Mason Young

Tulsa World OU Sports Reporter

NORMAN — Kendal Daniels missed some run fits in his OU debut against Illinois State, but the Oklahoma State transfer linebacker was on point in the first half against Michigan.

On U-M’s first drive of the game, Daniels sniffed out a third-down screen pass to running back Justice Haynes and tackled him for a loss of one yard, forcing the Wolverines to punt.

Then, on Michigan’s second possession, Daniels keyed on another pass to Haynes and rocked the U-M running back for a 5-yard setback on a highlight reel hit.

Daniels finished the game with four total tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss.

OU’s second-most impressive defender was probably linebacker Owen Heinecke. The Tulsa native and Bishop Kelley grad finished with seven tackles, one TFL and on

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