TIGER KINGS: OU 17–13 Over LSU -- Sooners CFP Bound with Lots to Fix | Postgame Podcast is LIVE
Mizzou. Auburn. LSU.
Three Tigers down. Oklahoma sits at 10–2, officially in the College Football Playoff, and the Sooners have earned the title “TIGER KINGS.”
In this loaded “Under the Visor Postgame Podcast,” Brandon Drumm & Parker Thune break down OU’s blood-pressure-spiking 17–13 win over LSU — and NOTHING is sugarcoated.
• John Mateer’s wild night: Made some big-time throws to get to 300+ yards for just the second time in 2025. However, the big throws were masked by absolutely three brutal picks, poor mechanics, continued launch-point issues — but can things be fixed or fine-tuned in the three weeks Oklahoma has to get ready for their first-round playoff game?
• Is QB a meritocracy in 2026?: Transfer portal talk, Michael Hawkins, Bowe Bentley and what OU could actually do next to make sure the QB position is more productive in 2026.
• Fabechi Nwaiwu making a massive sacrifice and being the emergency center — Nwaiwu’s first career start at center as a Sooner and the OL leader had zero bad snaps vs LSU.
• Sooners go-to WR Isaiah Sategna: What a day from Sategna had a HUGE day with nine catches for 121 yards. He’s chasing 1,000 yards, with only 53 yards to go. OU’s only consistent passing threat — and why that must change.
• Bowen Brothers = We talk about Peyton Bowen and Eli Bowen. Why they are future NFL studs and why they will, both, be viewed as two of the best DB’s at their respective positions when they return in 2026. Are they both already there? There is reason to believe that is the case.
• Gracen Halton’s game-changing play: Halton made a HUGE play on one of LSU’s reverses that caused a big loss and put them out of scoring positon. He also had the main penetration that caused arguably the biggest play of the Sooners’ season (4th and 2 PBU by Peyton Bowen).
• Why Oklahoma’s defense & special teams give them real CFP upset potential, but John Mateer will have to play well enough to put some point on the board. It’s now time where all three phrases have to come together as one for OU to make a playoff run.
• Texas, Notre Dame, playoff politics, the resume debate, and why OU deserves its spot and likely home field advantage in the first-round.
• How a healthier OU (Xavier Robinson, R Mason Thomas, more) could look frightening in the postseason.
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