John Mateer shines as No. 18 Oklahoma beats No. 15 Michigan

Saturday night showed why No. 18 Oklahoma added John Mateer.

The former Washington State QB accounted for all three of the Sooners’ touchdowns in a XX-XX win over No. 15 Michigan. Mateer ran for two scores and threw for another as he handily outplayed Michigan freshman Bryce Underwood and had the best performance for a Sooners quarterback since the 2023 season.

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Oklahoma took a 14-0 lead in the first half before Michigan cut the lead back to seven on the first play of the third quarter when Justice Haynes ran 75 yards for a score. Oklahoma stretched the lead back out to two scores again less than five minutes later when Mateer scored on a 10-yard run.

That TD run was set up by this play on third down as Mateer escaped the pocket and then fired a dime down the right sideline.

The Sooners were unable to put the Wolverines away until late in the game, however. Though Michigan hung around, it didn’t seriously threaten the Sooners thanks to their own offensive struggles.

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Underwood looked a lot like a true freshman quarterback making the first road start of his career against a stellar defense. Michigan had to use two timeouts in the second half for organizational issues and Underwood completed fewer than half of his passes. He finished the game just 8-of-23 for 131 yards.