Sooners Cook Chickens, Beat South Carolina 26-7

By Owen Pannell | KZA Sports

Massive win for the Sooners, it was a must-win for our playoff chances, and we got it done in a big way. There is a lot of good from this game, here is your postgame report from Oklahoma’s 26-7 victory over South Carolina.

Key Takeaways

- RUN GAME IS HERE

We finally had an amazing day on the ground with 171 yards as a team and 101 of those from Blaylock. If we can continue having this rushing attack, we are a top 5 team in the country.

- Mateer was not 100%

He wasn’t bad, but he definitely wasn’t as good as he was before his injury. He missed some easy throws, and you have to think that’s due to his injury still. Hopefully he is 100% next week for Ole Miss.

- Defense was ELITE

This is the best defensive performance of the year in my opinion. Only allowing 7 points (1 play away from 0) and 224 total yards, PLUS a safety. We have a real special group who will do special things this year.

- Isaiah Sategna is undoubtedly our top receiver

Isaiah Sategna had another great game today. 7 catches for 73 yards and a score. He has emerged as Mateer’s top target, and is clearly the top receiver on this team.

- This game couldn’t have gone better

This game went exactly how Sooner Nation needed it to. In a must-win spot, the boys went out and played elite football.; exactly what you want to see from a group with very high expectations.

Best Players

- RB Tory Blaylock

I mentioned in my game preview that I was hoping Blaylock would get 100+ yards, and he did that. Huge props to him for giving the run game the spark we’ve needed.

- RB Xavier Robinson

I was hoping we’d see more of X, and we did.11 carries for 58 yards and a TD for the Sophomore, a very productive day. No doubt he’s RB2.

- WR Isaiah Sategna

Already mentioned him, but Sategna was great today outside of the one 3rd down drop. Hopefully he keeps up this level of play.

- DE Taylor Wein

2 TFLs and an interception for Wein, a great day for him. He’s emerged as a top player for this stacked defensive line.

- DE R Mason Thomas

1.5 sacks for the future 1st rounder today. It’s very hard to get Sellers on the ground, but Thomas was able to twice.

- CTH Kendal Daniels

Daniels was great today in the run game. 6 tackles, 1 sack, and 2 TFLs is amazing for him.

- P John Mateer

He could have done better at QB, but his punt was absolutely insane. A perfect punt landing right at the 1 yard line, and he ended up with a higher average punt than Grayson Miller, who had a rough day.

- K Tate Sandell

Sandell drilled another 55 yarder, and it would have been good from at least 62. We’ve got ourselves a stud kicker.

Positives

- We got a run game

I really hope we can keep this up, the run game was great. By far the best thing about this game in my opinion.

- Contained Sellers

Sellers did not have a great day on the ground or in the air, and that’s thanks to our defensive line. Rarely did we let him escape the pocket for a big run, and the pressure was fast to get to him.

- Won the turnover battle

It’s a key to success, and the Sooners were +2 in the turnover battle. One of them was special teams, and the other was garbage time, but still I’ll take it.

Negatives

- Pass game was mid

We didn’t need it because of our run success, but the pass game was not very good today, only 148 yards. As Mateer gets closer to 100% it’ll get better though.

- Grayson Miller step back

I don’t know if the midseason All American stuff got to his head, but a couple of his punts today were just atrocious. He needs to focus in next week, where those details will matter.

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