The Oklahoma Sooners have a major issue, as we have said the last few weeks. But, originally it was thought that maybe it was primarily injuries that were holding this offense back, because that is a fair assessment,

Brent Venables stood silent on the Sooners’ sideline with his arms folded over his white OU polo. Ten or so yards in front of him was OU’s offense huddled during

Texas has outscored Oklahoma 113-37 in the Red River Rivalry since Venables took over the program. Under Bob Stoops and then Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma never went without a touchdown inside the Cotton Bowl. It has happened twice now under Venables. That’s bigger than Hawkins, which also means fixing it will be a much taller task.