Sooners Prepare Different Mindset Against Ohio State Buckeyes

<p>It's payback week for Lincoln Riley's Sooners.&nbsp; Unfortunately, they're meeting an elite Ohio State team&nbsp;in front of 104,000 plus fans, one&nbsp;year after being dominated on Owen Field. &nbsp;</p>

Tuesday, September 5th 2017, 4:40 am

By: Dean Blevins


It's payback week for Lincoln Riley's Sooners

Unfortunately, they're meeting an elite Ohio State team in front of 104,000 plus fans, one year after being dominated on Owen Field

Riley told News 9's Dean Blevins Monday that it's a different year -- a different mindset.

His players told News 9 they remember last year's humiliation.

"We really hate what we put on film. We're just going to prepare better we have a better game plan this time we're going to go in there with a different mentality and get better results," linebacker Obo Okoronkwo said.

"I've watched it a million times. You go back and watch it after the game even after the season after I had my surgery and everything as a defense you go back and look at everything and you see a lot of the mistakes that we made against Ohio State versus other teams we played. It's a lot of things we have to fix but this is why we prepare," defensive back Steven Parker said.

"We obviously know when you play a good football team Ohio State or anyone else you have to play well to beat them, and that's just part of the deal it's that simple. We didn't play well enough last year and we'll have to play better this year," Riley said.

Sooners haven't lost since that game in Norman and haven't lost a true road game since October 2, 2014

Dean Blevins

Dean Blevins has been the NEWS 9 Sports Director since 2001 and has over 40 years of broadcast experience in Oklahoma, with 28 of those years at News 9.

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