The Florida Gators and Oklahoma Sooners are set for their first meeting as SEC members on Saturday night, and the matchup comes with plenty of eyes on how to catch it live from Gainesville.
Florida enters Week 10 at 5-3 overall and 3-3 in SEC play after an ugly loss to Georgia in the annual rivalry game, a defeat that knocked the Gators out of the US LMB Coaches Poll and left them hanging on at No. 25 in the AP Top 25. Oklahoma arrives at 4-4 and 2-3 in the SEC after losing at home to South Carolina in Week 9, and the Sooners are unranked in both major polls.
These programs have barely crossed paths. Saturday will be only the third meeting between Florida and Oklahoma. The Gators won the 2009 BCS Championship Game 24-14, and the Sooners answered in the 2020 Cotton Bowl with a 55-20 win.
Florida vs. Oklahoma will air nationally on the SEC Network on Saturday, Nov. 7, with Matt Schumacker and Aaron Murray on the call from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and Taylor Davis reporting from the sidelines. Streaming is available through Fubo, which offers a free trial for new subscribers.
The game is scheduled to kick off at 7:45 p.m. ET from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida.
Florida is listed as a one-touchdown favorite at home to begin the week. The Gators’ defense was a bright spot in the loss to Georgia, but there are concerns at quarterback after Aaron Philo’s poor performance and Tramell Jones Jr.’s lingering undisclosed injury. Still, if Florida plays closer to the level it showed against Ole Miss and Texas, it should have a path to victory.
PREDICTION: Florida 24, Oklahoma 17
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