What and who to watch

•1. Tim Beckman's defense: OSU's new defensive coordinator has spent 14 spring practices installing new schemes, moving a few players to fit their skills and preaching playing aggressively. How will the defense fare against two talented offensive units?

•2. Numerous weapons: Divided equally among two squads, Bobby Reid, Adarius Bowman, Dantrell Savage, Brandon Pettigrew, Keith Toston and Zac Robinson, along with three wide receivers (Artie Woods, Anthony Parks and Jeremy Broadway) who have improved this spring, are expected to form one of the Big 12's highest-scoring offenses next season.

•3. Filling holes: The biggest areas of concern are at defensive tackle and finding two offensive line starters. Defensive tackles Tonga Tea, Maurice Cummings and Jeray Chatham, and several O-linemen, have one final opportunity to make an impression on coaches heading into summer workouts.

•4. Mike Gundy's challenge: Gundy has set a goal of 30,000 fans. He scheduled the game at 5:30 so fans could watch youth soccer and baseball games this morning and still make it to Stillwater. With a chilly forecast, how many will attend?

By Mike Baldwin