Brent Venables has often claimed the SEC as a “one-possession league.” After Oklahoma’s tough first season, finishing 6-7 overall and 2-6 in SEC play, Venables saw the gap in experience and physicality that his team faced. Yet, amid those growing pains, one young player stood out for refusing to back down, and the Oklahoma coach couldn’t help but laud him.

Brent Venables praised freshman DB Courtland Guillory for making a fearless play in the toughest situation possible, matching the top SEC talents. “Courtland [Guillory] has really exceeded my expectations, just because I don’t hope it’s not a good strategy,” Venables said on the Sooners Sports Talk. “Until you see a guy do it, when you’ve got real ammunition, when you’ve got the bullets flying, you give up a play, you’re going agains

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