If you paid attention to the defense during the Red-White Game last month, you probably noticed the Oklahoma Sooners spent most of the scrimmage playing a four-down defensive line.
In some circles, that qualified as a notable development. The esoteric subject of DL alignments became a point of contention in Norman last season. The Sooners primarily based their defense out of coach Brent Venables’ preferred 4-3 scheme, but he mixed in three-man fronts on occasion. Mixed describes the results as well.
Given that the Sooners will likely dabble with three-down fronts again this year, let’s discuss what we saw in 2022.