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Practice Observations From Oklahoma's Third Week of Fall Camp

The Sooners continued fall camp through a light drizzle to start practice on Monday as Oklahoma works toward the season opener against Arkansas State.
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Practice Observations From Oklahoma's Third Week of Fall Camp
Practice Observations From Oklahoma's Third Week of Fall Camp

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Fresh off a scrimmage during the weekend, the Sooners returned to practice on Monday. The program opened up the first 40 minutes of practice to local media members to observe the proceedings.

AllSooners.com had three staff members — John Hoover, Ryan Chapman and Tim Willert — on hand to observe practice.

NORMAN — A light drizzle didn’t do much to slow down the Sooners who entered another week of fall camp on Monday.

Oklahoma pressed on at the Rugby Fields south of Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium before campus is once again bustling with students.

Here were observations from Monday’s practice:

  • Running back Daylan Smothers was present and participating at practice, as was fellow running back Gavin Sawchuk.
  • During individual drills, running backs coach DeMarco Murray was pleased with the work of his position group, not needing to stop and have guys run back through reps very often.
  • Defensive end R Mason Thomas was no longer sporting a protective boot, and he was working through mobility exercises with a member of OU’s training staff. Thomas was attentively watching the defensive ends participating in individual drills, trying to work back into full contact.
  • Dillon Gabriel and Jackson Arnold appeared unbothered by the light rain, working through their passing drills as they normally do to start off practice.
  • Rondell Bothroyd and PJ Adebawore both got praise from defensive ends coach Miguel Chavis for hand placement on various individual drills. 
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RYAN CHAPMAN

Ryan is co-publisher at Sooners On SI and covers a number of sports in and around Norman and Oklahoma City. Working both as a journalist and a sports talk radio host, Ryan has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team, the Oklahoma City Energy and more. Since 2019, Ryan has simultaneously pursued a career as both a writer and a sports talk radio host, working for the Flagship for Oklahoma sports, 107.7 The Franchise, as well as AllSooners.com. Ryan serves as a contributor to The Franchise’s website, TheFranchiseOK.com, which was recognized as having the “Best Website” in 2022 by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters. Ryan holds an associate’s degree in Journalism from Oklahoma City Community College in Oklahoma City, OK. 

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