South Carolina at Oklahoma set for Oct. 31 kickoff on SEC Network
The SEC has set a 3:15 p.m. Central kickoff in Norman for the Gamecocks and Sooners, who have split their two previous meetings.
South Carolina will play Oklahoma at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman on Oct. 31, with kickoff set for 3:15 p.m. Central, or 4:15 p.m. Eastern. The SEC announced the time and an SEC Network broadcast on Monday, Oct. 19, giving viewers a start time for the teams’ third meeting.
The Halloween game will bring South Carolina back to the site of its first meeting with Oklahoma. The Gamecocks won 35-9 in Norman in 2024; the Sooners won 26-7 in Columbia the following season. Each side has therefore won once, on the other’s field, since Oklahoma joined the SEC.
The teams’ paths to the Oct. 31 game
Both teams enter this week at 3-3 overall. South Carolina is 1-3 in SEC play after a bye last week and is scheduled to host No. 11 Tennessee before traveling to Norman. Oklahoma is 1-2 in the conference after a 21-13 home loss to Kentucky and is due to visit Mississippi State before facing the Gamecocks.
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer will return to a program where he worked from 2018 to 2020 before taking his first head coaching job with the Gamecocks. Oklahoma coach Brent Venables also has a connection to South Carolina football: he was a Clemson assistant from 2012 to 2021.
How the first two meetings unfolded
South Carolina’s 2024 win came after Oklahoma quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. committed turnovers on the Sooners’ first three possessions, according to 247Sports. Oklahoma replaced him with Jackson Arnold, but could not recover from the early deficit. The result gave the Gamecocks the first win in a series that had no meetings before 2024.
In the return game in Columbia, Oklahoma freshman Tory Blaylock rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown, while Xavier Robinson added a rushing score. John Mateer connected with Isaiah Sategna for a touchdown pass, and Tate Sandell kicked a 55-yard field goal as the Sooners evened the series. The Oct. 31 game is the teams’ third meeting in three seasons as SEC opponents.
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Sources and context
- Kickoff time set for Gamecocks' game at OklahomaAiken Standard, S.C. (story by David Cloninger; published by Yahoo Sports)
- Kickoff time, TV network set for Oklahoma's Halloween matchup against South Carolina247Sports / Sooners Illustrated
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