You knew this was coming: not just that Oklahoma was going to win the Taylor Tatum recruitment over USC, but that when it happened, Sooner fans were going to relish beating Lincoln Riley.
It’s human nature, and there’s nothing wrong with it, either. Oklahoma fans spent 2022 in a box of misery. They watched Riley and USC win 11 games and reach the Pac-12 championship game. They watched former Sooner quarterback Caleb Williams win the Heisman Trophy. They watched Riley exceed expectations in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, Sooner fans endured a brutal 2022 Oklahoma football season in which OU was near .500. The Sooners were a non-factor in the Big 12 championship chase. They didn’t sniff a major bowl game. Of course OU fans were going to revel in finally getting a victory of importance against Lincoln Riley.
We will see how many on-field victories Oklahoma and USC produce this year, as this new rivalry (created on Nov. 28, 2021) continues.
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Here’s how it all went down on Twitter Friday morning once Taylor Tatum chose the Sooners over the Trojans: