Recently, the Oklahoma football program got some brutal news when it was announced that starting quarterback John Mateer would need to have surgery because of an injury to his hand. The news immediately hung a cloud over what had been a strong start to the 2025 season for the Sooners , although Mateer is expected to still return at some point during the year.

On Thursday, Mateer took to social media to give an optimistic post-surgery update.

“Thank God for a successful procedure. Dr. Shin is the GOAT. BOOMER SOONER!!” wrote Mateer on X, formerly Twitter.

Needless to say, fans in the comment section were thrilled about the positivity from their starting quarterback.

“We are so BACK baby!” wrote one fan.

“Hopefully you didn’t use your thumb to type this! Don’t need any setbacks,”

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