OU Football OL improved with the addition of Michigan State transfer Spencer Brown

NORMAN — Spencer Brown’s performance Saturday night was made even more memorable because his daughter Yara witnessed OU’s 24-3 win over Alabama.

The Michigan State transfer offensive lineman struggled to find his groove early this season, but started in three straight contests and had perhaps his best performance of the year on Saturday. Brown even earned praise from head coach Brent Venables after the game.

“We lost Jake Taylor, we lost Jacob Sexton, we lost Mike Tarquin,” Venables said. “And old, ragged Spencer Brown from Michigan State. He got in the way of some guys tonight, helped set edges and got to the second level.”

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In addition to Brown, the Sooners’ offensive line overall had its best game of the season, allowing one sack and no quarterback hurries. North Texas native Febechi Nwaiwu was named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week. True freshman Eddy Pierre-Louis managed several runs against one of the most talented defensive lines in the country.

While seemingly having a new starting lineup every week, the injury-plagued group largely struggled, but Brown kept his head down and worked to gradually improve.

“I’ve grown a lot,” Brown said. “I’ve been working on myself for about a year now, just a whole year of change; Coaching, technology, basics, scheme. I just try to absorb as much as I can from the coaches. We have a great coach and we’re trying to get better every day. Win the day, you know what I mean. I try not to get caught up in success and just do what I was trained to do and everything else will emerge.”

Brown credits offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh for his development.

“Attention to detail,” Brown said of what Bedenbaugh helped him with. “It’s all about attention to detail. Understanding the depth, the distance and the pattern. How much time is on the clock? situations. I just don’t understand what the guy in front of me is doing, just the whole plan and understand everything outside of my brief.”

Brown and Nwaiwu both arrived on campus from the transfer portal last offseason as pillars of OU’s rebuilding offensive line.

Nwaiwu, who has started all 11 games, has watched Brown’s development firsthand.

“He’s really stepped up,” Nwaiwu said. “We had a few guys go out, and when his time was needed and he was asked, that was a guy I came in with, a guy I’m really close with. He is really reliable; I can call him for anything and he’s always there for me.”

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The Sooners rushed for 257 yards against the Crimson Tide, including 131 yards from quarterback Jackson Arnold. True freshman running back Xavier Robinson finished with 107 yards rushing and two touchdowns.

“It’s just about doing your job,” Brown said. “Doing what you were trained to do, playing at a high level and just finishing. Do you understand what I mean? Play as if every play was a quarterfinal. Every move is at stake. The mentality and mindset, that’s not the case. “At OU, just play to the standard. That’s it.

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