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Wein, Halton, Miller Earn SEC Awards
November 24, 2025 | Football
NORMAN — University of Oklahoma redshirt sophomore defensive end Taylor Wein was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week, senior defensive lineman Gracen Halton was named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week and redshirt junior punter Grayson Miller was named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week after leading the Sooners to a 17-6 win over No. 23 Missouri on Saturday at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, the conference office announced Monday.
This is the second straight week the Sooners have claimed three SEC football weekly awards, and the second in a row Wein has been honored. OU's win on Saturday was its third consecutive and nation-leading fifth this season over an opponent ranked in the AP Top 25 at the time of competition.
Wein and Halton helped lead an OU defensive unit that held the nation's sixth-ranked rushing team to a season-low 70 rushing yards (2.0 per carry), which was 172 yards below Missouri's season average of 242 entering the game. The Tigers netted zero rushing yards in the second half. The Sooners limited running back Ahmad Hardy, who entered Saturday as the nation's leading rusher at 134.6 rushing yards per game (6.8 per rush), to 57 yards on 17 carries (3.4 per rush).
A Brentwood, Tenn., product, Wein registered a career-high-tying four tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, a career-high 1.5 sacks and a QB hurry on Saturday. Three of his four tackles were for lost yards and the other came on just a one-yard gain. This was his fourth game this season with four tackles, his fifth with at least 1.0 sack and his fourth with 2.0 TFLs. He has at least 0.5 TFL in nine of 11 games this season. He has 6.0 sacks, ranks fourth in the SEC with his team-leading 14.0 tackles for loss this season and has a team-high six QB hurries.
Halton registered a career-high-tying seven tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, half a sack and a QB hurry Saturday. His seven tackles were the most by an OU defensive tackle this season and more than doubled his tackles output for any game this season (his previous season high was three). The San Diego product now has 3.5 sacks, 6.0 tackles for loss and four QB hurries this season.
Miller averaged 44.9 yards on his nine punts, with five of 50-plus yards (50, 51, 53, 57 and 51 yards) and four downed inside the 20-yard line. His five punts of 50-plus yards tied as the second most in a game in school history, one shy of the record. Of Miller's 47 punts this season, 21 (or 45%) have gone for 50-plus yards and 22 have been downed inside the 20-yard line. The Edmond, Okla., product ranks ninth nationally with his 46.6 punting average.
This is Halton's second career SEC weekly award and Miller and Wein's second honor of the season. Halton was named Defensive Lineman of the Week last season following OU's win over Houston, Miller was also named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 22 following OU's win over Auburn and Wein was named the Defensive Lineman of the Week last week.
OU players have now claimed 14 SEC weekly awards this season. Redshirt junior kicker Tate Sandell was named Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 6, Nov. 3 and Nov. 17, sophomore defensive back Eli Bowen was named Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 17, redshirt junior linebacker Owen Heinecke was named Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 3, freshman running back Tory Blaylock was named SEC Freshman of the Week on Sept. 15 and Oct. 20, senior defensive lineman R Mason Thomas was named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week on Sept. 22 and redshirt junior quarterback John Mateer was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 8.
No. 8/8 Oklahoma (9-2, 5-2 SEC) closes the regular season against LSU (7-4, 3-4 SEC) Saturday at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC.
This is the second straight week the Sooners have claimed three SEC football weekly awards, and the second in a row Wein has been honored. OU's win on Saturday was its third consecutive and nation-leading fifth this season over an opponent ranked in the AP Top 25 at the time of competition.
Wein and Halton helped lead an OU defensive unit that held the nation's sixth-ranked rushing team to a season-low 70 rushing yards (2.0 per carry), which was 172 yards below Missouri's season average of 242 entering the game. The Tigers netted zero rushing yards in the second half. The Sooners limited running back Ahmad Hardy, who entered Saturday as the nation's leading rusher at 134.6 rushing yards per game (6.8 per rush), to 57 yards on 17 carries (3.4 per rush).
A Brentwood, Tenn., product, Wein registered a career-high-tying four tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, a career-high 1.5 sacks and a QB hurry on Saturday. Three of his four tackles were for lost yards and the other came on just a one-yard gain. This was his fourth game this season with four tackles, his fifth with at least 1.0 sack and his fourth with 2.0 TFLs. He has at least 0.5 TFL in nine of 11 games this season. He has 6.0 sacks, ranks fourth in the SEC with his team-leading 14.0 tackles for loss this season and has a team-high six QB hurries.
Halton registered a career-high-tying seven tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, half a sack and a QB hurry Saturday. His seven tackles were the most by an OU defensive tackle this season and more than doubled his tackles output for any game this season (his previous season high was three). The San Diego product now has 3.5 sacks, 6.0 tackles for loss and four QB hurries this season.
Miller averaged 44.9 yards on his nine punts, with five of 50-plus yards (50, 51, 53, 57 and 51 yards) and four downed inside the 20-yard line. His five punts of 50-plus yards tied as the second most in a game in school history, one shy of the record. Of Miller's 47 punts this season, 21 (or 45%) have gone for 50-plus yards and 22 have been downed inside the 20-yard line. The Edmond, Okla., product ranks ninth nationally with his 46.6 punting average.
This is Halton's second career SEC weekly award and Miller and Wein's second honor of the season. Halton was named Defensive Lineman of the Week last season following OU's win over Houston, Miller was also named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 22 following OU's win over Auburn and Wein was named the Defensive Lineman of the Week last week.
OU players have now claimed 14 SEC weekly awards this season. Redshirt junior kicker Tate Sandell was named Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 6, Nov. 3 and Nov. 17, sophomore defensive back Eli Bowen was named Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 17, redshirt junior linebacker Owen Heinecke was named Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 3, freshman running back Tory Blaylock was named SEC Freshman of the Week on Sept. 15 and Oct. 20, senior defensive lineman R Mason Thomas was named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week on Sept. 22 and redshirt junior quarterback John Mateer was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 8.
No. 8/8 Oklahoma (9-2, 5-2 SEC) closes the regular season against LSU (7-4, 3-4 SEC) Saturday at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC.
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