{"id":397149,"date":"2025-09-26T00:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T00:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/397149\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T00:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T00:46:11","slug":"oklahoma-quarterback-john-mateer-shares-positive-update-on-hand-surgery-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/397149\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer shares positive update on hand surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Mateer <\/a>shared a positive update on social media Thursday regarding his season-altering hand injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank God for a successful procedure. Dr. Shin is the GOAT. BOOMER SOONER!!\u201d Mateer wrote on X\/Twitter.<\/a><\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables announced that Mateer sustained a right hand injury in Saturday\u2019s win over Auburn.<\/a> Venables said the expectation is that Mateer will return to action sometime this season.<\/p>\n

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Mateer, a Little Elm product, had quickly established himself as a Heisman favorite<\/a> four games into his Oklahoma career. While leading the Sooners to a 4-0 record, Mateer had completed 67.4% of his passes for 1,215 passing yards and six touchdowns in the early going, adding another 190 yards and five touchdowns on the ground.<\/p>\n

With Mateer sidelined, sophomore Michael Hawkins Jr.<\/a> will start at quarterback for OU against Kent State on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have all the confidence in the world in Michael and are excited for his opportunity to lead our offense while John recovers,\u201d Venables said. \u201cHe had some big moments for us last season as a true freshman and has just gotten better and better. I\u2019m proud of the work Michael\u2019s put in and the progress he\u2019s made, and know he will attack this opportunity to help lead our football team.\u201d<\/p>\n

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