in the game, and several of them came late in the game against offensive lineman (for holding) and negated good gains.

Adding to the offensive line woes in this game, a big scare came in the second half when All-American center Creed Humphrey left the game with an injury. He was able to return later. The last thing you want to happen when the O-line is having difficulty is to lose your best offensive lineman.