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WATCH: Oklahoma Fans Chant "Texas Sucks" at College Gameday

By Ryan Hopper

WATCH: Oklahoma Fans Chant "Texas Sucks" at College Gameday

Despite Oklahoma playing its first SEC game in school history against No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday, Sooner fans at ESPN's College Gameday seem to be focused on Texas.

Although Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables' squad is considered 6.5-point home underdogs against the Volunteers, Sooner fans could be heard chanting "Texas sucks" and "overrated" on the ESPN broadcast on Saturday morning.

The Sooners, currently sitting at No. 15 in the AP Poll, face a Tennessee offense led by true freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava that has averaged 66.7 points per game over its first three contests against non-conference opponents, including a 51-10 rout of North Carolina State in Week 2.

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Meanwhile, Oklahoma has looked far from impressive in the last two weeks following a 51-3 home win against Temple in Week 1. In weeks two and three, the Sooners beat unranked Houston and Tulane by an average of only nine and a half points, respectively.

Across the three contests, sophomore signal-caller Jackson Arnold has completed 62.8% of his passes for 484 yards and seven touchdowns with two interceptions, while Iamaleava has thrown for 218 more yards in 19 fewer attempts.

This offensive discrepancy may explain why ESPN's FPI gives the Volunteers a 70.9% chance to win ahead of their visit to Norman.

On the other hand, the Longhorns (3-0) are flying high at No. 1 in the AP Poll after a 56-7 blowout over UTSA last Saturday and will face Louisiana-Monroe (2-1) in Week 4 with redshirt freshman Arch Manning due to make his first career start. The Warhawks will be led by Oklahoma transfer quarterback General Booty, who never took a snap in his Sooner career, with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m. CT at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

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