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Sep 14, 2024; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Jackson Arnold (11) runs for a touchdown past Tulane Green Wave defensive back Johnathan Edwards (8) during the second half at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
Norman, Oklahoma has become the epicenter of college football this week. One of the biggest home games in recent memory for the Oklahoma Sooners has all of the storylines you could possibly imagine.
No. 15 OU (3-0) will host the No. 6-ranked Tennessee Volunteers (3-0) in the program’s first conference game as a member of the Southeastern Conference on Saturday night. While both teams are undefeated, the Sooners have stumbled offensively early this year, escaping a couple of close calls the last two weeks to lesser opponents. On the other hand, the Volunteers have been mightily impressive all three weeks, sandwiching a ranked win over North Carolina State in between blowouts over Chattanooga and Kent State.
“College Gameday” will be in town for the biggest game of the week, with ESPN and the SEC giving the game a 6:30 p.m. primetime kickoff slot with “The SEC on ABC” and the lead broadcast crew of Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Holly Rowe will be on the call for “Saturday Night Football” in week four.
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel is OU’s most recent national championship winning quarterback and served as an assistant coach for ten years under former head coach Bob Stoops. The final four years of his time in Norman came as the offensive coordinator, before he was fired following the 2014 season. Heupel has rebounded extremely well, becoming the head coach at UCF in 2018 before taking his current gig in 2021. He’s in the midst of Year 4 in Knoxville, and has done an excellent job of reviving the program on Rocky Top.
Oklahoma head coach Brent…
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Author : Sooners Wire
Publish date : 2024-09-17 14:00:34
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