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Why OU has to clean up special teams issues in final four games

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NCAA Football: Mississippi at Oklahoma
Oct 25, 2025; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Isaiah Sategna III (5) fumbles a punt return in fron tof Ole Miss Rebels tight end Trace Bruckler (85) during the second half at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

Penalties on special teams have been a problem for OU in 2025.  There’s no greater example of that than this past weekend, when Jacobe Johnson was called for holding on a punt return that led to a safety. And those have been the type of killer penalties Oklahoma has committed several times this season.