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Oklahoma is looking to flip the script in 2025—and it starts on defense. Wes Goodwin’s approach blends weekly preparation with aggressive pressure design, giving your staff tools to create chaos without losing structure.

In this clinic, Goodwin walks through his in-season game week process, breaking down how to keep your defense sharp while building game-plan-specific pressure packages. He then dives into the “Hot Pressures” package—covering Texas, Alabama, and Seattle calls—with detailed film examples, coaching points, and run/pass adjustments.

📽️ Clip: Texas Pressure vs. Outside Zone

Use pressures to disrupt blocking rules, close cutbacks, and influence QBs pre-snap—without tipping your hand. Goodwin shows how to stop stretch-heavy teams by using the MIKE to “cut the zone off” while protecting the second-level fit with your WILL. It’s smart, physical football with real coaching behind it.

2025 Outlook: Oklahoma Sooners

After two tough years in the SEC, Oklahoma enters 2025 with urgency and upside. The addition of transfer QB John Mateer adds a dynamic dual-threat to a rebuilt offense, while Jaydn Ott and a now-healthy receiving corps boost the big-play potential. New OC Ben Arbuckle brings Air Raid roots, but expect balance behind an improved offensive line.

On defense, Venables has a proven unit anchored by elite pass rushers and experience on the back end. If Oklahoma can stay healthy and find offensive chemistry quickly, they’ll be in the SEC mix—and possibly more. The challenge? Winning the close ones. The tools are there. It’s about finishing.

Let’s build defenses that finish.

Coach Grabowski & The CoachesClinic Team

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