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Missouri State football got blown out by Oklahoma. What lessons are they taking into a matchup with Central Arkansas?

After losing their season opener to Oklahoma University 48-0, the Missouri State football team has their sights set on their next opponent, the University of Central Arkansas.

The team struggled in several areas against OU, one of which was penalties. The Bears had nine penalties for 73 yards against the Sooners, several of those coming on false starts and illegal formations.

“We had some really inexperienced guys in there playing that weren’t able to carry it over from practice into the game,” said head coach Bobby Petrino in a press conference. “That’s really the secret of football, to be able to carry it over.