Mississippi State
Oklahoma
October 23, 2026 | Football
GAME 7
Mississippi State (4-2, 2-2 SEC) vs. Oklahoma (3-3, 1-2 SEC)
Saturday, October 24 | 2:30 p.m. CT
TV: SEC Network
Streaming: ESPN App
Broadcast Talent: Dave Neal (play-by-play), Cole Cubelic (analyst), Tori Petry (reporter)
Radio: HailState.com/Watch | MSU Sports Network | SiriusXM 178 & 228 | SiriusXM App
Radio Talent: Neil Price (play-by-play), Matt Wyatt (analyst), Jay Perry (reporter)
Blackout At Davis Wade
- Saturday’s game at Davis Wade Stadium will be a blackout with the Bulldogs wearing black helmets, black jerseys and black pants. State won last season’s blackout game, 24-20, over No. 12 Arizona State.
- State earned its first win over a ranked team in the Jeff Lebby era in last year's blackout game with a 58- yard touchdown pass from Blake Shapen to Brenen Thompson with 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Thompson's memorable touchdown celebration in the final moments of the game preceded a field rush.
Bulldogs vs. Sooners: First Meeting
- Saturday’s meeting will be the first on a football field between Mississippi State and Oklahoma. OU, which joined the Southeastern Conference in 2024, will host State in Norman for the first time in 2028.
- The 2026 matchup between the Bulldogs and Sooners features the SEC's fourth-best total offense (MSU) going against the league's second-best total defense (OU).
Lebby Faces Alma Mater
- Bulldog head coach Jeff Lebby began his coaching career as a student assistant at Oklahoma. He later was the offensive coordinator for the Sooners in 2022 and 2023 before taking over Mississippi State’s program prior to the 2024 season.
Countdown To Kickoff: Bulldogs Host Oklahoma
Mississippi State returns to Davis Wade Stadium for the first-ever meeting on the gridiron between the Bulldogs and the Oklahoma Sooners. Kickoff for Saturday's Blackout game is set for 2:30 p.m. CT.
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Evans On Pace For Receiving Record
- Senior wide receiver Anthony Evans III is eyeing his former teammate Brenen Thompson’s single season receiving yards record. Evans has 614 receiving yards midway through the regular season, on pace for 1,228 yards, which would surpass Thompson’s current record of 1,054.
- Evans is tied for the SEC lead in receptions with 47 entering week eight and has hauled in five touchdowns.
Ball Hawk Bulldogs
- Bulldog cornerbacks Kelley Jones and Jett Jefferson both recently earned midseason All-America honors.
- Jones, listed as an On3 Midseason All-America First Team selection, is third in the SEC in passes defended with six.
- Jefferson leads all SEC defenders and is tied for fifth nationally with eight PBUs. He was named a member of the AP Midseason All-America Second Team.
Taylor Leads SEC Passers
- Sophomore quarterback Kamario Taylor leads all SEC signal callers in passing yards per game with 290.0, ranking ninth nationally. Taylor’s 17 touchdown passes lead the SEC and are also ninth nationally, and his five games played are fewer than any quarterback in the country in the top 20 in the category of passing TDs.
- The Macon, Mississippi native and lifelong Bulldog fan also leads all SEC passers in yards per completion (min. 50 attempts) at 14.2. Taylor leads the SEC and is second nationally in points responsible for per game at 22.8.
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