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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Three Sooners Win SEC Weekly Honors
November 25, 2024 | Football
NORMAN — Oklahoma claimed three SEC weekly awards on Monday following its 24-3 victory over No. 7 Alabama on Saturday night at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Redshirt junior Febechi Nwaiwu was named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week, junior R Mason Thomas was named Defensive Lineman of the Week and running back Xavier Robinson was named Freshman of the Week.
Nwaiwu, a Coppell, Texas, product, was Oklahoma's highest-graded offensive lineman by the OU coaching staff in the Sooners' win over Alabama, helping pave the way for an offensive attack that finished with 257 rushing yards. It was the most rushing yards allowed by the Crimson Tide in 26 games and just the ninth game in the last 20 seasons it surrendered at least 250 rushing yards. Nwaiwu and his offensive linemates helped the Sooners become just the fifth team going back to at least 1996 to have two players each rush for at least 100 yards against Alabama. OU surrendered just one sack and did not allow a tackle for loss until the 3:56 mark of the third quarter.
Thomas registered three tackles, including 1.5 for loss and 1.0 sack while adding two QB hurries (one directly leading to an interception) in Oklahoma's defensively dominant win. On one of his hurries, he hit the arm of the quarterback, causing the ball to fly into the air and be intercepted by teammate Woodi Washington. Thomas' play helped spur an OU defense that kept Alabama from scoring a touchdown for the first time since 2011 and that held the Crimson Tide to its fewest points since 2004 and its fewest offensive yards (234) since 2014. Thomas, a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., product, leads OU and ranks fifth in the SEC with 8.0 sacks and 12th with his 10.5 tackles for loss (both career highs).
Robinson, from Yukon, Okla., rushed 18 times for 107 yards and two TDs (all career highs) and caught a career-high four passes for 20 yards to pace Oklahoma's offense on Saturday. Playing in just his fifth career game (third in which he registered a carry), he averaged 5.9 yards per rush against an Alabama defense that entered the game permitting 3.6 yards per run on the season. Robinson rushed for 40 yards on his first carry of the game, his longest run of the season and the second longest by an OU running back this year. His touchdowns came from 18 yards (gave OU a 10-3 lead in the second quarter) and 1 yard (17-3 lead in the third quarter). His effort helped the Sooners maintain a 34:11 to 25:49 advantage in time of possession, and his 3-yard rush on fourth-and-2 with 2:00 minutes remaining allowed OU to run out the clock for its first home win over an AP top-10 opponent when unranked since 1990.
OU has now won six SEC weekly awards this season. Redshirt senior kicker Tyler Keltner was named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 2, junior Gracen Halton was named the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week on Sept. 9 and redshirt sophomore linebacker Kip Lewis was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 30.
Oklahoma (6-5, 2-5 SEC) concludes the regular season at LSU (7-4, 4-3 SEC) on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. CT on ESPN.
Nwaiwu, a Coppell, Texas, product, was Oklahoma's highest-graded offensive lineman by the OU coaching staff in the Sooners' win over Alabama, helping pave the way for an offensive attack that finished with 257 rushing yards. It was the most rushing yards allowed by the Crimson Tide in 26 games and just the ninth game in the last 20 seasons it surrendered at least 250 rushing yards. Nwaiwu and his offensive linemates helped the Sooners become just the fifth team going back to at least 1996 to have two players each rush for at least 100 yards against Alabama. OU surrendered just one sack and did not allow a tackle for loss until the 3:56 mark of the third quarter.
Thomas registered three tackles, including 1.5 for loss and 1.0 sack while adding two QB hurries (one directly leading to an interception) in Oklahoma's defensively dominant win. On one of his hurries, he hit the arm of the quarterback, causing the ball to fly into the air and be intercepted by teammate Woodi Washington. Thomas' play helped spur an OU defense that kept Alabama from scoring a touchdown for the first time since 2011 and that held the Crimson Tide to its fewest points since 2004 and its fewest offensive yards (234) since 2014. Thomas, a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., product, leads OU and ranks fifth in the SEC with 8.0 sacks and 12th with his 10.5 tackles for loss (both career highs).
Robinson, from Yukon, Okla., rushed 18 times for 107 yards and two TDs (all career highs) and caught a career-high four passes for 20 yards to pace Oklahoma's offense on Saturday. Playing in just his fifth career game (third in which he registered a carry), he averaged 5.9 yards per rush against an Alabama defense that entered the game permitting 3.6 yards per run on the season. Robinson rushed for 40 yards on his first carry of the game, his longest run of the season and the second longest by an OU running back this year. His touchdowns came from 18 yards (gave OU a 10-3 lead in the second quarter) and 1 yard (17-3 lead in the third quarter). His effort helped the Sooners maintain a 34:11 to 25:49 advantage in time of possession, and his 3-yard rush on fourth-and-2 with 2:00 minutes remaining allowed OU to run out the clock for its first home win over an AP top-10 opponent when unranked since 1990.
OU has now won six SEC weekly awards this season. Redshirt senior kicker Tyler Keltner was named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 2, junior Gracen Halton was named the SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week on Sept. 9 and redshirt sophomore linebacker Kip Lewis was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 30.
Oklahoma (6-5, 2-5 SEC) concludes the regular season at LSU (7-4, 4-3 SEC) on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. CT on ESPN.
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