Mason Young

Tulsa World OU Sports Reporter

NORMAN — It wasn’t certain that Jake Maikkula and Febechi Nwaiwu would play against Auburn after rolled ankles late in Oklahoma’s 42-3 win at Temple.

OU would’ve been in a dire situation if its starting center and right guard, respectively, weren’t available for the Sooners’ Southeastern Conference over.

But Maikkula and Nwaiwu weren’t going to let that happen. They gutted it out in the 24-17 win over the AU Tigers Saturday night, playing all 66 offensive snaps, per Pro Football Focus.

“Tough kids who are selfless and they want to play,” offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle said. “They want to be there for their teammates and they were. They played their butt off all night.

“Huge shoutout to those guys up front. I’m so proud of them, just what

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