After weeks of speculation about his status, Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer suited up and started in Saturday’s 23-6 loss to Texas. While the redshirt junior showed toughness in returning from thumb surgery, the performance left plenty to analyze heading into this week’s matchup at South Carolina.

Mateer’s Return: “Fighting Through Rust”

, Toby Rowland and his guest, OU sideline reporter Chris Plank, discussed what they saw from Mateer in his return. Plank described the quarterback as visibly frustrated after the game, saying, “You could see it in his eyes, he was crushed. He wants to win football games and make people happy.”

Mateer admitted postgame that his struggles weren’t physical but “with his eyes,” suggesting decision-making and timing issues after missing multiple weeks of p

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