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Previewing the Oklahoma Sooners with Crimson & Cream Machine as they prepare to face Kent State

The Kent State Golden Flashes continue their challenging non-conference slate in Oklahoma on Saturday night. After facing a 25-point loss at Washington last week, Sean Lewis and Co. hope to show signs of progress against Brent Venables’ No. 7-ranked squad.

To preview the Oklahoma Sooners for this upcoming matchup, we consulted Jack Shields (@jlarryshields) SB Nation blog Crimson & Cream Machine (@CCMachine):

Steve Helwick, Hustle Belt: What were your main takeaways from Brent Venables’ debut at Oklahoma last Saturday?

Jack Shields, Crimson & Cream Machine: At the risk of being overly-simplistic, the main thing was definitely the defense’s ability to tackle, which is obviously a bit of a departure from recent years.