Special teams have been anything but for the Oklahoma football program in recent seasons.
While most of the Oklahoma concerns the past few years have been focused on defensive breakdowns, the Sooners have been no better than average on special teams and could easily have used some help in that facet of the game.
For the past two seasons, the annual Phil Steele College Football Preview publication, considered one of the most authoritative sources in college football has given Oklahoma a preseason position group ranking of No. 7 in the Big 12 on special teams. That’s 7 out of 10 in 2022 and 7 out of 14 in 2023.