John Mateer harm replace: Oklahoma QB obtainable vs. Texas lower than a month after hand surgical procedure

Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer will at the least be obtainable when the sixth-ranked Sooners play Texas in Week 7. Mateer was faraway from the Sooners’ ultimate availability report main into the Pink River Rivalry and saved his proper hand hidden from view as he exited the staff bus to enter the Cotton Bowl.

Whether or not Mateer performs or not, he is returning lower than three weeks faraway from present process surgical procedure. He missed the Sooners’ Week 6 rout of Kent State, however was in full uniform with a brace on that proper hand. Backup Michael Hawkins Jr. go the beginning within the 44-0 win. 

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables mentioned after the win over Kent State that he was “assuming” that Mateer would not be capable of go towards Texas. Nonetheless, days later, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian mentioned that his staff would plan on Mateer being the quarterback they confronted within the Cotton Bowl. 

“We’ll plan for Mateer, you need to,” Sarkisian mentioned. “He is a dynamic participant, he is the heartbeat of that offense for positive, every thing goes by him.”

Initially, sources advised CBS Sports activities’ Matt Zenitz that Mateer was anticipated to overlook a few month after the surgical procedure and that Oklahoma was hopeful to have the dynamic signal-caller again earlier than the top of October; nevertheless, he seems to be forward of schedule in his restoration. He final appeared in a recreation within the 24-17 win over Auburn on Sept. 20.

Getting Mateer again can be a serious increase to Oklahoma’s offense. Earlier than the harm, Mateer ranked second nationally with 351.3 yards of complete offense per recreation and rushed for at the least one landing and handed for one landing in every of his final 10 video games relationship again to his time at Washington State.

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