Oklahoma linebacker reaches career milestone in win over Tulane

The Oklahoma Sooners are 3-0 heading into SEC play, thanks to wins over Temple, Houston and Tulane, all coming at home. OU’s latest victory came by a final score of 34-19 over the Green Wave to keep the Sooners unbeaten in nonconference play.

One of the standouts for Oklahoma in this game was once again senior inside linebacker Danny Stutsman. He led the defense with 12 tackles, reaching a career milestone in the process.

Head coach Brent Venables recognized his star player after the game, giving Stutsman a game ball for surpassing 300 career tackles.

The duo of Stutsman and Venables have certainly benefitted from having each other in their lives.

Stutsman has improved mightily under the tutelage of his head coach, who specializes in linebacker development. Venables has been fortunate to have a bought-in leader at such an important position for the first three seasons of his tenure in Norman. Stutsman’s decision this winter to return to the Sooners instead of turning pro is paying big dividends.

Oklahoma will put its perfect season to the test in a major way next week. They’ll host the Tennessee Volunteers in their SEC opener in front of a national television and primetime audience. Stutsman will have to step up even further as conference play approaches, especially as OU still has plenty of players out due to injury and still has plenty to figure out on offense.

This article originally appeared on Sooners Wire: Oklahoma linebacker reaches career milestone in win over Tulane