7-on-7 football: Oklahoma coaches split on its role in development

Union football coach Antonio Graham is adamant. He doesn’t like it. Neither does Collinsville coach Kevin Jones.

However, Bixby’s Loren Montgomery and Booker T. Washington’s Nate Goodman are proponents of it.

What's causing this difference of opinion? 7-on-7 football, a touch-football, passing-focused game that skill position players use to stay in shape and sharpen their tools during the offseason, without risking big-time injury.

Oklahoma high school coaches are divided on the value of it. Some say there’s tremendous benefit, others say “it’s not real football.” Despite the split, 7-on-7 isn’t going away any time soon and has become a spring and summer reality in the ever-evolving sport of high school football. It can even serve as a way for under-recruited talents like Bixby’s Brenn