Oklahoma’s first SEC road trip provided plenty of drama on Saturday afternoon.
Michael Hawkins Jr. was making the first start of his career in the unfriendly confines of Jordan-Hare Stadium. For much of the game, the Auburn Tigers were in control, but the Sooners true freshman quarterback provided some magical moments late.
He was aided by several huge defensive plays in the fourth quarter, and the Sooners came away with a tough road win, 27-21.
Oklahoma scored on its first drive of the game when Hawkins electrified with a 48-yard touchdown run.
The Sooners defense stood tall on Auburn’s second possession when it held the Tigers on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line. But the Sooners offense wasn’t able to do much.
For the rest of the first half, it was all Auburn. The Tigers hit several big plays in the passing game and were finding some room to run.
Payton Thorne hit Keandre Lambert-Smith for a 31-yard touchdown. On Auburn’s next possession, Malcolm Simmons beat the Sooners over the top for a 48-yard touchdown reception.
The Tigers had a chance for more points at the end of the half, but missed two opportunities at a field goal to extend their lead. They went into halftime up 14-7.
The Sooners offense went three and out on its first drive of the second half but the defense stood tall to get the ball back.
Hawkins and the Sooners found their way into scoring range on an 11-play drive. Jovantae Barnes provided a 16-yard run to kick-start the drive, and the Sooners overcame a couple of penalties that put them in a second-and-18. Hawkins, Jr. found J.J. Hester for a 21-yard completion on the sideline. A defensive pass interference gave Oklahoma first-and-goal at the 1-yard line, but they couldn’t punch into the end zone when Barnes was stopped for a loss on first down, and the second-down play was erased due to an illegal motion penalty.
They settled for a field goal to make it 14-10.
Auburn responded with a touchdown drive, highlighted by a big-time…
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