John Mateer’s solid start to the 2025 college football season with the Oklahoma Sooners took a drastic turn following a thumb injury in Week 4 of the campaign against Auburn, and he never truly recovered despite physically healing enough to play for the Sooners again. Now, he looks back at that time with a different approach and a renewed belief to do better this season.
“It’s very uncomfortable to watch, it really is. I’ve learned a lot. It’s not an easy game. The one play against Alabama, they got me…I’ve thought about it a million times. You learn that every play is different and you go through your reads and you learn…I’ll be better for it. It sucked it really did,” he said to SEC Network.
“In the Texas game, coming back 17 days after (injury), I’m glad I did it, because it showed me that you can fight through a lot. Even though obviously I was not 100%, it was. a very difficult thing to do but I’m glad I did it. Even if I failed, I’m glad I put myself in a vulnerable position.”
John Mateer Hopeful for Better Display This Season
Despite the struggles of the last campaign, John Mateer seems confident that the Oklahoma squad is strong enough with the right leaders to pose a challenge this time around.
“I think a good leader makes them believe in you, but a great leader makes them believe in themselves,” Mateer said at SEC media days.
“We don’t have a lot of immature leaders. We have a lot of good guys that want to help and see other people succeed because we know depth is so important in this league.”
Oklahoma Sooners and John Mateer kick off their 2026 college football campaign with a game against UTEP Miners on 4 September in Norman, Oklahoma.
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