Mike: Venables must make tough decisions
The band played the familiar classic horror movie music Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Bach, a dreary mist enveloped Norman and Halloween turned into a slasher movie with South Carolina’s quarterback LaNorris Sellers playing Freddy Krueger, leaving the Sooners’ 2026 season bloodied and lifeless on Owen Field.
South Carolina beat Oklahoma 42-25 in what can only be described as a nightmarish evening.
Coming into this game everyone knew of Oklahoma’s struggling offense. But an elite defense, which has played well all season (even in the three previous losses), was one saving grace which had kept the Sooners in every game and delivered the nugget of hope that OU might repeat last year’s November win spree that led them to a playoff berth.
But South Carolina drove a dagger through that hope, exploding on two big plays by Sellers — one to DJ Black in the second quarter and then to Mazeo Bennet in the fourth quarter to make it 42-16 and the blood began draining from the body.
Sellers ended the night throwing for 301 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns.
“We got our ass whooped tonight in every way,” Coach Brent Venables said.
Dave: Sooners have chance to build on last week’s win
As crazy as it sounds, Oklahoma is one play away from being tied for first place in the SEC football standings.
Had they just kicked a short gimme field goal against Kentucky, rather than going for an ill-advised trick play, they probably go on to win that game as Mateer would be protecting a lead at the end rather than desperately trying to score with less than two minutes left leading to a pick six.
One play and OU is tied with Georgia for first place. This to me tells us two things. The is no clear front runner in the SEC as
they are beating up on each other, and there is a razor thin line between winning and losing most games in this league.
As bad as the offense has been, the Sooners have been in, and had a chance to win, every game they played this year outside of Georgia.