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Which Oklahoma Freshmen Could Break Out In the Cheez-It Bowl?
As Oklahoma shifts its consideration from a disappointing common season to a troublesome, top-15 opponent within the Cheez-It Bowl, proficient children must fill large sneakers within the Sooners’ season finale.
After dropping six video games and ending the season at a fair .500, Oklahoma drew simply in regards to the hardest bowl matchup potential. Exterior of TCU, who’s now ranked within the prime 4 and headed to the Faculty Soccer Playoff, No. 9 Florida State is the very best ranked staff on the Sooners’ schedule this season.
Regardless of a three-game skid in opposition to three prime ACC groups in the course of the season, the Seminoles rallied to 9 whole wins, ending the season on a five-game win streak.
Veteran quarterback Jordan Travis is an enormous motive for Florida State’s enchancment, as he led the Noles to this system’s finest document since 2016. Travis introduced consistency to the offense, throwing for two,796 yards and 22 touchdowns and recording simply 4 whole interceptions.
Florida State’s balanced dashing assault might give the shorthanded Sooners issues, too, as Trey Benson is as proficient as they arrive. The sophomore operating again, who began his profession at Oregon, totaled 965 yards and 9 touchdowns on the bottom at 6.8 yards per carry.
Brent Venables will definitely have his palms full with the Seminoles’ proficient solid, however making issues worse, the Sooners shall be with no handful of important gamers. Working again Eric Grey, offensive linemen Anton Harrison and Wanya Morris, and defensive lineman Jalen Redmond have all opted out of the bowl recreation.
As well as, quite a few gamers entered the switch portal early in December. Most distinguished of these is longtime huge receiver Theo Wease, who introduced his switch to Missouri, leaving the Sooners down a cross catcher.
In all, it will likely be an important probability for Oklahoma’s youth to play free. Typically, a staff with nothing to lose is essentially the most harmful staff on the sphere.
Listed below are a number of proficient children who might use a breakout bowl recreation efficiency to spur on an enormous time 2023 season (with knowledge from Professional Soccer Focus):
Jovantae Barnes
Grey’s early departure definitely leaves a gap in Oklahoma’s operating again room, but it surely looks like Barnes has been ready for a much bigger alternative all season lengthy. It’s not typically {that a} true freshman operating operating again carves out enjoying time, however Barnes snatched away the No. 2 spot on the depth chart behind 411 yards and 4 touchdowns, recording 4.6 yards per carry.
Oklahoma’s offensive line shall be shorthanded in opposition to the Seminoles, however shifting ahead, Barnes ought to have stout blockers over the following few seasons. He has an opportunity to be a particular operating again at OU, and a breakout efficiency within the bowl recreation would simply add gasoline to the hearth.
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Offensive snaps in 2022: 193
PFF Grade: 69.9
Jayden Gibson
Gibson’s affect on the sphere this season wasn’t felt as a lot as some anticipated. Regardless of being a real freshman, his bodily traits are arduous to disregard, and his velocity on the sphere is obvious. With Wease’s departure, although, Oklahoma must rotate guys round all through the huge receiver room. As Gibson plans on being a star sooner or later, a great quantity of these reps could possibly be headed his approach within the Cheez-It Bowl. Plus, connecting on a cross or two with Dillon Gabriel earlier than subsequent season might go a great distance for the pair.
Offensive snaps in 2022: 92
PFF Grade: 53.8
Jacob Sexton, Jake Taylor
Oklahoma’s pair of extremely touted offensive linemen acquired reward from the teaching workers each within the offseason and all through the autumn, and now the duo goes to get an opportunity to show it on the sphere. With a number of spots opening on the road subsequent season, each Sexton and Taylor might every declare a leg up within the competitors heading into the Spring. Oklahoma’s proficient younger operating backs growing chemistry with the offensive line core shall be a recipe of success for the following few seasons.
Offensive snaps in 2022: 68, 41
PFF Grade: 58.9, 57.5
Gentry Williams
Typically the depth within the defensive again room brought on freshmen like Williams to get misplaced within the rotation. Over the previous couple of video games of the season, Williams noticed prolonged motion and held his personal. His blazing velocity provides the Sooners a real benefit on the skin, and as a big-time recruit securing snaps in his first season on campus, the longer term definitely seems to be brilliant. He might get an opportunity to have an prolonged alternative with the Sooners’ opt-outs and willingness to play younger expertise within the bowl recreation.
Defensive snaps in 2022: 60
PFF Grade: 60.4
Football can be a violent game. Even before the game even starts. Even for the cheerleaders.
An Oklahoma football player and about 87,000 Auburn fans found that out on Saturday shortly before kickoff between the Sooners and the Tigers from Jordan-Hare Stadium.
As the Oklahoma squad exited the tunnel and jogged onto the field of play, a male Auburn cheerleader could be seen flipping and tumbling toward the OU players. He never stopped, seemingly unaware that he was flipping into a crowd of oncoming Sooners, until he eventually collided violently with an Oklahoma player.
*Collision occurs in bottom right of video below.
The player was knocked off his feet and both he and the cheerleader went sprawling to the ground around the five yard line before being helped to their feet.
There is no word yet on whether the player or the cheerleader sustained any lingering injuries, though both appeared to be okay once back on their feet. The distance from which the video was taken obscures the jersey number of the player in the collision.
Nevertheless, it made for a weird start to the OU-Auburn matchup.
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What time, TV channel is the Oklahoma Sooners vs Auburn football on today? Free live stream, spread, game odds
The No. 21 ranked Oklahoma Sooners face the Auburn Tigers with a true freshman quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. being named the starter after an impressive second half in a loss to Tennessee last week. This game kicks off at 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, September 28 with a live broadcast on ABC, and streaming live on ESPN Plus.
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The betting odds for this game have moved all over the place, originally opening with the Sooners as the favorites. However, most sportsbooks now have Auburn as slight favorites over Oklahoma in this matchup.
What TV channel is the Oklahoma vs. Auburn game on?
When: Kickoff takes place at 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. CT) on Saturday, September 28.
Where: Jordan-Hare Stadium | Auburn, AL
TV Channel: ABC, and streaming on ESPN Plus
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Oklahoma vs. Auburn spread, betting odds
Point Spread: OU: +1 | AUB: -1
Moneyline: OU: -105 | AUB: -115
Over/Under: 44.5
The list of unavailable players for the Sooners just keeps growing.
Oklahoma linebacker Dasan McCullough will not be available for OU’s game against Auburn at 2:30 pm. Saturday, according to the most recent SEC availability report that was released Friday night. McCullough also missed last week’s game against Tennessee after being listed as doubtful most of last week. He was listed as questionable this week until Friday.
McCullough joined a list of 10 other Sooners that will be unavailable for Week 5. The only other OU player included on the availability report was offensive lineman Jake Taylor, who was listed as probable. Unless he’s considered a game-time decision, Taylor’s status will be known when the final availability report is released 90 minutes before OU and Auburn kicks off.
The bright side of this week’s report is that it looks like Geirean Hatchett, who is out for the season, will be the only offensive lineman the Sooners will not have available.
Those unavailable include five of OU’s top receivers in Jayden Gibson, Jalil Farooq, Nic Anderson, Andrel Anthony and Deion Burks. Gibson has already been ruled out for the season, while Farooq is expected to miss 6-8 weeks after breaking his foot in the Sooners’ season opener against Temple. Anderson made his first appearance of the season last week but was injured during the opening drive.
Burks was the newest receiver added to OU’s injured reserve on Thursday after also suffering an injury against Tennessee. Burks is the Sooners’ leading receiver with 26 receptions for 201 yards and three touchdowns. The next leading pass catcher is tight end Bauer Sharp with 14 catches and 116 yards.
So many injuries to OU receivers even influenced Brent Venables to switch cornerback Jacobe Johnson to wide receiver. And the Sooners are enduring all these injuries at receiver as freshman Michael Hawkins Jr. is set to make his first career start Saturday.
Freshman running back Taylor Tatum and defensive back Kendel Dolby were also injured last week. Tatum was ruled out on Thursday, while Dolby, who plays the cheetah position, will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on Wednesday. Fellow defensive back Gentry Williams was also ruled unavailable for Saturday.
The biggest shock of this week was kicker Tyler Keltner, who will be unavailable after an emergency appendectomy. Zach Schmit will presumably take over all kicking duties after participating in only kickoffs so far this season.
As for Auburn, the Tigers’ list is much shorter. Auburn will be without defensive backs Tyler Scott and Champ Anthony, as well as tight end Brandon Frazier. Defensive lineman Isaiah Raikes, kicker Alex McPherson and offensive lineman Izavion Miller are listed as probable.
WR Jayden Gibson, Out
LB Dasan McCullough, Out
WR Jalil Farooq, Out
WR Nic Anderson, Out
WR Andrel Anthony, Out
WR Deion Burks, Out
RB Taylor Tatum, Out
DB Gentry Williams, Out
DB Kendel Dolby, Out
OL Geirean Hatchett, Out
K Tyler Keltner, Out
OL Jake Taylor, Probable
DB Tyler Scott, Out
DB Champ Anthony, Out
TE Brandon Frazier, Out
DL Isaiah Raikes, Probable
K Alex McPherson, Probable
OL Izavion Miller, Probable
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