Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said his team’s defense, special teams and resilience were the difference in Saturday night’s 24-17 win over Auburn, improving to 4-0 (1-0 SEC).

:Fans’ impact recognized

Venables opened his press conference crediting the atmosphere at Memorial Stadium.

“Really thankful for our fans, gave them a game ball today,” Venables said. “They really affected and impacted the game all game long.”

Defensive line dominates

OU recorded a program record 10 sacks, with R Mason Thomas and Jayden Jackson leading the charge.

“Going into the game, we knew the non-negotiable for a win was that our defensive line had to play at a high level,” Venables said. “They gave everything, affected both the run and pass game, and contributed to a program-record 10 sacks. Mason Thomas c

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