The Oklahoma Sooners got a impolite awakening in their veryfirst SEC match versus the Tennessee Volunteers. The margin of triumph is so narrow in the SEC that 3 first-half turnovers and the failure to capitalize on first-and-goal from the 5-lawn line are all it takes for the videogame to run away from you.
It was a frustrating loss for a Sooners team that has greater expectations for itself.
After the loss to Tennessee, the Oklahoma Sooners dropped to No. 18 in the US LBM Coaches Poll and No. 21 in the AP Top25 In ESPN’s upgraded power rankings, the Sooners held on by a thread, coming in at No. 24.
The Sooners’ offensive aggravations boiled over versus Tennessee, with Brent Venables benching Jackson Arnold for freshman Michael Hawkins Jr., however neither quarterback had much time to toss, with the Tennessee pass rush pushing the Sooners on 49% of dropbacks, according to ESPN Research.