NORMAN, OK – No. 15 Oklahoma (3-0) will host No. 6 Tennessee (3-0) on Saturday night in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium for what projects to be a competitive SEC opener for both programs.
Josh Heupel leads his Volunteers into familiar territory as Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables looks to defend home field against the former fellow assistant coach on the Sooner’s 2010s staff.
The game between the Vols and Sooners is set to kick off just after 7:30 p.m. ET.
Tennessee Season Results:
Game 1: Chattanooga (3) @ No. 15 Tennessee (69)
Game 2: No. 14 Tennessee (51) vs No. 24 NC State (10)
Game 3: Kent State (0) @ No. 7 Tennessee (71)
Follow along with Rocky Top Insider’s live thread covering the scoring plays and big moments from the game on Saturday:
CURRENT SCORE: 4th Q – Tennessee 22, Oklahoma 3
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Pregame
Inactive for Tennessee: LT Lance Heard, OL Sham Umarov, DB John Slaughter, DB Jourdan Thomas
Tennessee has won the toss and will kick to start the game.
First Quarter
Oklahoma Drive 1: Turnover on Downs
- 7 plays, 24 yards
- Tennessee stopped Oklahoma on 4th and 2 from the 50-yard line
Tennessee Drive 1: Punt
- 3 plays, 8 yards
- Tennessee’s Jackson Ross punts it away on 4th down
Oklahoma Drive 2: Punt
- 3 plays, 3 yards
- Tennessee’s Boo Carter comes up with the third down stop to force a punt from the Sooners
Tennessee Drive 2: Punt
- 3 plays, -18 yards
Oklahoma Drive 3: TENNESSEE INTERCEPTION – Vols 0, Sooners 0
- 3 plays, 14 yards
- Tennessee’s Jermod McCoy comes up with the wide-open interception on Oklahoma QB Jackson Arnold.
Tennessee Drive 3: TENNESSEE FIELD GOAL – Vols 3, Sooners 0
- 6 plays, 42 yards
- 3:45, 1Q
- Max Gilbert knocks through the 27-yard field goal for the Volunteers.
Oklahoma Drive 4: OKLAHOMA FIELD GOAL – Vols 3, Sooners 3
- 10 plays, 55 yards
- 0:33, 1Q
- Oklahoma knocks through the 37-yard field goal to tie the game at the end of the first
Tennessee Drive 4: TOUCHDOWN TENNESSEE – Vols 10, Sooners 3
- 2 plays, 75 yards
- 0:03, 1Q
- Tennessee’s Nico Iamaleava connects with Dont’e Thornton Jr. for the 66-yard touchdown strike.
-END OF QUARTER ONE-
Oklahoma Drive 5: Punt – Vols 10, Sooners 0
- 4 plays, 12 yards
Tennessee Drive 5: VOLS FUMBLE – Vols 10, Sooners 3
- 3 plays, -4 yards
- 13:50, 2Q
- Iamaleava fumbles during a pass attempt after getting crushed by the OU pressure
Oklahoma Drive 6: SOONERS FUMBLE – Vols 10, Sooners 3
- 1 play, -1 yards
- 13:44, 2Q
- Oklahoma fumbles one play after forcing a Tennessee fumble
Tennessee Drive 6: Punt – Vols 10, Sooners 3
- 8 plays, 33 yards
- 9:17, 2Q
Oklahoma Drive 7: OKLAHOMA SAFETY – Vols 12, Sooners 3
- 1 play, -4 yards
- 9:12, 2Q
- Tennessee’s Jayson Jenkings brings down the OU ballcarrier in the endzone
Tennessee Drive 7: Punt – Vols 12, Sooners 3
- 3 plays, 8 yards
- Tennessee RT John Campbell Jr. was injured during the drive – Larry Johnson III enters.
Oklahoma Drive 8: Punt – Vols 12, Sooners 3
- 3 plays, -2 yards
Tennessee Drive 8: TENNESSEE FUMBLE – Vols 12, Sooners 3
- 3 plays, -2 yards
- Oklahoma brings the pressure on Nico Iamaleava who fumbles during the sack
Oklahoma Drive 9: OKLAHOMA TURNOVER – Vols 12, Sooners 3
- 1 play, -21 yards
- Oklahoma’s incomplete backward pass is recovered by Tennessee as a fumble. Officials reviewed and the call stood.
Tennessee Drive 9: TOUCHDOWN TENNESSEE – Vols 19, Sooners 3
- 8 plays, 46 yards
- 1:40, 2Q
- Dylan Sampson rumbles and powers his way into the endzone for the Tennessee touchdown. Oklahoma’s first rushing touchdown allowed on defense this year.
Oklahoma Drive 10: Punt – Vols 19, Sooners 3
- 3 plays, 6 yards
- 0:07, 2Q
- New QB for Oklahoma: No. 9 Michael Hawkins Jr.
Tennessee Drive 10: Tennessee Kneel Down At Half – Vols 19, Sooners 3
- 1 play, -4 yards
- Kneel down at half
HALFTIME IN NORMAN – Tennessee 19, Oklahoma 3
Tennessee Drive 11: Punt – Vols 19, Sooners 3
- 8 plays, 12 yards
- 10:26, 3Q
- A holding call negated a long pass from Iamaleava to Thornton, putting the Vols behind the eight ball on third down.
Oklahoma Drive 11: Punt – Punt – Vols 19, Sooners 3
- 3 plays, 5 yards
- 8:52, 3Q
- Michael Hawkins Jr. stayed in as QB to start the second half.
Tennessee Drive 12: TENNESSEE FIELD GOAL – Vols 22, Sooners 3
- 6 plays, 53 yards
- 6:03, 3Q
- Max Gilbert drills the 41-yard field goal to extend Tennessee’s lead on the nightx
Oklahoma Drive 12: Punt – Vols 22, Sooners 3
- 3 plays, 21 yards
- 4:16, 3Q
Tennessee Drive 13: Punt – Vols 22, Sooners 3
- 6 plays, 18 yards
- 1:51, 3Q
Oklahoma Drive 13: Punt – Vols 22, Sooners 3
- 4 plays, 5 yards
- 14:51, 4Q
Tennessee Drive 14: Punt – Vols 22, Sooners 3
- 5 plays, 15 yards
- 12:12, 4Q
Oklahoma Drive 14: TOUCHDOWN OKLAHOMA – Vols 22, Sooners 9
- 10 plays, 68 yards
- 8:25, 4Q
- Tennessee’s defense allows their first opposing offensive touchdown in 19 quarters. Oklahoma converted the two-point conversation, was called for a penalty, and missed the PAT
Tennessee Drive 15: Punt – Vols 22, Sooners 9
- 2 plays, 4 yards
- 6:28, 4Q
- Illegal touching penalty quickly derailed the drive
Oklahoma Drive 15: Turnover on downs – Vols 22, Sooners 9
- 4 plays, -4 yards
- 5:15, 4Q
- First down sack set up the quick four-and-out
Tennessee Drive 16: FIELD GOAL GOOD – Vols 25, Sooners 9
- 3 plays, 9 yards
- 3:35, 4Q
- Nico Iamaleava slipped a yard short of the sticks on a third down run. Max Gilbert hit a 31-yard field goal.
Oklahoma Drive 16: TOUCHDOWN OKLAHOMA – Vols 25, Sooners 15
- 9 plays, 76 yards
- 1:01, 4Q
- Oklahoma’s two-point try was no good as Tennessee keeps the game at two scores.
Tennessee Drive 17: End of Regulation – Vols 25, Sooners 15
- 5 plays, 15 yards
- FINAL
- Iamaleava ran for a first down on third down, ending the game.
