The No. 18 Sooners kept their College Football Playoff hopes alive by knocking off the No. 14 Volunteers on Saturday night.

Neyland Stadium is at the middle of the college football landscape on Saturday night, with No. 18 Oklahoma visiting No. 14 Tennessee in a de facto College Football Playoff elimination game. Both touting 6-2 records,

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — John Mateer threw for 159 yards and ran for 80 yards and a clinching touchdown with less than two minutes to play to lead No. 18 Oklahoma to a 33-27 win over No. 14 Tennessee on Saturday night.

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No. 18 Oklahoma lost at home last week, falling as a 5.5-point favorite in a 34-26 (Over 52.5) setback against Ole Miss. The Sooners were outgained 431 yards to 359, with the 431 marking the most yards yielded by OU this season.

Tate Sandell's leg, R Mason Thomas' physicality, Johh Mateer's resilience among the highlights on Oklahoma's positional report card after win at Tennessee

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables was looking for his team prove itself after last week's loss against Ole Miss. They did.