2019 Oklahoma Sooners Countdown to Kickoff | 15 Days!

Getty ImagesGreetings, Sooner Nation! We now sit just two weekends away from the start of the 2019 season of Oklahoma Sooners football. With that in mind, today’s Countdown to Kickoff is a tribute to one of the most captivating special teams talents in college football history in Sooners defensive back, No. 15, J.T. Thatcher.

The Norman native played all over the field in his four years at Oklahoma, including on offense his first two seasons, but truly made his mark after switching to free safety upon Bob Stoops’ arrival in 1999. Never the fastest nor most athletic of returners we’ve seen at Oklahoma compared to the likes of Antonio Perkins or Jalen Saunders, Thatcher’s impacts on special…