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OU football: Five takeaways from Sooners' 48-0 win over Missouri State

NORMAN — OU opened its season with a 48-0 win over Missouri State on Saturday night at Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

It was what everyone expected to open the season against a Football Championship Division opponent. But this was far from business as usual.

Here are five takeaways from the victory:

1. Rattlesnake Bites

Don’t expect the hype around redshirt freshman quarterback Spencer Rattler to die down at all after his performance.

Rattler was 8 for 9 with 199 yards and three touchdowns in the first QUARTER as the Sooners built a 31-0 lead.