Find single game tickets to the Oklahoma Sooners vs. South Carolina Gamecocks college football Week 8 matchup on Saturday, October 18, 2025.

LaNorris Sellers and the Gamecocks got the better of the Sooners in 2024, and OU's defenders know the challenge that they will face on Saturday.

Oklahoma and South Carolina both enter Saturday's Southeastern Conference game in Columbia, S.C., with a need to bounce back. The 14th-ranked Sooners (5-1, 1-1 SEC) are coming off their first loss of the season,

South Carolina football is back at home this weekend for a matchup with the No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners. USC enters the game after a 20-10 loss against LSU in Baton Rouge. It also marks the first home game for the Gamecocks this season to not be played at night.

The next challenge on the Gamecocks schedule takes the form of a top 15 ranked Oklahoma Sooners squad who comes to Williams-Brice Stadium for the first time in

However, Mateer returned to action just 17 days after his hand surgery, performed by Dr. Steven Shin in Los Angeles. He was cleared by Oklahoma's medical team on Thursday. It was a heroic effort to return for Red River, as it was expected that Mateer would miss 2-4 games instead of just one, but he played poorly against Texas.

South Carolina is projected to be a slight underdog when the Gamecocks return home next weekend. The Gamecocks will play Oklahoma on Oct. 18 in Williams-Brice Stadium. Oklahoma opened as a 3.5-point favorite over South Carolina, according to the VegasInsider consensus.

After an emotional loss in Dallas, the Sooners look to recalibrate and refocus with an opportunity against the Gamecocks.

CBS Sports' College Football Insiders shared what they're hearing about Brent Venables' job security at Oklahoma after Week 7's 23-6 Red River Rivalry loss to Texas.

South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer knows the Gamecocks have been 3-3 before but just wants this team to keep getting better like past years.