Oklahoma football’s season hit rock bottom at halftime today, trailing South Carolina 28-10 with a horrifying 71 total yards of offense. The crowd wasted no time letting their feelings be known either, as loud “Fire Ben Arbuckle” chants erupted late in the second quarter.
This Offense Has Been a Straight-Up Disaster
Yeah, the fans have every right to be furious. This offense has been a straight-up disaster all season long, not just today. We are talking about a unit ranked No. 115 out of 138 nationally in total offense, averaging a measly 333.7 yards per game. Only five Power Four teams are worse than that, and four of *those* are in the Big Ten. Against South Carolina, John Mateer got sacked for a 4-yard loss on a 3rd-and-10, which set up Tate Sandell’s 52-yard field goal. That field goal was one of the few offensive bright spots. Think about this: their only touchdown in the entire first half came from linebacker Kip Lewis returning an interception! When your defense is scoring your points, you know you are in deep, deep trouble. This team has only scored 20 or more points in three games all season, and one of those was against UTEP in the opener. It is beyond frustrating to watch.
From Top 10 Hopes to Halftime Heartbreak
And it is not like the defense could bail them out this time. Oklahoma’s usually elite defense got absolutely exposed against the Gamecocks, giving up 28 points in the first half alone. That is already the second-most points they have allowed in any game all season! This is a team that started the year ranked No. 10 in the US LBM Coaches Poll, remember? Now they are staring down a brutal 4-4 record if they cannot turn this around with a loss to South Carolina. Fifth-year coach Brent Venables, who *just* signed a contract extension before the season, has got to be feeling the heat. Things are getting seriously ugly in Norman.
With a potential 4-4 record staring them down and the fanbase already calling for heads, the pressure on Coach Venables and this entire program is absolutely brutal. What a mess.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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