The South Carolina Gamecocks traveled to take on the Oklahoma Sooners for the first ever meeting between the two schools. South Carolina won the game 35-9 behind an outstanding defensive performance.

South Carolina scored 21 points in the first quarter on Saturday in SEC play and rolled to a 35-9 victory over Oklahoma in Norman. Both teams were 4-3 after the game in Norman. The Sooners are 1-3 in their first season in the conference.

Just over five minutes into what became a 35-9 Gamecocks victory, South Carolina could breathe. Coach Shane Beamer, returning to the place he coached for three years, could let his shoulders drop. The Gamecocks (4-3, 2-3 SEC) were the better team in the way a Lamborghini is nicer than a station wagon.