NORMAN, Okla. — John Mateer threw a 58-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Sategna with 4:16 left to overcome three interceptions, and No. 8 Oklahoma beat LSU 17-13 on Saturday night to likely wrap up a College Football Playoff spot.

Coach Brent Venables and the OU football team survived LSU for a 17-13 win Saturday that will all but lock up the Sooners’ first trip to the CFP since 2019.

The No. 8 Sooners survived against LSU to effectively punch their ticket to the College Football Playoff on Saturday.

Oklahoma is poised to play for its 8th national championship -- and the first since 2000 -- in the College Football Playoff.

Follow along here for live updates and analysis from the Tigers’ regular-season finale. You can also go here for continued coverage of the Kiffin saga. 6:04 p.m. — Oklahoma stops LSU on a fourth and 2, and that should do it. The Tigers are out of timeouts, which means they’ll lose 17-13 to the Sooners to finish their regular season 7-5.

An Oklahoma Sooners fan bodyslammed an LSU staffer in an attempt to hold on to a ball after catching it in the stands.

The No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners will face the LSU Tigers in Week 14 of the 2025 college football season on Saturday. The game will kick off at 3:30 p.m.

These are some of the X-Factors for the No. 8-ranked Sooners as they host the Bayou Bengals.