Crimson countdown: No. 4 Nic Anderson
The Crimson Countdown is officially on for the 2023 Oklahoma football season. It’s the second season under head coach Brent Venables and expectations are high once again. The Sooners are looking to rebound from the uncharacteristic 6-7 season in 2022.
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Crimson Countdown: No. 4 Nic Anderson
2022 stats: One rush, five yards.
2023 outlook:
Let’s just say it’s for a lot more than one rush for five yards in a bowl game. That remains one of those weird things where Anderson’s only stat as a wide receiver came on a carry. He will no doubt change that very quickly.
You can hear it in his voice this camp about feeling better, feeling healthy. Being in a good mental space and ready to show people what he can do.
The Sooners don’t have a lot of size at receiver, except for Anderson and Jayden Gibson. They’re going to need big bodies that can go up there and get ‘em. Anderson should absolutely check that box.
As long as Anderson trusts himself that he’s 100 percent, he should find himself strongly in the receiver rotation.
2023 wide receiver outlook
Wide receiver is the biggest question mark for the Oklahoma offense heading into 2023. Marvin Mims, who led OU in receiving the last three seasons, is gone and the Sooners are searching for a new playmaker. Junior Jalil Farooq is the assumed replacement as OU’s second leading receiver in 2022. But there’s a host of unproven talent in the mix too, including Michigan transfer Andrel Anthony, redshirt junior LV Bunkley-Shelton and redshirt freshman Nic Anderson, among others. New receivers coach Emmett Jones will have his hands full with the group, as the expectations are high.
