Freshman RB Brennan Clay surging
True freshman Brennan Clay has begun to show his teammates why schools like Georgia, Michigan and Oregon wanted him.
So impressive has the San Diego native been, he’s won the backup job for the week behind starter DeMarco Murray ahead of returning lettermen Jermie Calhoun and Jonathan Miller.
Even though that’s a position Mossis Madu will likely hold when he returns from a one-game suspension, the Sooners have plans to use Clay in a variety of roles, including slot receiver and kickoff returns.
“We’ll move him around,” said QB Landry Jones. “He has really good hands and runs pretty good routes. We’ll move him around some and he seems really comfortable out there.
“He’s real explosive once he hits the hole. He gets into the hole really fast and he has a lot of speed. I think once he gets to the next level of the secondary he can outrun people to the end zone.”
-JT
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[...] Ah You is out for the season with a shoulder injury. Oklahoma Four-star freshman RB Brennan Clay will be senior starter DeMarco Murray's backup for Saturday's season opener against Utah State, ahead of veterans Jermie Calhoun (the top-rated RB [...]
Clay and Finch are both going to be exciting in the coming years. Yeah, throw Calhoun and Miller in there too.
Wow. Another Demarco-style hybrid back. Guys like that can sure give your offense versatility in the sets they line up in. When Roy Finch gets healthy there will be depth also. The future looks bright for OU in the skill positions. Even at WR, where Stills and Powell. I am not convinced that OU can run the table this year; but I think they will be the most talented team in the country next season.
Since when is OU inferior to schools like Georgia, Michigan and Oregon?? I would think that the majority of his teammates were also wanted by them
You spend way too much time looking into the depth charts. You put more stock into them than the coaches do.