Mason Young

Tulsa World OU Sports Reporter

NORMAN — For Bill Bedenbaugh, there’s no looking back now.

“I don’t even want to talk about last year,” the OU offensive line coach said.

Nobody has to remind Bedenbaugh how underwhelming his position group’s performance was in 2024. The Sooners’ O-line tied for the most sacks allowed in college football (50). It wasn’t up to Bedenbaugh’s standard as a coach that has been at OU for more than a decade and has sent double-digit players to the NFL.

Injuries played a part. Key transfers Branson Hickman, Michael Tarquin and Geirean Hatchett all went down. So did Sooner veterans Jacob Sexton and Jake Taylor. OU had to use eight different offensive lines in its first nine games. Redshirt freshmen Logan Howland and Heath Ozaeta got baptized by fire a

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