Before things got underway in Auburn-Oklahoma, one Sooner took perhaps the hit of the game
Oklahoma traveled to Auburn for their first-ever road game as an SEC team, to take on the Tigers. The Sooners are 3-1 on the season, but their year in the SEC has gotten off to a rocky start. The game between Auburn and Oklahoma comes after the Sooners lost their first-ever SEC conference game a week ago, 25-15 to Tennessee.
Things were rough for Oklahoma — at least one player in particular — before the game even began.
As the Sooners were taking the field, an Auburn cheerleader was finishing off a tumble routine and ended up absolutely obliterating one of the Oklahoma players. An astute fan in the stands captured the entire thing on video:
ESPN’s Jenna Laine, who covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but was also a college cheerleader, offered some detailed commentary:
Oooo ex-college cheerleader so lemme do PxP ♀️
He did a round off back handspring full (full twisting layout backflip) with three back handsprings to what would have been another full (a great pass) but instead wound up turning it into what the OP described due to the collision.… https://t.co/AW0niEazG1
— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) September 28, 2024
Once the game began, things did not improve for the Sooners. Although the game is yet to go final, Oklahoma trails Auburn by a score of 14-10 as the fourth quarter begins.
