Mateer throws 2 TD passes, Oklahoma hands Mississippi State third-straight loss 23-15

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- , John Mateer threw touchdown passes on consecutive possessions on each side of halftime and Oklahoma handed Mississippi State its third-straight loss 23-15 on Saturday. “I’m proud of John and the way he played,” Sooners coach Brent Venables said. “I thought he played an excellent game. I thought he did some fantastic things. He made some great throws.” Mateer went 22 of 29 (76%) for 283 yards through the air to go with the two scores. He added 37 yards on nine carries on the ground. Tate Sandell got the Sooners (4-3, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) on the board with a field goal on their first drive. Billy Puckett, who came in at quarterback for Kamario Taylor , got the Bulldogs (4-3, 2-3) to OU’s 6-yard line late in the second quarter, but he coughed the ball up on the next play.