NORMAN — Alex Grinch wasn’t selling used cars for the first eight months of 2019.
But he might as well have been selling a Ford Mustang with only a Pinto to show to his customers, giving them assurances the changes would turn the beaten up, old jalopy into a race-winning sports car.
That, in the Oklahoma defensive coordinator’s mind, is why landing defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey, ranked by Rivals as the top junior college player in the 2020 class, was especially important.