Oklahoma: The Sooners bounced back after being embarrassed at home against South C…
Oklahoma · FloridaAs always, a few players stood out in the victory, which felt great after a tough seven days inside the Switzer Center. Here are three stars from OU's win under the lights against the Gators.
Linebacker Owen Heinecke is OU's leading tackler this season, and he was OU's leading tackler against Florida. It was a bounce-back night for the Sooners defense, which played poorly against the Gamecocks last week.
Heinecke is one of the leaders of that group, and he had a very strong outing in primetime against the Gators. 3 stars from OU's upset win in The Swamp.
OU won 23-7 in Gainesville in their first trip to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in program history. Short of one drive where the Gators ran the ball well against the Oklahoma defense, Heinecke and Co.
KEY POINTS
- The Sooners bounced back after being embarrassed at home against South Carolina last week, showing a lot of toughness to go get a win in "The Swamp" at night.
- A swarming defense, complemented by an offense that seemed to know what it wanted to do, led to a game in which Oklahoma controlled the action for much of the evening.
- Heinecke reeled in 10 total tackles, including 1.5 TFLs and half a sack.
- The Oklahoma Sooners improved to 5-4 overall and 3-3 in SEC play in the 2026 season, earning an upset road win against the Florida Gators .