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Oklahoma LB Kip Lewis Named SEC Defensive Player of The Week

The Sooners junior linebacker clinched Oklahoma's win with his go-ahead 63-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of a 27-21 win against Auburn.

Bryce McKinnis

Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Kip Lewis (10) celebrates with defensive back Billy Bowman
Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Kip Lewis (10) celebrates with defensive back Billy Bowman / John Reed-Imagn Images
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By OU Media Relations

NORMAN — University of Oklahoma junior linebacker Kip Lewis was named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday following his game-changing interception in the Sooners' 27-21 win at Auburn on Saturday.

Lewis picked off a pass by Auburn’s Payton Thorne and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown to give Oklahoma a 22-21 lead with 4:06 remaining. The Sooners, who extended their lead to 24-21 with a successful 2-point conversion attempt, had trailed 21-10 early in the fourth quarter. Lewis’ interception was the first of his career, and the 63-yard return was the fourth-longest for a touchdown by a linebacker in program history.

The Carthage, TX, product finished the game with five tackles (four solo) and a tackle for loss. Lewis ranks fourth on the team with his 21 total tackles and has 1.5 TFLs this season. Twelve of his 21 tackles have come in the last two games against Tennessee and Auburn.

No. 19/17 Oklahoma (4-1, 1-1 SEC) is off this week before facing No. 2/1 Texas (5-0, 1-0 SEC) in the Allstate Red River Rivalry on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. on ABC or ESPN.

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Bryce McKinnis
BRYCE MCKINNIS

Bryce is a contributor for AllSooners and has been featured in several publications, including the Associated Press, the Tulsa World and the Norman Transcript. A Tishomingo native, Bryce’s sports writing career began at 17 years old when he filed his first story for the Daily Ardmoreite. As a student at the University of Central Oklahoma, he worked on several award-winning projects, including The Vista’s coverage of the 2021 UCO cheer hazing scandal. After graduating in 2021, Bryce took his first job covering University of Tulsa and Oral Roberts University sports for the Tulsa World before accepting a role as managing editor of VYPE Magazine in 2022. - UCO Mass Communications/Sports Feature (2019) - UCO Mass Communications/Investigative Reporting (2021) - UCO College of Liberal Arts/Academic presentation, presidential politics and ideology (2021) - OBEA/Multimedia reporting (2021) - Beat Writer, The Tulsa World (2021-2022) - Managing Editor, VYPE Magazine (2022-2023)

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