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Apr 20, 2024; Norman, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners offensive coordinator Seth Littrell before the Oklahoma Sooners spring game at Gaylord Family OK Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Every game is a must-win game during a college football season. Even with the expanded playoff, there still isn’t much margin for error for teams that have aspirations of playing for a national championship.
Though the expectations for 2024 may have changed, given the product on the field in the first six games, the expectations for Oklahoma Football never change. This is a program that expects to compete for conference and national titles.
And perhaps that’s unrealistic, but it’s the reality. And that’s why this game against South Carolina is important.
Oklahoma’s two losses in 2024 are to a pair of teams ranked inside the top 10 in the US LBM Coaches Poll; No. 1 Texas and No. 10 Tennessee. They also boast two of the top five scoring defenses in the nation with the Longhorns at No. 1 and the Volunteers at No. 4. They’re allowing 6.3 and 10.6 points per game this season.
South Carolina is allowing 20.3 points per game and ranks 37th in the nation in scoring defense. But they’ve played some of the better offenses in the conference in LSU, Alabama, and Ole Miss, a trio of schools that Oklahoma will play later in the year.
Though statistically, the Gamecocks rank lower than the teams the Sooners have struggled with, they boast a talented group of defenders throughout the defense. A lot of the focus will be on their defensive line, and for good reason: the Gamecocks have legit NFL talent in the back seven as well.
The defense is allowing just 299 yards per game, 107 rushing yards per game, and 189.5 passing yards per game. They allow opposing quarterbacks to complete just 56% of its passes and rushing attacks to gain just…
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Publish date : 2024-10-18 15:37:17
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