It’s not exactly time to hit the panic button for Oklahoma, but a season-opening loss to Houston was reason to wave the caution flag for Oklahoma’s defense after just one week. Look for Oklahoma defensive coordinator Mark Stoops to make some change sin his defensive secondary starting this week as a result. After getting shredded by Houston and quarterback Greg Ward Jr., Stoops says there could be some new looks on defense this week as the Sooners look to rebound against Louisiana-Monroe this week. ”It’s pretty open right now,” Stoops said, according to the Associated Press. ”We’ll see who is the most consistent player out there. We need somebody to be consistent. You aren’t going to win every 50-50 ball, but you have to win your share. When they win every time, that becomes a problem.” It was definitely a problem against Houston. Houston’s Ward passed for 321 yards and two touchdowns in a season-opening 33-23 victory in Houston. Ward missed on a number of passes as well, but the threat of a deep completion was still there even when Houston’s quarterback was off the mark. That should be a concern for Oklahoma, because J.T. Barrett and the Ohio State…
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