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Kickoff: 6:30 PM CT
Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Television: ABC
Notes & Storylines
- This will be Oklahoma’s first ever conference game as a member of the SEC.
- Tennessee is Oklahoma’s first AP top-10 opponent in Norman since 2017 when the No. 5 Sooners beat No. 8 TCU 38-20.
- Former OU national championship quarterback Josh Heupel returns to Norman as Tennessee’s head coach.
- Tennessee offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Joey Halzle was an Oklahoma QB during them2006-08 seasons and went on to serve on the Sooners’ staff (quality control from 2009-11 and grad assistant from 2012-14). Volunteers secondary coach Willie Martinez was OU’s defensive backs coach from 2010-11.
- Tennessee is the nation’s highest-scoring team, winning 69-3 vs. Chattanooga, 51-10 vs. NC State (in Charlotte) and 71-0 vs. Kent State, for an average of 63.7 points per contest (next highest figure is 56.0). UT’s +178 point differential is the largest by an SEC team through its first three games of a season in league history.
- OU has registered 10 takeaways through three games, tied for most in the country, and is +8 in turnover margin to rank second (Maryland is +9).
- OU ranks 23rd in the country by permitting just 11.3 points per game (it ranks 16th among teams that have played at least three games). It gave up three points to Temple, 12 to Houston and 19 to Tulane.
- The Sooners rank 22nd nationally in rushing defense, permitting only 77.7 yards per game on the ground. They held Temple to 69 rushing yards (1.9 per carry), Houston to 58 (1.7) and Tulane to 106 (3.1). They rank 11th in the country by allowing just 2.2 yards per rush.
- The Sooners are tied for first nationally by converting all of their red-zone trips into points (10 TDs and 3 FGs). Only four teams have a perfect red-zone conversion rate with more red-zone trips than OU.
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Odds & Predictions
Tennessee -6.5
Over/Under 57.5
| Caleb | 31-20 Oklahoma |
| Craig | 28-34 Oklahoma |
| Matt | 38-31 Tennessee |
| Zack | 31-20 Tennessee |
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