Practice report: Freshmen DEs will play 
August, 27, 2012
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Jake Trotter and
Brandon Chatmon | ESPN.com
It’s been a surprise to see Oklahoma freshman defensive ends Charles Tapper and Mike Onuoha play themselves out of redshirt seasons.
That doesn’t mean they’re become difference-makers quite yet.
“The more they play, the better they’re going to get,” defensive ends coach Bobby Jack Wright said following Monday’s practice in preparation for OU’s opener against UTEP on Saturday. “They’re like newborn colts, running around out there, legs going everywhere, they look like they just hit ground. The more they get to play, the more they get to see it, they’re going to be good players.”
That doesn’t mean they’re become difference-makers quite yet.
“The more they play, the better they’re going to get,” defensive ends coach Bobby Jack Wright said following Monday’s practice in preparation for OU’s opener against UTEP on Saturday. “They’re like newborn colts, running around out there, legs going everywhere, they look like they just hit ground. The more they get to play, the more they get to see it, they’re going to be good players.”
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