College Football Playoff, LSU and Sooners
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The pressure on Oklahoma Coach Brent Venables reached a critical level after the Sooners finished 6-7 last season.
John Mateer threw for 318 yards and two touchdowns, overcoming three interceptions to help No. 8 Oklahoma to a 17-13 win over LSU on Saturday in Norman, Oklahoma.
John Mateer carried himself with perseverance and embodied the 2025 Sooners’ “Hard to Kill” mantra in a 17-13 win over Louisiana State University.
On third-and-6 on the Sooners' own 46-yard line, OU quarterback John Mateer's pass was deflected by Patrick Payton and intercepted by Harold Perkins Jr., who almost scored, but was stopped at the four-yard line. On the first play of the Tigers' drive, Sooners safety Peyton Bowen picked off Michael Van Buren Jr.