It was another disappointing day for the Oklahoma Sooners in a high-profile matchup. This time against a top-10 team in their 34-26 loss to the Ole Miss Rebels. The Sooners fought their way back for a third-quarter lead but squandered opportunities in the fourth quarter to get a big win.

Mateer had surgery on the throwing hand during Oklahoma’s off week, then sat out the win over Kent State. He returned for the showdown against Texas on Oct. 11, but he had the worst game of his career and threw three interceptions in a loss. He limited mistakes in a win against South Carolina last week as the running game carried the load.

Where do the Sooners go from here after losing to the Rebels? Here are 5 takeaways from the Oklahoma Sooners' performance.

Oklahoma is hosting Ole Miss for the first time ever on Saturday, as the No. 13 Sooners welcome the No. 8 Rebels to Memorial Stadium for a critical battle between one-loss SEC teams. After taking a 43-35 loss at Georgia last week, this marks the end of a brutally tough two-game road swing for Ole Miss.

After his team’s big road win, Kiffin met with ESPN’s Molly McGrath at midfield but could be seen in an exchange with Oklahoma defensive lineman David Stone prior to the postgame interview. “This guy yelled at me 5 times during the game telling me we couldn’t score in em” Lane Kiffin 🐐 pic.twitter.com/U6WlV4ebkM

These Sooners are flying under the radar, but they could shape Saturday’s top 15 battle with Ole Miss. Not only does Ole Miss rank No. 8 in this week’s AP Top 25, the Rebels also rank No. 8 among FBS teams in total offense,

Despite Oklahoma leading for more than 23:00 of game time, and by as many as nine points with 10:30 remaining in the second half, Wisconsin executed a late surge in the final minutes to tighten the score. That late push fell just one point short, with the Sooners holding onto an 84-83 victory.