Berry Tramel

Tulsa World Sports Columnist

NORMAN — For nine months, John Mateer has had quite the easy task of following Jackson Arnold. Then Saturday, Arnold was tasked with following Mateer, and there was nothing easy about it.

Mateer had laid aside a sputtering, frustrating afternoon against Auburn with a touchdown drive that could be season-changing. Down by a point with 7:08 left in the game, Mateer took the Sooners on a flawless, six-play touchdown drive that gave OU the lead.

Then Arnold, largely a bust as the 2024 Sooner quarterback but who played so much better Saturday in his return with the Tigers, took the field with 4:54 left, needing a touchdown drive to keep Auburn alive.

Good luck with that. The pressure Arnold faced in dealing with the emotions of his return was nothi

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