Missed tackles plagued the Sooner defense throughout September and it’s been on the unit’s mind ever since.

“Every single day we work on tackling,” safety Darien Williams said. “Five to 10 minutes a day individually we practice on that.”

It was an issue in the first three games, but OU seemed to solve the problem in the 59-0 victory over Middle Tennessee.

But one week doesn’t make a season.

“Tackling is fundamental, we have to be perfect in it,” Williams said. “This is what we’re here for — to tackle.”

No ‘Game Day’

ESPN’s “College Game Day” won’t be at the State Fair of Texas Saturday. ESPN decided to send host Chris Fowler and analysts Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso to Gainesville, Fla., Saturday for the Florida-LSU game.

Stoops was asked if he was going to miss the hysteria Corso creates with his pregame prediction.

“I’m sure he’ll have his pick regardless of where he’s at,” the coach said. “Hey, it’s going to be an exciting atmosphere regardless. There’s been plenty of games where they haven’t been there.”

Iowa State tickets

Iowa State returned 350 tickets for its Oct. 14 game against OU at Owen Field. Those seats are now on sale from the OU Athletics Ticket Office.

The cost of the tickets is $67 each. They may be purchased online at SoonerSports.com, on the phone at 1-800-456-GoOU or in person at the office located on the west side of Owen Field.

The kickoff time for the Sooners and Cyclones is yet to be announced.