Streaky Alamo Bowl Shows Oklahoma’s Defense Is Still Far From….

The Alamo Bowl is going to look different for the Oklahoma Sooners.

Though OU missed out on the College Football Playoff last season, players really didn’t opt out of the Cotton Bowl.

The 2020 Sooners were a young crew who felt like they were building toward a potential National Championship run in 2021.

This year, Oklahoma fell short of those lofty goals, and will be missing plenty of bodies for the Alamo Bowl.

Just along the defensive front, Nik Bonitto, Isaiah Thomas, Perrion Winfrey and Brian Asamoah have all elected to skip the trip to San Antonio to get an early jump on preparing for the NFL Draft.

And while there will certainly be a talent vacuum in the Alamodome, it will provide OU’s young crop of defensive linemen ample chances to impress headed into spring ball.

Reggie Grimes, Isaiah Coe, Ethan Downs and Danny Stutsman all made contributions as backups for the Sooners this year, and the contest against Oregon will give them an opportunity to shine.