"In the Weeds": Top Plays from OU Football's 23-15 Win Over Mississippi State

Gabe Ikard and Teddy Lehman break down the top plays from Oklahoma football's 23-15 win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs on October 24, 2026. The Oklahoma Sooners defense delivered another solid performance and OU's offense continued to show some improvement as John Mateer played his best game of his OU career.

0:54 Owen Heinecke forces a fumble on MSU QB Billy Puckett and Taylor Wein recovers
5:01 John Mateer escapes the pocket and delivers a sweet jump pass to Isaiah Sategna who takes it all the way for a 36 yard touchdown to put the Sooners up 10-0. Lloyd Avant makes a CRUCIAL block to allow the play to happen.
9:55 Tory Blaylock rips off a 47 yard run on a pin pull play with great blocks from Rocky Beers, Hayden Hansen and Noah Best.
14:16 John Mateer audibles at the line of scrimmage and finds Rocky Beers wide open for a 32 yard touchdown to make it 17-0
17:49 MSU makes it 17-7 with a well executed double pass from Sam West to Camden Capehart
23:15 John Mateer scrambles and delivers a fantastic throw to Rocky Beers for what appeared to be a touchdown but was ruled incomplete
27:31 Courtland Guillory runs the route for MSU's wide receiver on a key 4th and 5 and breaks up Billy Puckett's pass
31:15 Lloyd Avant rips off a 19 yard run on inside zone with tremendous double teams from Noah Best and Caleb Nitta & Peyton Joseph and E'Marion Harris.
34:43 Peyton Bowen makes a great play on the ball and intercepts a bad throw from Billy Puckett
38:00 John Mateer delivers a perfectly thrown go ball to Isaiah Sategna with pressure in his face
42:48 OU's defense gives up a long TD pass from Billy Puckett to Sanfrisco Magee