Mason Young

Tulsa World OU Sports Reporter

OU rallying around Mateer and Hawkins

Oklahoma is rallying around both of its quarterbacks — John Mateer and Michael Hawkins Jr. — as it comes out of its bye week to face Kent State at 3 p.m. Saturday.

Starting quarterback Mateer injured his hand during the No. 5 Sooners’ Sept. 20 win over Auburn and will be out for an indefinite amount of time. Backup quarterback Hawkins will step in to lead the OU offense until Mateer is ready to go again.

The news that Mateer was having surgery on his hand came out of the blue last week. He supposedly sustained the injury in the first quarter of the Auburn game, but played through it. That said something to the Washington State transfer’s OU teammates.

“That he's a dog,” said OU safety Peyton Bowen. “Dead

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