The NFL week 1 matchups are going to take some attention away from a great opening weekend of college football but NFL betting fans can’t slow down the water cooler debates regarding Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford.
On Saturday night, the No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners season flashed before their eyes as Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Sam Bradford took a big hit and sprained the AC joint in his shoulder. The result meant that the No. 20 BYU Cougars were able to scrape out a signature win for head coach Bronco Mendenhall and the Sooners were left reeling. The injury occurred just before halftime and the Sooners were forced to start the talented but raw Landry Jones in the second half.
With Jones in the lineup, the Sooners were unable to get anything done on offense, including a series where they had seven shots to score from inside the red zone, but were stuffed by the Cougars. A lot of people making their sports picks did not see that one coming.
So where does this leave the Sooners now that they know that their star quarterback will be out for about four weeks? The Sooners have a cupcake matchup with Idaho next week, so playing without Bradford probably won’t be a big deal in that contest. Beyond that, they have a meeting with Tulsa, which might be a bit tricky but again, probably not an issue and after that they have a bye week. At this point, it looks like Bradford might be good to go for when the Sooners travel to Miami to face the Hurricanes.
It’s not the end of the world for the Sooners right now. They do have one loss already and with Texas and Oklahoma State on the schedule, that’s not a good start. But realistically, if the Sooners run the table, they’ll be in the National Championship Game.
The problem for the Sooners isn’t just that Bradford is out. There was more than just one sports betting blog talking about the fact that the Sooners offense didn’t look quite right in the first half – even with Bradford. It could have been just some early season rust but the Sooners didn’t have much of a push with their offensive line, which was a concern.
It’s a bad omen for Oklahoma to start the season the way they did. Everyone knows that to win a BCS Championship, everything has to be perfect and the Sooners are clearly off on the wrong foot.
