NORMAN — Oklahoma has a tough balancing act on its hands with John Mateer . By his own admission, the redshirt junior must play a lot better to help OU’s offense progress. But the Sooners need Mateer to remain confident despite shaky performances against Texas and Ole Miss.

Next up for these Sooners: at No. 14 Tennessee, at No. 4 Alabama and vs. No. 19 Missouri — not as tough as October 2000, but if you expand it out, it’s bookended by a game against ranked Ole Miss on the last weekend of October and a Nov. 29 season finale against flailing-yet-talented LSU.

Oklahoma’s mistakes on special teams and eight costly penalties proved too much to overcome, as Brent Venables emphasized discipline and fundamentals moving forward.

Even with Kyler Murray and the Cardinals on a bye, five different former Sooner quarterbacks started behind center this week in the NFL.

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Sooners Win Probability: 57.5% (Down from 57.8%) Sooners Win Probability: 65.3% (Up from 62.2%)

Oklahoma (6-2) managed 342 yards of total offense and 13 downs, well below its season averages after most of the Sooners' production came on a 76-yard catch-and-run from Isaiah Setagna in the first half and Xavier Robinson's 65-yard scamper in the third quarter.