In a battle of the ranked SEC foes, the sixth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers were able to secure a 25-15 road win over the 15th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners. This was a massive win as Tennessee coach Josh Heupel returned to his former school and defeated the Sooners.
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Tennessee scored early and held onto their lead. Let's take a closer look at how these teams statistically did throughout the game.
The Oklahoma Sooners saw Jackson Arnold be benched for Michael Hawkins Jr. in this game under center and the offense looked a lot better once they made the move. However, it was not enough to make a difference, as they were not able to come back enough to make this a game.
This Sooners team needs to keep the ball after committing three turnovers. The game showed that there is still a difference between these programs. Below is the breakdown of how the scoring happened throughout the game.
3:45 1Q: Max Gilbert 27 Yard Field Goal | 3-0 Tennessee
0:33 1Q: Tyler Keltner 37 Yard Field Goal | 3-3
0:03 1Q: Nico Iamaleava 66 Yard Passing TD to Dont'e Thornton Jr. | 10-3 Tennessee
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