Former Oklahoma legend had to put QB John Mateer in his place in a very different arena, and he did just that
There’s a lot of excitement surrounding new Oklahoma Sooners starting quarterback John Mateer, who transferred over from Washington State this offseason. He was joined by his former Cougars offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle, having a tremendous bond and a lot of on-field success. During the 2024 college football season together, Mateer managed to throw for 3,139 yards […]
There’s a lot of excitement surrounding new Oklahoma Sooners starting quarterback John Mateer, who transferred over from Washington State this offseason. He was joined by his former Cougars offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle, having a tremendous bond and a lot of on-field success.
During the 2024 college football season together, Mateer managed to throw for 3,139 yards and 29 touchdowns. Mateer also ran for another 826 yards and 15 scores on the ground. The 6-1, 224-pound passer is a dynamic dual threat option behind center.
While he’s an impressive talent on the football field, it appears that Mateer’s game on the golf range may not quite be as exciting. During an interview with Mark Rodgers of Sports Animal, Mateer spoke about his chance to play golf with former Sooner legend Sam Bradford.
That matchup caused Mateer to step away from the golf clubs for a bit, obviously in a joking manner. He may have embarrassed himself in that setting, but the good news is that it has no relevance to Mateer’s game each and every Saturday. If Mateer can have half the success as Bradford did in Norman, he will become beloved by Oklahoma fans everywhere.
Even with Bradford’s injury-plagued final season with the Sooners, he still managed to throw for 8,403 yards and 88 touchdowns in his career. Bradford also completed nearly 68 percent of his passes, while also adding another five touchdowns on the ground, and throwing just 16 interceptions.
Following his Heisman Trophy career, Bradford was selected by the St. Louis Rams with the first overall selection in the 2010 NFL Draft. Bradford went on to play eight seasons in the NFL with the Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, and Arizona Cardinals.
He managed to start 83 games in his career. During that span, Bradford threw for 19,449 yards and 103 touchdowns. Bradford also added another two scores on the ground. Unfortunately, he never achieved his upside as a signal caller on the NFL level, but will forever be remembered as a So
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