Brent Venables gets very blunt and real after the win over Tennessee regarding a play that shouldn't have even been called

Venables puts part of the blame for Mateer's interception on coaching

Venables put some of the blame on the coaching staff there, as he should, because why is that even being called? You don't want to put your QB in a position like that. As Venables said, that should be a handoff every single time. And if it's not a handoff, it should be a play where Mateer keeps it and runs himself.

Why wouldn't you hand the ball off there when RB Xavier Robinson looked unstoppable up until the point, as he finished with 115 rushing yards on 16 carries, and a touchdown (could have been two had he not kneeled at the one-yard line). And if they wanted to go the Mateer run game side of things, that would have been better as well.

Mateer ran the ball 16 times for 80 yards, one of his best rushing games of the year. The run game was very effective in this one, as it appears the Sooners have found something there. So, why in that situation do you even give the QB the ball to throw?

It's something that offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle and Mateer will both learn from. Now, it's a bye week for the Sooners before they play the Alabama Crimson Tide next, before finishing their season against the Missouri Tigers and then the LSU Tigers.

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