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No. 6 Tennessee travels to No. 15 Oklahoma on Saturday evening in one of Week 4’s marquee matchups. Obviously, it’s an important matchup as the SEC opener for both teams, but there are some deeper storylines that add more meaning to this primetime clash.
For starters, it’s Oklahoma’s first conference game as an SEC program. The Sooners will be hungry to send a message to their new conference mates, in front of what’s sure to be a fiery crowd in their fourth straight home game to open the season. This also feels like an important spot to get a win, since Oklahoma has to play three teams ranked inside the top-10 of the latest AP poll outside of the comfort of Oklahoma Memorial Stadium down the road.
For the Vols, this is a huge game — outside of the obvious Josh Heupel connections. Tennessee is hoping to finally break into the SEC’s upper echelon and plant its flag as a legitimate College Football Playoff competitor after a hot start to the year. Tennessee has won its first three games by an average of 59.3 points — including a 51-10 route of former top-25 NC State — and the Vols haven’t allowed a single offensive touchdown in four straight games dating back to last season’s win against Iowa in the Citrus Bowl.
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Author : Will Backus
Publish date : 2024-09-19 22:19:00
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