When the Oklahoma Sooners take the field on Saturday, they might get the impression that not much has changed about the Baylor Bears’ on-field product in the last few years.
Defensive-minded head coach Matt Rhule is trying to put his own stamp on the smoking crater of a football program that he inherited post-Art Briles. The Bears’ strength, however, still has a Briles-ish streak to it: They have a quarterback who throws a nice deep ball, and he is still throwing to receivers on the perimeter who can torment defenses.
In light of how opponents have attacked OU’s defense this season, the matchup with the Bears this weekend sets up as a stiff test Sooners.