Sategna's 164 Yards Carry Oklahoma past Mississippi State
Isaiah Sategna caught eight passes for 164 yards and a touchdown, and if you had him this week you already know how it went. Oklahoma beat Mississippi State 23-15, and the Sooners did it with a lead they built early and then sat on.
It was 3-0 after the first quarter and 10-0 at the half, when John Mateer found Sategna from 36 yards out with 39 seconds left before the break. Rocky Beers made it 17-0 early in the third on a 32-yard pass, also from Mateer. Mississippi State finally got on the board with Sam West's 18-yard touchdown pass to Camden Capehart, but Tate Sandell answered with a 30-yard field goal and later a 38-yarder, and it was 23-7 with 4:26 to play. Sandell hit three field goals on the day (42, 30 and 38). Not glamorous. Very effective.
The Bulldogs did make the ending interesting. Sanfrisco Magee caught a 42-yard touchdown from Parker Puckett with 2:10 left and the two-point try was good, so an eight-point game was suddenly a one-possession game. That is as close as it got. Oklahoma was never tied and never trailed, and the final scoring play is the only reason the margin is not 16.
The numbers back the scoreboard. Oklahoma piled up 469 yards to 352, ran 39 times for 186 yards, threw no interceptions and sacked the quarterback four times. Mississippi State threw an interception and lost a fumble, and the Sooners lost one too (Beers, in case you were wondering where his points went). Both teams are 4-3 now, which tells you the standings are as crowded as the box score is lopsided.
Fantasy takeaway: Mateer's 27 points fell just short of his season best, the 27.7 against UTEP. Sategna's 32.8 was a season high by a wide margin.