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Vols have more at stake to compel them to beat the Sooners at Rocky Top-ville

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Let’s get this out on the table now. The Sooners are not going to win at Tennessee.

And, it won’t be because there are 105,000 orange-clad Volunteer fans yelling in the stadium — a statistic lazy sports writer nubes harped about all week, as if the Sooners have never before played in a big game or in a big stadium.

It will be because the Sooner defense hasn’t proven to me they can step up against a strong offense.

The Tennessee volunteers have a strong offense.

The key matchup will be the Vols running game vs. the Oklahoma run defense.

Tennessee ran for 399 yards in a 59-30 victory over Bowling Green last week, which marked the Volunteers’ best single-game rushing total since 1994. Alvin Kamara and Jalen Hurd each went over 100 yards. QB Joshua Dobbs added 89 yards.

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Vols offense is the real deal, time for Sooners to put on the big boy pants

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It’s hard to get excited about a 41-3 victory over an overmatched Akron team.

What makes the victory even more hollow in my opinion is the lack of any kind of run game from the Sooners. That may sound harsh, but that’s where I’m at right now. I know the argument. Akron loaded up to stop the run and OU beat them through the air. You take what the defense gives you.

But if you watched closely, I didn’t see the Zips commit eight men in the box very often. For most of the game I thought they played OU pretty straight up. And the Sooners could not run on them. They couldn’t run on Akron.

Now don’t get me wrong. Mayfield and the receivers did live up to the hype after the first quarter. Baker was slinging it all over the field to a plethora of playmakers, one after the other. The Air Raid is alive and well in Norman. And that’s great against Akron. But the Sooners are going to need the running game to be a big part of this offense when the big boys start lining up against them. And if they couldn’t get it rolling against the Zippies?

To me that’s a pretty big red flag because as they say, this sh$t just got real. Tennessee and over a hundred thousand fans await this Saturday in Knoxville. The size, speed and athleticism just jumped exponentially.

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Sooners use quick scores, stingy defense for win over Vols

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The Sooners defense did not disappoint on Saturday, giving Tennessee QB Justin Worley fits by sacking him five times and returning his errant throw 100 yards for a touchdown, sealing a 34-10 Oklahoma win.

The Volunteers had negative rushing yards late into the third quarter before two big runs brought them into the positive.

On offense, QB Trevor Knight was 20-33 for 308 yards and one touchdown. He surpassed the 300 yard passing mark for the second time in his career. The only interception thrown was a tip drill pick late in the first half. Knight also ran for his second rushing TD of the season.

Oklahoma’s ground game was stymied somewhat by an athletic Tennessee defensive front. But, the Sooners rushed for 146 yards. Freshman RB Samaje Perine led the team with 67 yards and starting RB Keith Ford picked up 56 yards and a touchdown. Ford sustained an ankle injury late in the game and will miss the next two games.

Tennessee loaded the box early to stop the Sooner run game. That dared Knight to pass. WR Sterling Shepard had his second consecutive game of over 100 receiving yards as he picked up 109. WR Durron Neal and TE Blake Bell also had good games at receiver. Even Ford got into the reception act, with one of his catches for a a touchdown.

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