“He’s comfortable. He knows what we want to do, but you have to be able to take that attitude to the field,” Norvell said. “To be a good receiver you have to be hungry. You have to be hungry to make plays. You have to get after the defense, beat defenders. When you’re out there in space by yourself, you have to have a lot of confidence. He played with a lot of confidence Saturday.”

There’s going to be opportunities to do a lot more, starting at 2:30 p.m. Saturday when Cincinnati (1-0) comes to Owen Field to face the fourth-ranked Sooners.

It’s too early to tell if defenses zero in on a receiver like they did on Kelly last season. Iglesias has shown he can torch a secondary unless special attention is paid. Tight end Jermaine Gresham can also cause defensive coordinators some sleepless nights.

Someone has to be open under those circumstances.

“We have so many good wide receivers and they can’t cover them all,” Bradford said. “Manny got open a lot Saturday and I found him.”

Could happen a lot this season.

John Shinn

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