Volquest 2-Minute Drill: Oklahoma pregame
Tennessee left tackle Lance Heard is out for Saturday night’s game at Oklahoma. The Vols ruled Heard out in Friday night’s availability report after listing him as questionable the previous two days.
Heard missed last week’s game against Kent State with an ankle injury.
No. 6 Tennessee (3-0) and No. 15 Oklahoma(3-0) are scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time kickoff at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. Redshirt senior Dayne Davis is expected to replace Heard at left tackle.
The Sooners opened as a 5.5-point favorite over the Vols in early betting lines released during the offseason, but Tennessee flipped to a 2.5-point road favorite last week. The line had moved to Tennessee -7.5 by Sunday morning and was still at -7 on Friday.
The game marks Josh Heupel’s return to Norman. The Tennessee head coach starred for the Sooners at quarterback in 1999 and 2000, leading the program to its seventh national championship with a perfect 13-0 record in 2000. He was All-American and finished as Heisman Trophy runner-up.
Heupel coached at Oklahoma for nine years, rising from graduate assistant to co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, before being fired by Bob Stoopsfollowing the 2014 season.
No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 15 Oklahoma: How To Watch
Kickoff Time: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time
TV: ABC
Streaming: ESPN App
Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
The Tennessee-Oklahoma Series
Tennessee and Oklahoma have played just four times dating back to 1939, but played twice in the last 11 years.
The Sooners rallied from down 17-0 at Neyland Stadium in September 2015 to win 31-24 in overtime with quarterback Baker Mayfield leading the comeback.
Tennessee had gone to Oklahoma the season before, losing 34-10 in Norman in the second year under former head coach Butch Jones.
The first two meetings were in the Orange Bowl. Oklahoma won 26-24 on New Year’s Day in 1968 in Miami and Tennessee won 17-0 on January 2, 1939.
