Donning the Sooner duds for Dixie land
Good day, my Sooner Lovelies! I know the world seems to be whirling around us right now and we feel that everytime we wind up on the Gridiron Runway of Life, our wonderful creations are being shredded before us.
We must not let this make our lovely dimpled chins drop, nor our wonderfully coiffed heads hang. Sooner fashion will live forever tasteful and classic!
So to lift our spirits we’ll begin today with some lyrics known well by the guests we’ll visit this week.
I wish I was in the land of cotton, old times there are not forgotten,
Look away, look away, look away, Dixie Land.
This, of course, is the ditty known as Dixie or Dixie Land and is known throughout the Southern regions of our fair country. This week we will be visiting the Ol’ Miss in Mississippi.
Early turnovers, poor offense lead to Sooner beatdown
Three first quarter turnovers by freshman QB Michael Hawkins lead to 21-point deficit the Sooners were unable to overcome in their 35-9 loss to South Carolina, despite bringing previously benched Jackson Arnold under center to finish the game.
Hawkins threw an interception on the first play from scrimmage. His later fumble was picked up for a South Carolina score. Then he threw a pick -six.
The Gamecocks put the game away before halftime, on a 33-yard pass from QB LaNorris Sellers to Joshua Simon to put South Carolina at a 32-3 lead at halftime.
Oklahoma’s defense held South Carolina to just three points in the remaining 30 minutes of play, but valiant defensive efforts were not enough, given the Sooners’ anemic offense. The Oklahoma offensive line gave up a school record nine sacks.
The Sooners are now 4-3, and 1-3 in the SEC. The OU offense has now only scored three touchdowns in the last three games.