Insight Bowl win sets positive tone for 2012
I sat behind Trey Franks on the flight from Phoenix thinking how promising the Sooners’ 31-14 Insight Bowl win the night before is for Oklahoma’s future.
Franks’ 52 yard kickoff return to open the second half was an energizing factor for the Sooners. Other young players like Tony Jefferson (wearing Austin Box’s No. 12), Kameel Jackson and Trey Millard played well and have us looking forward to the 2012 season.
But, with Ryan Broyles, Jaz Reynolds, Dom Whaley and Ronnell Lewis not playing, and the second-tier Insight Bowl being far beneath the high pre-season expectations for Oklahoma, it was perhaps understandable that some pundits foresaw an Iowa upset of an unmotivated Sooners team.
An upset did not happen. And, this team was very motivated.