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Live Observations From Oklahoma's First Battle With Mississippi State

The Sooners look to get back on track in the program's first matchup with the Bulldogs.
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Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer takes the field to warm up.
Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer takes the field to warm up. | Carson Field / Sooners On SI

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STARKVILLE, Miss. — Sooners on SI offers real-time observations from OU’s first-ever trip to Davis Wade Stadium throughout Saturday’s matchup between Oklahoma and Mississippi State. Just keep your browser open and refresh often. 

28 minutes until kickoff

Mississippi State just played an extensive hype video… for the cowbells. 

Interesting! 

(They are loud, and that’s without the east side of the stadium filling in yet).

— Chapman

40 minutes until kickoff

Here is the projected starting offensive line, left to right, per warmups:

Fasusi — Best — Maikkula — Joseph — Harris

Heath Ozaeta is available, but it’s Peyton Joseph who is “running” with the 1’s on the field currently. 

— Chapman 

43 minutes until kickoff

Eddy Pierre-Louis still appears to have a brace on his right knee under his sweatpants, but he’s moving around as well as he has since sustaining the injury. He’s just walking around to offer some encouragement to his teammates during warmups, but we’ll see if he’s able to get closer to playing in the coming weeks. 

— Chapman

78 minutes until kickoff

For once, it seems an availability report brings good news for Oklahoma. 

Sophomore Michael Fasusi was not listed on the final report of the week, meaning he is available for today’s contest. Heath Ozaeta is also not on the report, so the duo could return to the lineup today. 

Fasusi logged just 17 offensive snaps against UTEP, and he hasn’t played since. 

Cornerback Eli Bowen was downgraded to out, however, so it’ll be back over to Trystan Haynes to fill in for the junior again today across from Courtland Guillory. 

As reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel and others, Mississippi State quarterback Kamario Taylor is going to give it a go today. 

We’ll find out just how healthy the young quarterback is soon, but he’ll have running back Fluff Bothwell alongside him in the backfield. 

— Chapman 

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Ryan Chapman
RYAN CHAPMAN

Ryan is co-publisher at Sooners On SI and covers a number of sports in and around Norman and Oklahoma City. Working both as a journalist and a sports talk radio host, Ryan has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team, the Oklahoma City Energy and more. Since 2019, Ryan has simultaneously pursued a career as both a writer and a sports talk radio host, working for the Flagship for Oklahoma sports, 107.7 The Franchise, as well as AllSooners.com. Ryan serves as a contributor to The Franchise’s website, TheFranchiseOK.com, which was recognized as having the “Best Website” in 2022 by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters. Ryan holds an associate’s degree in Journalism from Oklahoma City Community College in Oklahoma City, OK. 

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