{
  "id": 14004780,
  "title": "Mississippi State football vs Oklahoma start time announced for Week 8 home game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/mississippi-state-football-vs-oklahoma-start-time-announced-for-week",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T17:07:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mississippi-state-football-vs-oklahoma-170741760.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Starkville, Mississippi - Mississippi State football's next home game against Oklahoma has been scheduled for October 24 at 2:30 p.m. at Davis Wade Stadium. The No. 19 Bulldogs, currently sitting at 4-1 with a 2-1 record in the SEC, will face off against the No. 21 Sooners, who have a 3-2 record and 1-1 SEC standing. This will be the first time Mississippi State coach Jeff Lebby, who played for Oklahoma and served as their offensive coordinator from 2022-23, takes on the Sooners. Lebby's coaching career began with Oklahoma before he joined the Bulldogs.\n\nMississippi State will also host LSU on October 17 (11 a.m., ESPN) and Oklahoma will host Kentucky that same night (6:30 p.m., SEC Network). The Sooners have had a strong start to their season, upsetting No. 1 Texas on October 10. Their other wins this season include victories over UTEP, New Mexico, Michigan, and Georgia, with losses to Michigan and Georgia. Mississippi State and Oklahoma have not played each other in football previously.\n\nThe game will be broadcast on either ESPN or SEC Network. For more information, readers can reach out to Mississippi State beat reporter Sam Sklar via email at ssklar@usatodayco.com or follow him on X @sklarsam_.",
  "summary": "The start time was announced for Mississippi State's Oct. 24 home game against Oklahoma.",
  "key_points": [
    "Mississippi State vs Oklahoma game scheduled for October 24 at 2:30 p.m.",
    "Bulldogs (4-1) vs Sooners (3-2) in SEC matchup.",
    "Coach Jeff Lebby takes on former team Oklahoma for first time."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Oklahoma State football bowl projections 2026: Where are Cowboys entering Week 7?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/oklahoma-state-football-bowl-projections-2026-where-are-cowboys",
        "published": "2026-10-12T17:33:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}