Oklahoma Sooners star player responds to weird criticism in the best way possible after win over Tennessee
Oklahoma Sooners star kicker Tate Sandell has been great.
The Oklahoma Sooners went to Knoxville, Tennessee, and beat the Tennessee Volunteers in their first-ranked road win since 2019. And for some reason, all the talk was about OU kicker Tate Sandell and the pants he was wearing, rather than the insane kicks he was making.
Sandell’s football pants were rolled up to his thighs, which, although not completely normal, is more common in today’s game. ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit, who was calling the game, and everyone else couldn’t stop talking about the pants, to the point where Herbstreit actually said Sandell should have been flagged for his pants being so high.
Sandell responded to that via a tweet, saying “smh,” which is an abbreviation for “shaking my head.” In other words, he wasn’t a fan of what was being said.
It’s a good thing he’s good at kicking.
Tate Sandell is the MVP from the Sooners’ win over Tennessee
This may have been the best kicking game in OU football history. That’s saying something when you factor in how much history is in this program. Sandell was responsible for 15 points against Tennessee on Saturday. That’s pretty impressive, considering the Sooners scored 33, and he’s — I don’t know — the kicker.
Sandell was four for four on field goals and three for three on extra points, with his longest being 55 twice. He also made a 51-yarder, too. Sandell, at this point, is a weapon for Oklahoma. As long as it passes the opponent’s 40-yard line, it feels comfortable that it will walk away from that drive with some points.
In college football, not every team can say that with its kicker situation. At this rate, Sandell could end up becoming one of the greatest OU kickers ever, and knowing how bad this offense has been, he will be needed as the Sooners get ready to play the Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers.
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