WATCH: Oklahoma DE R Mason Thomas Scores Sooners' First Points at LSU

R Mason Thomas picked up a fumble and took it to the end zone for the Sooners' first touchdown against LSU on Saturday night.

Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman R Mason Thomas / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

Oklahoma got on the board for the first time against LSU on Saturday night thanks to the defense. 

On LSU’s third possession of the game in the first quarter, Gracen Halton sacked Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier and popped the ball to the ground. R Mason Thomas then scooped up the fumble and ran it in for a short 9-yard touchdown. 

RUMBLIN' INTO THE ENDZONE 😤@GracenHalton1 x @thomss_r pic.twitter.com/Dn3CJWrq6G

— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) December 1, 2024

The touchdown evened the score 7-7 with 3:26 left in the first quarter. LSU (7-4 overall, 4-3 SEC) struck first on its second drive with an 18-yard pass from Nussmeier to Kyren Lacy. Nussmeier was injured early in the second quarter after getting sacked by Thomas. Nussmeier later went to the locker room without shoulder pads and was replaced by AJ Swann.

Last week in the upset over then-No. 7 Alabama, OU’s defense pulled in three interceptions, including a 49-yard pick-6 from linebacker Kip Lewis in the third quarter. 

So far against LSU, though, OU’s offense has been idle, putting up only 19 total yards in two possessions in the first quarter.