David Pollack expects Oklahoma's offense to be the biggest turnaround in college football

You can put David Pollack in the Oklahoma Sooners fan club. Pollack is high on what OU could accomplish this season, claiming to be “all-in” on them. He cites the work head coach Brent Venables and others in Norman did this offseason via the NCAA transfer portal.

“I’m all in on Oklahoma,” Pollack said. “I like the additions, I like (Ben) Arbuckle, I like you going into the portal. Look, Oklahoma is not Texas. Oklahoma does not have the resources that other schools have but I think they did a good job identifying a few things they had to have.”

More than anything, Oklahoma needed a quarterback after having little to no stability at the position in 2024. Jackson Arnold entered the year with high expectations but was benched in favor of Michael Hawkins early on. Eventually, Arnold took back over and closed out the season. However, he entered the portal himself, now playing for the Auburn Tigers.

Needing to find someone, John Mateer was their guy from the get-go. Oklahoma had plenty going in its favor, including the hiring of Mateer’s offensive coordinator at Washington State, Arbuckle. Having the Little Elm (TX) product get a little closer to home certainly helped as well.

Now, Pollack believes the Sooners are going to have a completely different-looking offense moving forward. Even if some high expectations from Mateer are met, as long as results are not a complete disaster, Oklahoma should be better in Pollack’s eyes.

“Can I say this and feel very confident?” Pollack said. “Oklahoma’s offense will be the biggest turnaround in all of college football… If they’re average, they are so much better than they were a year ago, it’s ridiculous. Like, if they’re average.”

While average would certainly be an improvement, there is still a desire for something more in Norman. College football analyst Josh Pate recently ranked Mateer as the No. 2 quarterback in all of college football, only sitting behind Florida‘s DJ Lagway.

Another improvement made through the portal was snagging running back Jadyn Ott. Georgia was hot on his trail too but Ott chose to play for the Sooners moving forward.

Oklahoma will get an early test for its offense Week 2 against Michigan. From there, a grueling SEC schedule will come their way. Sept. 20 is when it all kicks off, pitting Mateer up against the guy he is replacing, Arnold, and Auburn.