Oklahoma is coming off a blowout loss to its largest rival.
South Carolina is coming off a slender loss to Alabama.
The Sooners and Gamecocks will attempt to bounce again from their disappointments after they meet Saturday in Norman, Okla.
Turnovers determine to play a major position within the recreation.
The Sooners lead the Southeastern Convention and are tied for seventh nationally with 14 turnovers pressured, whereas the Gamecocks are tied for second within the convention with 12 takeaways.
The South Carolina secondary is piling up interceptions, as Jalon Kilgore has three and Nick Emmanwori and O’Donnell Fortune have two apiece. Billy Bowman Jr. paced Oklahoma with two picks.
The groups are additionally among the many nation’s greatest in getting stress on quarterbacks, as each are tied for tenth nationally in sacks per recreation with 3.17.
Whereas the Saturday recreation is the first-ever assembly between the applications, South Carolina acquired a little bit of a peek at what Oklahoma’s protection would possibly appear like final season when it confronted Jacksonville State.
Sooners co-defensive coordinator Zac Alley was Jacksonville State’s defensive coordinator final season.
Whereas the defenses have pressured turnovers in bunches, their offenses have struggled to carry on to the ball.
Oklahoma (4-2, 1-2 SEC) has dedicated seven turnovers — 5 of these coming over its two losses, 25-15 to Tennessee and 34-3 to Texas.
South Carolina (3-3, 1-3) has given the ball away 12 instances, 4 coming final week in a 27-25 loss to the Crimson Tide. It was the Gamecocks’ second defeat by three factors or fewer this season.
“We have got to complete,” South Carolina coach Shane Beamer stated. “How can we end? We have got to play cleaner soccer.”
It figures to be an necessary recreation for Oklahoma’s hopes of extending its bowl streak — the second-longest within the nation — to 26 seasons.
“There ain’t no gimmes on this convention and positively on the schedule,” Sooners coach Brent Venables stated. “It is a crew that, you realize, they’re similar to us in lots of areas when you have a look at it on paper.”
It could possibly be equally as necessary for the Gamecocks in making an attempt to get again to a bowl after lacking out final season.
Beamer spent 2018-20 as an assistant on Lincoln Riley’s workers at Oklahoma earlier than being employed by South Carolina.
“There will likely be lots of reminiscences,” Beamer stated.
–Area Stage Media
