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OU struggles to run ball in season opening win over Illinois State

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Tory Blaylock
Oklahoma's Tory Blaylock (6) leaps as he rushes in the second half of the college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Illinois State Redbirds at the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025.

For new OU offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle, there was a lot of good in his debut. But there was also some bad, most notably in the run game.