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.

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

On a day when the college football world was focused on whether or not Lane Kiffin was going to be come LSU’s next coach, the Tigers actually played a football game at Oklahoma to end the regular season.

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.

The Sooners’ regular-season finale against LSU is without a doubt the most significant game of Venables’ head-coaching career. After former coach Lincoln Riley left for USC — leaving Venables to rebuild and reshape a messy roster — two losing seasons and hot-seat talk, OU is one step away from erasing any narrative entirely.