South Carolina Beats Oklahoma 42-25 in Norman: LaNorris Sellers Accounts for Five Touchdowns
Oklahoma's season slid another notch at home on Saturday. LaNorris Sellers threw for 301 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two more as South Carolina built a 28-10 halftime lead and beat the Sooners 42-25 in Norman.
The loudest road performance of the SEC's Week 9 came in Norman. South Carolina beat Oklahoma 42-25 on Saturday behind quarterback LaNorris Sellers, who accounted for five touchdowns — three passing on 19-of-24 for 301 yards, and two rushing as part of a 96-yard day on the ground, the game accounts read by the desk reported.
For one play, Oklahoma had its moment: Kip Lewis returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown early in the second quarter to tie the game 7-7. South Carolina answered with three straight touchdown drives and a 28-10 halftime lead, and the second half never tightened. The Gamecocks outgained Oklahoma 521 yards to 359, and when Sellers found Mazeo Bennett Jr. for a 79-yard touchdown with 13:13 left in the fourth quarter, the margin was 42-16 and home fans were heading for the exits, News9 reported.
Oklahoma scored twice late to dress the final up at 42-25, but the Sooners fall to 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the SEC, with frustration in Norman audible throughout the afternoon. South Carolina, meanwhile, has won three straight after a three-game losing streak and improves to 5-3 and 3-3 in conference play.
The result completes the Texas-relevant picture of Week 9 in the SEC: on the same Saturday, Texas beat Mississippi State 31-3 in Austin to reach 6-2, Georgia beat Florida 27-8, Ole Miss routed Auburn 45-15 and Missouri won at Arkansas 34-10, according to USA TODAY's updated conference standings file. Texas travels to Missouri on November 7.
