Oklahoma QB John Mateer Ready for Another Shot at Texas After 2025 Disappointment

Mateer returned from surgery for last year’s Red River Rivalry, but struggled.

Ryan Aber |

NORMAN — Looking back at it nearly 10 months later, Oklahoma quarterback John Mateerwouldn’t change hurrying back from a broken hand to start in the Red River Rivalry.

But Mateer craves a different result this time when the Sooners take on Texas on Oct. 11 in the Cotton Bowl.

OU fell to the Longhorns 23-6 in last season’s edition of the historical rivalry, with Mateer going 20 of 38 through the air for 202 yards with three interceptions and no touchdowns and rushing for just five yards on 14 carries just more than two weeks after undergoing surgery.

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