When you get to the season, nobody is going to ask you how you won; they’re only going to ask how many you won. Through the first four games of the 2025 season, the Oklahoma Sooners are 4-0 and are now 1-0 in SEC play after their 24-17 win over the Auburn Tigers.
Although some will try to make this game about missed calls (there were on both sides of the contest), this game was about Oklahoma’s defensive front making life really difficult for Auburn‘s much-ballyhooed offensive line and quarterback Jackson Arnold.
Officially, the Sooners came away with nine sacks on the day after Marvin Jones, Jr.’s “horsecollar” sack was taken off the board. Still, that was an old fashioned whoopin’. The Sooners’ defense brought it all game long and finished it off with sacks on back-to-back plays from Gracen Halton and R Mason Thomas to get the safety and make it a seven-point win.
This was why Brent Venables was brought to Oklahoma. To bring back the defensive culture of toughness and physicality. And when it mattered most in the fourth quarter, the Oklahoma Sooners were the more physical team and the more relentless team on both sides of the ball.
And that’s why they won the game.
Here’s a look at how social media reacted to the Oklahoma Sooners 24-17 win over Auburn.
David Stone Breakout Game
Imagine having this guy as a backup DT! OU is so blessed, cause this dude is a Monster! pic.twitter.com/iP7nS9BeoT
— Terry (@terry_ruck) September 21, 2025
Courtland Guillory is going to be just fine
Not sure the #Sooners have a corner problem…they (and most of everyone in the SEC) has a Cam Coleman problem.
— Josh McCuistion (@Josh_Scoop) September 20, 2025
R Mason Thomas was a Madman
https://t.co/tDjncgkJr0pic.twitter.com/rLzzcZ0g5S
— Sooner Tracker (@SoonerTracker) September 20, 2025
Oklahoma Showed Out
We need to start having an even more serious convo about OU. This Sooners team can get to Atlanta.
— Chris Phillips (@CPhilly19) September 20, 2025
A Brent Venables Squad
Big-time win for the #Sooners today. Sometimes you’ve got to win a fist fight to get it done, and they answered every punch. Anyone facing them this season better be ready for a dog fight.
— Sam Mayes (@AllmericanMayes) September 21, 2025
Oklahoma D-Line is Elite
That OU Dline is something serious
— Brayden Willis (@Bwillis_11) September 20, 2025
Impressing the NFL Sooners
10 sacks …. THATS NASTY @OU_Football
— Delarrin Turner-Yell (@dtturner11) September 20, 2025
Oklahoma can win defensive games
Idk who needs to hear this but winning 24-17 is so much better than winning 50-46
— Dillon (@boomsoon2021) September 21, 2025
Jayden Jackson was DOMINANT
Is it time to start talking about Jayden Jackson’s Heisman campaign?
— Stephen A (@OUupdatedSB) September 21, 2025
David Stone showing why he was a 5-Star
David Stone starting to fulfill all that promise for #Sooners.
— Josh McCuistion (@Josh_Scoop) September 20, 2025
John Mateer showed up when it mattered most
Say what you want about John Mateer’s day
His best drive of the day came in the last one with the game on the line
Says a lot
— Josh Callaway (@JoshMCallaway) September 20, 2025
Oklahoma Won in Winning Time
Look regardless of what Auburn fans or everyone else thinks about the refs…
-OU was flagged for 99 yards…99.
-You won the TO battle & had TOP by 10 mins.
-You had a 17-16 lead in the 4th quarter w/ 7 mins left. Go win the game.
OU made the plays in the 4th. You didn’t.
— HouseDivided (@pumpthabrakez) September 21, 2025
Sooner Nation Made a HUGE Impact
That was the loudest this stadium has been since Strait’s pick six against Nebraska
— C&C Machine (@CCMachine) September 20, 2025
SEC Ready
That Taylor Wein sack on Jackson Arnold was one of the loudest stadium pops in Norman I’ve ever heard
This place is juiiiiiced
— Josh Callaway (@JoshMCallaway) September 20, 2025
Sooner Nation Earned the Game Ball
Brent Venables at the podium. #Sooners are 4-0 and he’s understandably over the moon.
Said the team gave the fans a game ball for the atmosphere they created. pic.twitter.com/T8ZjjH84QM
— Ryan Chapman (@_RyanChapman) September 21, 2025
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This article originally appeared on Sooners Wire: Social media reacts to Oklahoma’s 24-17 win over Auburn
