Gavin Freeman lives up to hype with punt return touchdown in OU win

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Syndication: The Oklahoman
Oklahoma's Gavin Freeman (82) runs back a punt for a touchdown during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Arkansas State Red Wolves at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023.

It took the sophomore wide receiver only one play to live up to the high expectations place on him this season. Freeman — like last year — scored the first time he touched the ball, returning a punt 82 yards for a touchdown Saturday in Oklahoma’s 73-0 win over Arkansas State. It was OU’s first punt return for a touchdown since Dede Westbrook in 2016.