Sooners QB John Mateer may have just sent a sense of worry to the entire fan base after describing how he feels after games
Quarterback John Mateer and the Oklahoma Sooners are on a roll.
One of the biggest concerns for the Oklahoma Sooners fan base entering the season was injuries, primarily due to the team’s struggles last year. Not many teams, if any, had as bad of injury luck as the Sooners did in 2024.
So far, the Sooners have had some key injuries here and there, but nothing close to what they had last season. However, that fear will always be present, especially in the quarterback position. They didn’t have any injuries to the QB position last season, but the way John Mateer is playing this year, the fan base is definitely scared that something will happen, and his recent comments about how his body feels shouldn’t make fans feel any better.
“Feeling good, you know, I’ve taken a lot of hits, so every Sunday you feel like you got in a car wreck, but it’s the best part,” Mateer said on Kirk Herbstreit’s podcast Nonstop.
Sooners need to change some things up in the run game with John Mateer
Against the Auburn Tigers, the run game was terrible. The only true run game was whatever Mateer was doing, and that just won’t work in the SEC. It didn’t work against Auburn, and it certainly won’t work against the Texas Longhorns, Alabama Crimson Tide, and even others like the Tennessee Volunteers and Ole Miss Rebels. Sure, you can say it “worked” because OU won, but if they had a run game, that score is a lot different.
Oklahoma needs to adjust some aspects of its run game as a whole. However, they also need to change some things up with Mateer in the run game.
I’m not saying they shouldn’t run the ball with him because they absolutely should, but maybe they should keep it more outside the tackles if possible so that Mateer has a potential line to get out of bounds rather than get hit.
All of the hits he has been taking will add up. They are probably already adding up, and they have only played four games with at least eight more to go. The bulk of the hits Mateer is taking are not from the offensive line allowing sacks or QB hits, it’s from him running, and either not sliding or trying to fight for a first down.
The good thing is that the Sooners have a bye week, and then, after that, they will play Kent State, a team that is not good, giving Mateer a chance to sit in the second half. If anyone knows Mateer, it’s offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle, so you must assume the Sooners will adjust as the year goes on.
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