The Oklahoma Sooners will play simply their seventh recreation all-time in opposition to the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday. Two of the plain blue bloods in faculty soccer will sq. off in Norman in entrance of a primetime, nationwide TV viewers in Week 13. ABC will broadcast the sport as a part of an “SEC on ABC” tripleheader, that concludes with the Sooners internet hosting the Crimson Tide at 6:30 p.m. central time.
Although ESPN’s “Faculty GameDay” gained’t be making a return journey to Norman, the community’s lead announcing crew will. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Holly Rowe will name their third OU recreation this season and second recreation on Owen Discipline.
The trio was in Norman when the Sooners hosted Tennessee in Week 4, OU’s first convention recreation within the SEC. The Volunteers gained 25-15, as Oklahoma struggled offensively in entrance of the whole nation.
They had been additionally in Dallas on the Pink River Rivalry in Week 7, because the Sooners fell in opposition to the top-ranked Texas Longhorns by a rating of 34-3. Within the first version of the rivalry within the Southeastern Convention, Oklahoma once more fell flat in entrance of the nation in opposition to their largest rivals.
Right here’s hoping that the third time’s the appeal for the Sooners in entrance of the highest broadcast crew for ESPN.
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