South Carolina

Read: Sellers is the most dangerous player in this game — 507 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns to go with 1,548 passing yards — but he threw a pick against Tennessee and now faces a secondary led by Peyton Bowen, whose end-zone interception sealed the Mississippi State win. Bowen did not finish that game after a hit on the return; Brent Venables said afterward, “I think he'll be fine.” His status is the single biggest variable in this matchup.

Read: Two different Mateers exist this season: the one who threw three interceptions at Kentucky and the one who was near-flawless in Starkville. South Carolina's coverage numbers (*through six games) are the softest part of its defense — opponents complete two of every three throws — so the Week 8 version of Mateer gets the edge, narrowly.

Read: South Carolina's raw rushing line (*through six games) is inflated by 102 points against Kent State and Towson, and Tennessee held the Gamecocks to 134 rushing yards once Sellers' 96 are separated from the backs — Fuller managed 28 yards on nine carries. Mississippi State's Fluff Bothwell did get 111 on Oklahoma, so the edge is only slight.

Read: Oklahoma's 184 yards in Starkville was its best rushing day in SEC play, but South Carolina's run defense (*through six games) is its best unit — 3.2 yards per carry allowed. Tennessee's 184 rushing yards in Week 8, 120 of them from DeSean Bishop, is the caution: the Gamecocks can be leaned on for four quarters.

Read: Donovan Murph's 21.2 yards per catch and Nyck Harbor's size make South Carolina (*receiving through six games, plus Bennett's Week 8 line) a genuine vertical threat. But Oklahoma's corners — Courtland Guillory intercepted Texas and played every snap in that upset — have held up against better passing attacks.

Read: Isaiah Sategna III just produced Oklahoma's biggest receiving day of the season — 164 yards, including Mateer's longest completion of the year — against a comparable secondary. South Carolina's Vicari Swain is a playmaker in coverage and on punt returns, but the Gamecocks give up completions at a 67.6% rate (*through six games).

Read: Tennessee sacked Sellers five times in Week 8, and Oklahoma's four sacks and six tackles for loss at Mississippi State were its best marks in conference play. Sellers escapes plenty — his legs are the counter — but the Sooners can force the long-yardage downs where his interception risk rises. South Carolina also played the Tennessee game without starting tackle Josiah Thompson, who was on its most recent published availability reports as out; the Week 9 report will confirm whether that has changed.

Read: This is South Carolina's best path to an upset. Dylan Stewart — back since Oct. 10 after a one-game suspension, following a back injury that cost him the season's first two games — strip-sacked George MacIntyre with 33 seconds left to set up the winning kick against Tennessee; it was the ninth forced fumble of his career, tying Jadeveon Clowney's program record. Oklahoma's line is healthier with five-star left tackle Michael Fasusi back after missing every game since the opener, but center Jake Maikkula and defensive back Reggie Powers both went down at Mississippi State, and replacement tackle Ryan Fodje and Eddy Pierre-Louis were already out.