It was not a pretty beginning for the 85,000-plus Sooner Nation faithful, but once quarterback Baker Mayfield got things going in his Oklahoma debut on a warm Saturday night on the Oklahoma plains, the fans got a good look at the explosive playmaking capability of the new Air Raid offense.
A little more than 1o minutes into the game, all the much-publicized new Sooner offense had managed to deliver was a net three yards of total offense in three possessions and three punt opportunities for true freshman Austin Seibert.
On their fourth possession of the first quarter, OU took advantage of a 15-yard personal foul call against Akron and a 35-yard pass play from Mayfield to senior Durron Neal to move the ball from the Sooner 28-yard line to the Akron 22.