Sooners coach Brent Venables doesn't want to call his defense dominant just yet, but it's clear that the unit is vastly improved from last season.
15 times on third and fourth down combined. It was the defense that limited Cincinnati to just 3.8 yards per carry and 4.8 yards per play overall. It was the defense that played well enough on Saturday and throughout the month of September to suggest the Sooners are worth mentioning in College Football Playoff conversation because they've found alternative ways to win.
"I think you look at every single area, man, [and] there's been so much improvement looking back," said linebacker, who led the Sooners in tackles and tackles for loss against the Bearcats."It's crazy how much improvement can happen in a year." Sweeping improvements are nothing new for Venables, 52, who oversaw one of the sport's elite defenses during a dynastic run at Clemson in which he won two national titles under head coach Dabo Swinney. Thewere 46th nationally in scoring defense for Venables' first season on Swinney's staff in 2012, and from that point forward they ranked outside the top 10 just three times over the next nine years, including five finishes inside the top three.
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