Saturday will be Military Appreciation Day at Owen Field when the Air Force cadets come to town to play the 7th ranked Oklahoma Sooners.
Certainly, the Sooners appreciate the unique option offense that the Falcons bring — so much so that OU players voluntarily spent their day off Sunday watching film of the AF win over BYU last week.
Air Force’s ball-control ground game harkens back to the Switzer days of the triple-option. The Falcons rolled up 409 rushing yards against BYU this past weekend. Their option is difficult to prepare for in a week.
The only offense Air Force will have in the air will be the pre-game four-jet fly over during the National Anthem (here’s hoping those jets don’t have live ammo in case the OU fans confuse “brave” with “Sooners”).
If Air Force hogs the ball it will be fewer opportunities for Oklahoma to score. So, this game should be low-scoring. Any survival by the Sooners will be good enough.
Air Force Offense
Sooner Defense
Oklahoma spent a few extra days during pre-season tw0-a-days to study Air Force’s option attack.
“Do you take a part of a couple of practices and work on Air Force? Yes, because it’s so dramatically different from anything else you’ll see,” Def. Coordinator Brent Venables said.
Air Force Defense
Injury list
Freshman running back Brennan Clay, who was carted off the field in the fourth quarter last week will be held out of Saturday’s game against Air Force due to a concussion. LB Austin Box (back) and RB Roy Finch (ankle) will not play.
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