{"id":14815,"date":"2025-10-13T08:33:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T14:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/2025\/10\/13\/oklahoma-qb-john-mateers-status-upgraded-for-red-river-game-vs-texas\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T08:33:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T14:33:43","slug":"oklahoma-qb-john-mateers-status-upgraded-for-red-river-game-vs-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/2025\/10\/13\/oklahoma-qb-john-mateers-status-upgraded-for-red-river-game-vs-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma QB John Mateer\u2019s status upgraded for Red River game vs. Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update on Oklahoma Quarterback John Mateer’s Status<\/h1>\n

The mystery around Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer\u2019s status for Saturday got a little clearer on Thursday night. Mateer, recovering from a broken hand that required surgery, has been updated to \u201cprobable\u201d for the Red River Rivalry game against Texas, according to Thursday\u2019s official SEC injury report.<\/p>\n

Related<\/p>\n

Mateer, a Little Elm product, suffered a broken bone in his right hand in the Sooners\u2019 win over Auburn on Sept. 20 and underwent surgery a few days later. According to a Thursday report from ESPN\u2019s Peter Thamel, Mateer\u2019s pain level and grip on the ball are the two biggest variables for him taking the field on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Injury Report and Team Status<\/h2>\n

Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables hasn\u2019t shed much light on the situation in the week leading up to the battle with the Longhorns, reiterating that he\u2019s just following along with what the OU training staff is telling him. If Mateer can\u2019t play, it\u2019ll be Frisco Emerson product Michael Hawkins Jr. behind center for the Sooners, Hawkins coming off a four-touchdown performance in a win over Kent State last Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Sooners enter the Cotton Bowl ranked as the No. 6 team in the AP Poll. See the full injury report for Saturday below.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma<\/h3>\n

Out: TE Kade McIntyre, OL Troy Everett, OL Jacob Sexton, OL Jake Taylor<\/p>\n

Doubtful: OL Logan Howland<\/p>\n

Questionable: WR Keontez Lewis<\/p>\n

Probable: QB John Mateer<\/p>\n

Texas<\/h3>\n

Doubtful: RB CJ Baxter<\/p>\n

Probable: DB Malik Muhammad, WR Parker Livingstone<\/p>\n

\"Texas
\nWhat we learned in Week 7 of college football: Texas flexes its muscles in D-FW, more<\/span>
\n<\/p>\n

Plus, Texas A&M kept rolling and another Texas Tech win was marred by \u201cTortillaGate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Texas
\nTexas found Arch Manning\u2019s recipe for success in convincing Red River win over Oklahoma<\/span>
\n<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s win over the Sooners represented an important step for Steve Sarkisian\u2019s team after some early-season struggles.<\/p>\n

\"Texas
\nCollege football poll (Oct. 12): Texas returns to AP Top 25; A&M, Tech keep climbing<\/span>
\n<\/p>\n

The Longhorns earned some praise after taking down Oklahoma, while Texas A&M and Texas Tech hold spots in the top 10.<\/p>\n

\"Texas
\nTurns out reports of Texas Longhorns\u2019 demise were premature after upset of Oklahoma<\/span>
\n<\/p>\n

Arch Manning overcame withering criticism to shake the weight of the world off his shoulders.<\/p>\n

Sports Roundup<\/h2>\n

Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis and opinion delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, Kevin Sherrington’s A La Carte.<\/p>\n

Update on Oklahoma Quarterback John Mateer’s Status The mystery around Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer\u2019s status for Saturday got a little clearer on Thursday night. Mateer, recovering from a broken hand that required surgery, has been updated to \u201cprobable\u201d for the Red River Rivalry game against Texas, according to Thursday\u2019s official SEC injury report. Related Mateer, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":14817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14815","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dmn-dallas-news-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com\/resizer\/v2\/S75K62D4D5BQRNEQLIXUGM2J3E.jpg?auth=436618b2ecb068409898d45a45d5361ee6023c2586bb46051f67ae89949f83a1&quality=80&width=1200&height=630&focal=2495,1187","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14815"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14815"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14818,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14815\/revisions\/14818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}