Oklahoma Sooners’ redshirt junior QB John Mateer feels the heat as the Sooners fight for a CFP spot. With head coach Brent Venables having too much on his plate, another warning sign popped up about Mateer. There were moments he seemed held back, not firing on all cylinders. With OU (7-2, 3-2 SEC) right on the CFP bubble, the quarterback got to hit the field confident and fearless.

On the November 13th episode of the Cover Crimson podcast , the lead anchor at SEC Network, Dari Nowkhah, was invited. The host was asked to share his thoughts about Mateer before the Alabama face-off. Mateer’s 2025 journey has been no less than a rollercoaster ride. The analyst put the spotlight on one of his flaws, “When he broke the thumb and he missed the game, and then he came back really in every su

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