Back to the Oklahoma Sooners Newsfeed

OU football: Ronnie Perkins fuels Sooner pass rush in Kenneth Mann's absence

NORMAN — With junior captain Kenneth Mann out, it was true freshman Ronnie Perkins who led Oklahoma's pass rush against quarterback Charlie Brewer and the Baylor Bears.

Veteran defensive players spoke in awe of the young defensive end, who's played in just five career games. Caleb Kelly called Perkins special. Curtis Bolton called him a star, and said he's seen Perkins as such since OU's first practice.

“When you play something at an elite level, you can kind of see in other people when they have that it.