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Oklahoma football: Grading the Sooners at mid-term of 2020 season

By Chip Rouse

Oct 24, 2020; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Seth McGowan (1) jumps over TCU Horned Frogs safety Nook Bradford (28) during the second half at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2020; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Seth McGowan (1) jumps over TCU Horned Frogs safety Nook Bradford (28) during the second half at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 24, 2020; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Oklahoma Sooners place kicker Gabe Brkic (47) makes a field goal during the second half against the TCU Horned Frogs at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2020; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Oklahoma Sooners place kicker Gabe Brkic (47) makes a field goal during the second half against the TCU Horned Frogs at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

Special teams: B

Other than a costly fourth-quarter kickoff return for a touchdown at Iowa State that likely cost the Sooners that game, Oklahoma’s kick coverage has been good this season.

After going 17 for 17 a year ago in field-goal tries, Gabe Brkic is just 8 of 11 so far this season, including a 31-yard attempt in the third overtime against Texas that would have won the game and avoided a 4th overtime.

The Sooner special teams blocked two kicks in the Texas game, one on a Longhorn punt that led to an Oklahoma touchdown and on a field-goal try in the third overtime session.

Sophomore punter Reeves Mundschau is last in the Big 12, averaging just 38.4 yards per punt. The good news is Oklahoma doesn’t need to punt that often.

Marvin Mins has been a pleasant surprise as a newcomer on kick returns. In the TCU game, he returned a punt 38 yards that led to a Sooner touchdown.

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