Opponent Preview- BYU

This is Oklahoma's opening game of the season and the game will be played at the new Cowboys stadium in Arlington, Texas. The two teams have only met once before with BYU beating Oklahoma in 1994. Both teams bolster high scoring offenses with Oklahoma's being the highest scoring ever last year. BYU comes into the 2009 season with a experienced quarterback in Max Hall and RB Harvey Unga who has rushed for over 1000 yards in the last two seasons. Their defense is no joke either. They have several all-american possibilities and their defense is very experienced. Oklahoma can not underestimate this BYU team or it will be in for a long first game. On the Oklahoma side of the ball Sam Bradford returns along with Murray and Brown. Both RB's are recovering from off season injuries so it will be interesting to see how they perform in the season opener. BYU has a pretty good secondary so it should match up well with Oklahoma's new receivers. Tight end Jermaine Gresham will probably be Sam's favorite target this season and he could provide match up nightmares for BYU. On Defense, Oklahoma should hold its own agianst BYU and make it hard for Unga to run the all. The secondary is also experienced although they do have two new starters at free and strong saftey.



Players to Watch

BYU- Max Hall is a very experienced quarterback who is known for good instincts. He threw for over 4000 yards last year and 35 touchdowns. If he gets comfortable in the pocket he could give the Sooners problems with his arm.

Oklahoma- Sam Bradford won the Heisman a year ago and he gave up millions to come back and play another year for Oklahoma. If he can regain his form from last year BYU will be in a world of trouble.


If Oklahoma wins this game it will be a big opening statement for a team that was embarrased last year against Florida in the title game. On the other side, BYU's program has been one of the most winning programs in the country and a win agianst Oklahoma would solidify that their 32-7 record over the past three years is no laughing matter.