Oklahoma Sooners LB Owen Heinecke had the perfect celebration in win over Florida that may have gone unnoticed
The Oklahoma Sooners were all over the place against the Florida Gators on Saturday, including Owen Heinecke.
The Oklahoma Sooners put up some really good football against the Florida Gators on Saturday. And maybe that was just how the cookie was going to crumble this week. They had some extra juice with new interim OC Jason Witten, and the defense had to bounce back after last week.
And we saw all of that play a huge role. Florida only scored once. And the offense scored 23 points. Sure, that’s not a ton, but for this offense, that’s everything. We are talking about a unit that is one of the worst in Power Four football. And the defense, man, they needed a game like this after being embarrassed by South Carolina last week.
And this time, they embarrassed another team. They shut down Florida in every facet of their offense. Not to mention, they did it on the road, in The Swamp. That’s one of the toughest places to play in America. And yet, you had players on defense doing some of the best celebrations you’ll see.
After a sack once, linebacker Owen Heinecke did the gator chomp, then closed the “mouth of the gator” while his teammate “taped the gator mouth shut,” like gator hunters do when they catch a gator. And that kind of celebration is brilliant.
Sooners can win out, but they’ll need the defense and offense to be in sync once again
The rest of this season is tough for OU. But they are more than winnable games. They still have to play the Ole Miss Rebels. They’re No. 10 this week but just got smoked by the Georgia Bulldogs. They’ll be looking for a bounce-back. Then they play Texas A&M, but three of their losses were by 11 points or less and were actually close games.
They just lost 17-9 to South Carolina. So, that game could be a close one. Then they finish the season out at Missouri. They just lost to Texas, but this Missouri team can hang with almost anyone in the country. They could also be looking for a big win to finish their season in what’s a rivalry game.
If the offense, defense, and special teams can all play in sync like they did this week, this team could be due for an 8-4 season. And that would be huge for what this season has been for OU. And that would help the recruiting trail.
