Social media reacts to Oklahoma Sooners' 23-7 win over Florida

The Oklahoma Sooners went into "The Swamp" with a new offensive coordinator on Saturday night and upset the No. 24 Florida Gators 23-7 to move to 5-4 on the season. Jason Witten's debut as a college offensive coordinator was a good one, and John Mateer played arguably his best game of the season to help the Sooners get back on the right side of the win column.

The Sooners outgained the Gators by nearly 150 yards and owned a 15-minute edge in time of possession. Mateer completed 64% of his passes and had a little over 250 yards of total offense in the win. The Sooners were efficient, keeping ahead of the chains and putting themselves in manageable third downs throughout the night. Oklahoma went 10 of 18 on third down and were 1 for 1 on fourth

down.

It was the most cohesive the Sooners' offense has looked in some time as Witten ran the ball and built play action concepts off of it. The Sooners had 39 total rushes, not including the kneel-down to end the game, and averaged 3.7 yards per carry. That still may not be the number Oklahoma wants to average on the ground, but if you run it consistently, it takes the pressure off of the passing game and allows you to be in better situations as an offense.

Jason Witten and the offensive staff deserve a lot of credit for their game plan, and the players deserve a lot of credit for their execution.

Who knows where the offense goes from here, but it was a strong start to the Jason Witten era of Oklahoma offense.

Here's how social media reacted to the win.

One of the Biggest Differences

Sooners stat of the night so far.John Mateer had completed 12 passes BEFORE he completed one to Isaiah Sategna.SPREAD THE BALL AROUND!!!

— Dari Nowkhah (@ESPNDari) November 8, 2026

Notable

According to ESPN, Oklahoma scored on the first two possessions of the game against an SEC opponent for the first time since joining the conference.Something Seth Littrell, Joe Jon Finley, and Ben Arbuckle all failed to do.

— Travis J Davidson (@TravisDavidson) November 8, 2026

Some Old School Offense

Per Brent Venables, the 20-play, 89-yard touchdown drive was the longest drive in 54 years for Oklahoma. Incredible.

— Eddie Radosevich (@Eddie_Rado) November 8, 2026

Strong Start for Witten

What an opening statement from #Sooners OC Jason Witten.Spoke about relationship with Arbuckle, how he got here, his aspirations, family and what he told the room.Now he’s explaining the nuance of talking to John as the only other coordinator he’s had in his career.You can see why Witten was special in the way he communicates.

— Jalen Posey (@indy_sooner) November 8, 2026

Because Oklahoma can Actually Play a Little

How'd Jon Sumrall and Florida lose a home night game to this horrid Oklahoma team?

— Brad Crawford (@BCrawford247) November 8, 2026

Elite Celebration

Straight up disrespecting them boys 😂😂😂 https://t.co/dMzHFZSMsE

— Cactus Nole 🌵🍢 (@Grits_N_Gravy_8) November 8, 2026

Getting Playmakers Involved

Jason Witten's willingness to play Jacob Jordan and get him the ball is a great sign for his future as an offensive coordinator. Jacob Jordan simply makes plays.

— John Williams (@john9williams) November 8, 2026

What a difference

oklahoma has functioned on offense. it's like a grownup is calling plays for the first time in two years.

— RJ Young (@RJ_Young) November 8, 2026

Solid Start for Witten

OU’s offense against Florida, compared to its averages through the first eight games:Points: 23 vs. 18.5*Total yards: 351 vs. 336.9Rushing: 144 vs. 106.8Passing: 207 vs. 230.1Yards per play: 4.81 vs. 5.18*Points from offensive possessions.

— Brody Lusk (@BrodyLusk247) November 8, 2026

Witten the Answer?

Take the interim tag off right now. He is the OC and the future of OU's Offense

— Baker Mayfield Statue (@statue_baker) November 8, 2026

Defense Handled Their Business

The offense will get most of the attention tonight, but man, what a performance by the OU defense.They held Florida to 203 total yards and 2.8 per carry. And it was the lowest point total of the season for the Gators.Big time response after last week’s loss.

— Tyler McComas (@Tyler_McComas) November 8, 2026

Jason Witten is That Dude

Listening to Jason Witten's postgame press conference, you can tell why OU executed at a much higher level on offense tonight.“Throughout my journey, I think just in life, when adversities hit, how do you respond? What do you want it to look like? And you got one shot at it. And so for me, it was like, ‘Hey, attack it head-on.’ And we met as a group, and we addressed it. And I think the first thing was just our practice structure, how we practice. You get what you earn in life, and I think we had to have intentionality in how we approached it. We got to understand football and what our scheme is and what the opponent’s scheme is, and all the intricacies that go into allowing you to be successful.”

— George Stoia III (@GeorgeStoia) November 8, 2026

Witten Knows how to call a game

Really solid job by Jason Witten as a play caller tonight for OU in the first half. I spent some time around him at Liberty Christian, and his knowledge on the board was what you’d expect out of a guy with his career, but his in-game feel for sequence stood out in high school

— Mike Roach (@MikeRoach247) November 8, 2026

Very Underused

Safe to say Jacob Jordan has been criminally underused

— Dave Myrick 🐐🦡🛫🇺🇸 (@Danny_Bigmac13) November 8, 2026

Solid from John Mateer

Idk where this John Mateer has been but he making me look crazy cause I fasho said bench him😂

— Caleb King-Kelly MAAL, MBA (@calebkkelly) November 8, 2026

The Drive OU got it's groove back?

That was not just the best drive this year, it was the best drive in many years. Sucked Florida’s soul out of it.

— Joey Helmer (@joey_helmer) November 8, 2026

Incredible Work

20 plays.89 yards.12 minutes 45 seconds.Touchdown.EROTIC.

— Gabe Ikard (@GabeIkard) November 8, 2026

Tony Casillas on win

Change is good !! @JasonWitten great to see a win at “The Swamp” great atmosphere 💪💪 https://t.co/3fHY9LAVbB

— tony casillas (@tccasillas) November 8, 2026

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