Watch: Oklahoma football player decleated by Auburn cheerleader during pregame entrance

Football can be a violent game. Even before the game even starts. Even for the cheerleaders.

An Oklahoma football player and about 87,000 Auburn fans found that out on Saturday shortly before kickoff between the Sooners and the Tigers from Jordan-Hare Stadium.

As the Oklahoma squad exited the tunnel and jogged onto the field of play, a male Auburn cheerleader could be seen flipping and tumbling toward the OU players. He never stopped, seemingly unaware that he was flipping into a crowd of oncoming Sooners, until he eventually collided violently with an Oklahoma player.

*Collision occurs in bottom right of video below.

The player was knocked off his feet and both he and the cheerleader went sprawling to the ground around the five yard line before being helped to their feet.

There is no word yet on whether the player or the cheerleader sustained any lingering injuries, though both appeared to be okay once back on their feet. The distance from which the video was taken obscures the jersey number of the player in the collision.

Nevertheless, it made for a weird start to the OU-Auburn matchup.

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