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Oklahoma football: Defense is OU’s difference maker in 2021

NORMAN, OK - APRIL 24: Defensive coordinator Alex Grinch of the Oklahoma Sooners sketches out a play for the defense during their spring game at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on April 24, 2021 in Norman, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

The past four seasons, the Oklahoma football success was based on outscoring its opponents.

The object of the game, obviously, is to score more points than your opponent. The problem for the Sooners has been that the good teams have been able to slow down OU’s scoring machine, but the Oklahoma defensive unit has struggled keeping opponents out of the end zone.