Oklahoma defensive lineman R Mason Thomas was ejected from Saturday’s Week 3 recreation at Temple for a focusing on penalty and shall be suspended for the primary half of the important thing Week 4 showdown with Auburn on account of the foul. His absence for the rest of this week’s contest is probably going not a setback — the Sooners held a 28-3 lead when he exited — however Oklahoma shall be with out an All-SEC standout when it opens convention play in what must be a prime 25 conflict with Tigers QB (and former OU signal-caller) Jackson Arnold returning to Norman.
Officers decided upon assessment that Thomas’ hit on Temple quarterback Evan Simon within the third quarter rose to the extent of focusing on after initially throwing the flag for roughing the passer.
It took till his junior yr for him to completely escape, however Thomas emerged final season as one of many prime edge rushers within the SEC. The previous four-star recruit shattered his profession information in each class and completed the yr with 23 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 9 sacks and two pressured fumbles. Solely 4 gamers within the convention recorded extra sacks than Thomas on the season.
Thomas posted one in every of his greatest performances of the 2024 season in Oklahoma’s 27-21 win over Auburn. He set a season excessive in tackles with 4 and logged two sacks for the second time within the marketing campaign. It was one in every of 4 video games on the yr Thomas recorded a number of tackles for loss.
The Sooners already boast a victory vs. a ranked staff after they defeated then-No. 15 Michigan final week, and whereas the Tigers have but to play a top-25 foe, they did beat their lone Energy 4 opponent in a season-opening win over Baylor.
