Brent Venables and the Sooners made their case as SEC contenders on Saturday. Oklahoma moved to 4-0, taking down Auburn in a statement win. However, John Mateer’s late TD sealed it. But Venables’ defense stole the show. The Sooners held the Tigers to 287 yards, and the defensive front feasted, racking up 8.5 sacks. DE R Mason Thomas wasted no time making noise. On his 2nd snap back, he notched a sack. Later, he buried ex-Sooner Jackson Arnold for a safety with just over a minute to play, putting the exclamation point on a dominant night. After that dominant defensive performance, OU GM Jim Nagy sent a major shoutout to Brent Venables.

While Oklahoma’s defense is turning heads early in the season, according to Bob Konarski, it’s one of the best in the country. But why? The Sooners are

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