Cade’s Calls by CADE KENNEDY, Sports Editor
Welcome to the first edition of Cade’s Calls, a weekly column where Cade Kennedy tackles some of biggest stories in sports.
The main story of the week for most Oklahomans involved watching Oklahoma and Oklahoma State struggle in their season openers.
Both teams took their foot off the gas around the third quarter and let their opponents right back into the game.
Oklahoma’s game against Tulane was something that Sooner fans have seen all too often, with the offense becoming stagnant in the second half and the defense becoming winded, allowing Tulane to score 21 points in the second half. I do not know why this is still a problem for the Sooners, as every year there are games like this that nearly cost us a shot at the playoff. As much as I would like to think that Oklahoma will get this figured out, they will probably have another game like this later in the season.
For Oklahoma State, I honestly have no idea why the played so poorly against Missouri State. These games are usually blowouts, but the offense just was not there for the Cowboys. They also had a horrible night running the ball, as the Cowboys only averaged 1.9 yards per carry.
When looking at the national picture of college football, the main game of week one was Georgia defeating Clemson 10-3. This was a great defensive battle, and Georgia looked outstanding on the defensive side of the ball.
However, Clemson had massive problems with their offensive line, as quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei was sacked seven times during the game.
Speaking of teams with problems, Miami had several during their 44-13 loss to Alabama. Alabama looked almost exactly like it did last year, with Bryce Young throwing for 344 yards and four touchdowns. Alabama is once again the favorite for the national title, and they clearly showed why they are deserving of that distinction.
Another great defensive battle was on display with Penn State defeating Wisconsin 16-10. The game was tied at zero at halftime, but both offenses were able to step up and put some points on the board in the second half. When it comes to week two of the college football season, there will be plenty of exciting matchups as well.
The game that I am looking forward to the most on Saturday is Iowa at Iowa State. The game will feature two Top Ten teams that got out to completely different starts to the season, with Iowa State barely avoiding an upset against Northern Iowa, and Iowa destroying a top-20 opponent in Indiana.
Some great games to look forward to this week will be Texas at Arkansas, Utah at BYU, Stanford at USC and Oregon at Ohio State. Except for Oregon at Ohio State, all these games are rivalry games.
Enjoy a great week of football.