Tennessee Favored Against Oklahoma in Pivotal SEC Clash

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00:00Tennessee still on the outside looking into that big SEC chase.

00:03Man, this would go a long way for them.

00:05They're three-and-a-half-point favorites at home

00:07against the Sooners who are coming off a home loss at Norman,

00:11which is always kind of rare.

00:13Total of 55-and-a-half.

00:15We know the Vols can sling it and they can score points.

00:19Can Oklahoma match them in this Saturday night showdown?

00:23Well, I'm not sure that they can, Craig.

00:25You know, when I look at this Oklahoma team,

00:27I see a team that perhaps did its best work early.

00:31I think they're playing with a quarterback who's at something less than 100%.

00:36And in hindsight, the Sooners, they ascended all the way to number five

00:40in the AP poll at the end of September.

00:43And I'm not sure the Sooners were ever quite that good.

00:46They got the reputation and earned that spot in the poll

00:49based on home victories in September over Michigan and Auburn.

00:53And if you'll recall, Michigan, they were starting a true freshman

00:56and a very talented true freshman in Bryce Underwood.

00:59But he was making his first-ever road start

01:02against that Sooner defense that is quite salty

01:05and only his second career start ever.

01:09So that was a difficult situation for the young Wolverine signal caller.

01:13And then against Auburn, the Sooners used the old hideout play.

01:17And SEC officials had spoke and communicated with coaches

01:21and ADs throughout the summer that,

01:24man, we're going to be looking for this.

01:25We're not going to tolerate it.

01:26Don't even try to do it.

01:28And they did it, and they didn't call it.

01:30So maybe Oklahoma would have won anyway.

01:33But the SEC office the next day admitted that that score should have been nullified.

01:39So this is an Oklahoma team that I think is heavily relying on an outstanding defense.

01:44It's an Oklahoma team.

01:46Interestingly, at least from my perspective,

01:48that since joining the SEC prior to the 2024 season,

01:52they have yet to score more than 27 points in an SEC game.

01:56So still looking to bust 27 points.

01:59Mateer, since coming back from his surgery that occurred there on September 24th,

02:05the three-game sense against Texas, Ole Miss,

02:09and then this past weekend in those three games,

02:13actually Texas, South Carolina, and Ole Miss in that order,

02:16he's only hit 55 of 95 passes, so only 58% for 575 yards,

02:22only 6.1 yards in the temp.

02:24Two touchdowns only in those three games against the three interceptions

02:27he threw in the Texas loss.

02:30Tennessee seems to be gaining momentum.

02:32The passing game really rolling under Joey Aguilar.

02:36I think Tennessee wins this one by a touchdown or so,

02:39giving the volunteers minus the points over the Sooners.

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