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SECWeek 7

Oklahoma and Kentucky Taunt Texas and LSU Online Ahead of Saturday's Meeting in Norman

Oklahoma planted its flag after upsetting No. 1 Texas and Kentucky trolled LSU after an overtime win. The two teams play in Norman on Saturday.

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The Southern Line staff
Monday, October 12 · 2 min read
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Two SEC teams added some trolling to their biggest wins of the season in Week 6, and they will play each other next. Oklahoma planted its flag after upsetting then-No. 1 Texas in Dallas. Kentucky beat LSU in overtime and then posted a line its own coach had told the team to leave alone.

Pro Football Network rounded up the weekend's best social media jabs. The Sooners' account posted a caption that stopped mid-sentence: "It's 6:32 and …" Kicker Sandell made the game-winning field goal, then asked for the Golden Hat after the flag plant and got it. He had missed three field goals before Saturday, as many as he missed all of last season. Against Texas he made 2 of 3, including a 53-yarder.

Oklahoma won the game without much offense. The Sooners gained only 238 yards. Two of their three touchdowns came on returns: Dakoda Fields took back a blocked punt, and Peyton Bowen returned an interception 42 yards. Courtland Guillory intercepted Arch Manning with 19 seconds left, which set up Sandell's winner. Oklahoma moved to 3-2 and Texas fell to 4-1.

Kentucky beat No. 10 LSU 35-34 in overtime in Lexington. It was the same score as the Wildcats' overtime win at South Carolina the week before, and that game also ended on a two-point conversion. Adam Zouagui forced overtime with a 33-yard field goal with 12 seconds left. Sam Leavitt put LSU ahead with a 15-yard run in the extra period. CJ Baxter answered with a 1-yard touchdown, and quarterback Kenny Minchey ran in the two-point try.

The taunt started earlier in the week. A photo spread online that claimed to show a Minchey quote on video boards inside LSU's football facilities, saying LSU's defense had not seen anyone like Kentucky or its offensive line. Kentucky Sports Radio reported that Minchey never said it. Before the game, Kentucky coach Will Stein told the team not to give opponents "any locker room material," according to PFN's account of his remarks on Kentucky Sports Networks. After the win, Kentucky's account posted the fake quote almost word for word anyway.

That puts both teams on the same field in Norman on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on SEC Network. Kentucky is now No. 15 at 5-1. Oklahoma is unranked at 3-2 but favored at home: the Sooners are -233 on Novig, one of the venues pricing the game, and -262 at Pinnacle. The spread is Oklahoma -6.5 and the total is 43.5. Full prices are on the Kentucky at Oklahoma page.

Texas and LSU both play at noon Eastern. The Longhorns, now No. 7, host Florida (4-2) on ABC. Texas is favored at -355 on Novig and -375 at DraftKings, with a 10.5-point spread and a 52.5 total (Florida at Texas). LSU, now No. 22 at 4-2, hosts No. 16 Mississippi State (4-1) on ESPN. The Tigers are favored at -365 on Novig and -400 at FanDuel, with an 11.5-point spread and a 58.5 total (Mississippi State at LSU).

The game in Norman settles which of these two teams keeps its streak going. Kentucky has won two straight by a single point. Oklahoma is coming off a win in which its defense and special teams outscored its offense.

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