If there was any doubt about who should run Oklahoma Sooners’ offense this fall, John Mateer erased it with one of those program-shaping performances against Michigan . The junior QB1 logged 344 total yards and 3 touchdowns, slicing through the Wolverines’ defense with poise and bite. His 74 rushing yards, two of them ending in the end zone, showed why Brent Venables is willing to lean on him in just about any way possible. Mateer didn’t just win a football game. He cemented the job and got a special award for his stellar play. So where does it leave QB2?

That’s where Brent Venables pulled back the curtain this week. The Sooners’ head coach confirmed what many had been speculating. The plan for Michael Hawkins Jr. is to preserve his redshirt year, if they can. The sophomore back

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