Auburn football’s matchup against Oklahoma last season was a game tiger fans want to forget forever.

However, for Oklahoma it was its first conference victory of the season and planted the seed for the roster they have put together in 2025.

“Well, I mean, as we know, it’s one of the more difficult places, venues, to go and play,” Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said at SEC media days.

“Had a bunch of babies out there making plays and finding a way to get a win.”

Oklahoma started freshman quarterback Micheal Hawkins Jr. after replacing Jackson Arnold in the game prior against Tennessee.

Auburn took a 21-10 lead at the start of the fourth quarter. Oklahoma would go on to score 17 points in that quarter and defeated Auburn 27-21.

It was also Oklahoma’s first SEC road victory after leaving the Big 12.

“I think the guts and the toughness from Mike Hawkins, our ability to overcome a lot of self-inflicted mistakes, penalties, etcetera, drops,” Venables added.

“Then the ebbs and flows of the game of football, man. The dramatic comeback, the two-point conversion, the critical stops, going on the road, the fight, the guts, the toughness that our players exemplified.”

The game-winning score from the Sooners came from a 63-yard interception return from linebacker Kip Lewis.

Oklahoma edge rusher R Mason Thomas talked about how big of a moment that was for Lewis and shared the nickname he earned after the game.

“I remember celebrating with my teammates a lot,” Thomas said. “I was jumping around going crazy especially when Kip caught it. We all call him Kip-six now.”

“After getting that first win in the SEC, it gave us that confidence we needed.”

Auburn will travel to Norman, Oklahoma to face the Sooners September 20th to open up SEC play this fall.

Jerry Humphrey III covers Auburn sports forAL.com. You can follow him on X at @Jerryhump3or email him at [email protected].