Oklahoma Obliterated by South Carolina: All You Need to Know

(by John E. Hoover) NORMAN — Saturday revealed the painful truth: Oklahoma is out of its league. Literally, the Sooners do not belong in the Southeastern Conference. Not yet, at least. South Carolina, a traditional SEC doormat and a team that nearly upset both LSU and Alabama this year but came town for the first time ever with a 1-3...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Who has edge in OU football vs South Carolina? Matchup breakdown for Sooners-Gamecocks

(by Ryan Aber) NORMAN — OU’s offense took a step backwards in last week’s 34-3 loss to Texas. The Sooners are hoping for a boost from the return of wide receiver Deion Burks, who was listed as questionable in Thursday’s SEC availability report for Saturday’s home game against South Carolina (11:45 a.m., SEC Network). Burks, OU’s leading receiver...read more from The Oklahoman

Oklahoma-South Carolina GameDay Preview: Under the Radar

(by John E. Hoover) Against one of the SEC’s best defenses, every snap, every possession and certainly every scoring opportunity is going to matter. That means kicker Tyler Keltner is going to have to be ready to adjust his own timing if coach Brent Venables decides at the last second he’d rather have a field goal than go for it on fourth down...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Return of the Big Red Rocket

(by Berry Tramel) In the early 1950s, Cecil Samara was dubbed OU’s biggest fan. Over the next 40 years, Samara certainly was the Sooners’ most flamboyant supporter. Samara wore a big red cowboy hat and a red-and-white suit with crimson cowboy boots. Samara carried a megaphone through which his raspy voice would shout “Go Big Red!” both...read more from SoonerSports.com

Baker Mayfield ribs Mark Andrews ahead of Monday Night Football showdown

(by Aaron Gelvin) When the Baltimore Ravens and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers face off on “Monday Night Football” this week in the NFL, two former Oklahoma Sooners teammates will step into the spotlight. Ravens tight end Mark Andrews and Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield both starred at OU together from 2015 to 2017, helping lead...read more from the Sooners Wire

OU-South Carolina: Things to watch

(by Jesse Crittenden) Despite last weekend's 31-point loss to Texas, Oklahoma is still 4-2 with a lot of season ahead of it. The only problem? The rest of the season isn't going to get any easier, and this weekend feels incredibly pivotal in terms of finding something to build on. And South Carolina may need a win as desperately as the Sooners do...read more from the OUInsider

Final Thoughts Before South Carolina


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Five keys to victory - Oklahoma

(by Tony Morrell) The South Carolina Gamecocks (3-3) will travel to Norman to take on the Oklahoma Sooners tomorrow afternoon. Kickoff is set for just after 1245 PM and the game will be televised by SEAC Network, This article takes a look at five things the Gamecocks must do well to get back in the win column. 1. Keep their offense on the mat...read more from TheBigSpur (247)

Week 8 Preview: Scouting the Oklahoma Sooners

(by Griffin Goodwyn) The South Carolina football team officially reached the midpoint of the 2024 season last week. The Gamecocks are heading into the second half of the campaign with a 3-3 overall record. But before South Carolina goes on its second bye week of the year, it will face Oklahoma for the first time in program history...read more from GamecockCentral

How Shane Beamer's time with OU football left lasting impression with South Carolina coach

(by Colton Sulley) NORMAN — Entering his final season at OU in 2021, Jeremiah Hall contemplated following his position coach and transferring to South Carolina. Former Sooners assistant head coach and tight ends coach Shane Beamer had just accepted the head coaching position with the Gamecocks and Hall had a decision to make...read more from The Oklahoman

Can Oklahoma Sooners win 'Beamer Ball' battle vs. South Carolina?

(by Aaron Gelvin) The Oklahoma Sooners are 4-2 entering week eight of the 2024 college football season, and they’re 1-2 in SEC play. They’ll look to bounce back from last week’s tough loss against Texas at home against the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday. To say OU has struggled mightily on offense this season would be an...read more from the Sooners Wire

Midseason Oklahoma football freshman check-in: Who's playing, and which 2024 signees can still redshirt?

(by Tom Green) NORMAN — Oklahoma's inaugural season in the SEC has reached the halfway mark. Six games down, six games left in the regular season. The Sooners are 4-2 overall and 1-2 in the SEC, with losses to then-No. 6 Tennessee at home and top-ranked Texas down in Dallas for the Red River Rivalry. The first half of the season has...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Sooners On SI Preview - Oklahoma-South Carolina


Sooners On SI's John Hoover and Ryan Chapman preview Oklahoma's game this week against the South Carolina Gamecocks...from John Hoover Media

Oklahoma DL David Stone, WR Deion Burks Statuses Updated in SEC Availability Report

(by Bryce McKinnis) NORMAN — Oklahoma freshman defensive lineman David Stone was upgraded to active on the Southeastern Conference’s Thursday night availability report. Stone had been listed as probable on the Wednesday availability report ahead of OU’s home game against South Carolina. His name was not listed Thursday. Receiver Deion Burks’...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Where did the idea to start an OU football team begin? Now we now

(by Ryan Aber) NORMAN — A little more than 130 years ago, John Harts stood in Bud Risinger’s Norman barbershop and declared, “Let’s get up a football team.” Harts’ words — which marked the genesis of what became OU’s football program — have long been known, thanks to the research of legendary Sooners Sports Information Director Harold Keith...read more from The Oklahoman

Dasan McCullough's Return Gives Oklahoma's Defense Another Weapon

(by John E. Hoover) Oklahoma’s defense has been good this season. But the Sooners got better last week when Dasan McCullough returned to action. McCullough, a junior from Bloomington, IN, missed the first half of the OU season with a stress fracture in his foot. But there he was last Saturday in the Cotton Bowl, chasing down Texas...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

3 Things Oklahoma Football MUST DO To Defeat South Carolina...


Chase shares 3 things that Brent Venables and Oklahoma needs to do to get the win over South Carolina:..from Southeastern 16

Shane Beamer shares emotions surrounding return to Oklahoma

(by Sam Gillenwater) Shane Beamer is the second head coach to return to Norman this season with a visiting team in the SEC. That trip will bring back plenty for him as well ahead of South Carolina’s matchup with the Sooners. Beamer spoke this week about his time at Oklahoma ahead of the game back there this weekend. He said there’d...read more from On3.com

How Oklahoma C Troy Everett Turned Injury Into a 'Fun' Leadership Experience

(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Troy Everett was one of the few bright spots for Oklahoma’s offense in the second half last Saturday. The OU center returned to action for the first time since the Alamo Bowl as he got reintroduced to the lineup in the Sooners’ 34-3 defeat to Texas. Everett, a redshirt junior, appeared set to take over as Oklahoma’s...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

South Carolina vs Oklahoma Updated Betting Odds: Line Moving in Favor of Gamecocks

(by Jonathan Williams) It was another chaotic week of college football this past weekend and the South Carolina Gamecocks were right in the thick of it. South Carolina took Alabama down to the wire, recovered an onside kick and had a chance to tie the game up in the close seconds but came up just short. Now South Carolina is shifting their...read more from South Carolina Gamecocks on SI

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