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Brent Venables reacts to Oklahoma's 23-7 win over Florida

The Oklahoma Sooners got a massive win over the No. 24 Florida Gators on Saturday in "The Swamp." The Gators entered the game at 5-3, with their College Football Playoff hopes hanging by a thread, before the Sooners walked out of Gainesville with a 23-7 dominating win.

Oklahoma put together a complete performance, with the offense outgaining the Gators 351-203. It also dominated time of possession 37:50 to 22:10. The Sooners had a well-balanced attack under first-time play caller at this level, Jason Witten. Oklahoma threw for 207 yards and rushed for 144 yards.

Head coach Brent Venables reacted to the dominant performance by his Sooners.

"Super proud of our team," Venables said. "Really complete performance for us. Just a really very clean football game, complimentary football. I thought we really dominated the line of scrimmage and just an incredibly efficient football game. That's our best four quarters of football as a football team."

The win was especially big given the circumstances surrounding Oklahoma's offensive coaching change. With Witten making his debut as a play caller at the college level, the Sooners responded with one of their most well-balanced and efficient games of the season. The ability to control the line of scrimmage, sustain drives and keep Florida's season off the field showed just how effective the new approach could be.

Oklahoma will look to carry that momentum into the final stretch of the regular season. The win in Gainesville gives the Sooners a major boost and provides a foundation to build on as they continue pursuing their postseason goals. If the offense can maintain this level of execution, Oklahoma could become a much tougher matchup for the teams remaining on its schedule.

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