Greg McElroy explains what he ‘loves’ about Oklahoma in 2025
By Mark Kern
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Greg McElroy is like the rest of college football fans all across the country in the sense that he is ready for the season to begin. Over the past few days, he has been providing his predictions for the Top 25 teams in the country on his podcast, Always College Football.
One of the teams that he has on that list is the Oklahoma Sooners, who come in at No. 15 on his list. The Sooners made headlines this off-season by beefing up the offense with transfers like quarterback John Mateer and running back Jaydn Ott. Those guys are expected to come in and make the Sooners much more dynamic on offense, and that is one of the biggest reasons that McElroy is so high on the Sooners.
“What I love is their offensive firepower,” McElroy said. “It starts with John Mateer and the production we saw at Washington State was amazing. He had over 3,100 yards and 29 touchdowns throwing through the air; he also added 825 yards on the ground and 15 touchdowns rushing. This guy is electric.”
Not only did the Sooners bring in Mateer, but they brought in his offensive coordinator, Ben Arbuckle from Washington State. That experience will pay dividends for Oklahoma, as McElroy said that Mateer knows exactly how to run this offense.
“He has a great feel for what this offense needs to look like with Ben Arbuckle also coming with Mateer from Washington State to call the plays for the Sooners,” McElroy said.
While he is extremely high on Oklahoma, he does a have a worry with the Sooners because of what looks like an extremely difficult schedule.
“What concerns me is the schedule,” McElroy said. “As you go through it, they could play as many as 9 teams ranked in the top 25 this year. If they can take care of business at home, then by all means you should be in great shape.”
Any schedule in the SEC is going to be difficult, as the conference is that loaded. Last season, the Sooners didn’t have the offense to keep up with the teams in the conference. If Mateer is able to play at a similar level that he did last year, then Oklahoma could find itself contending for the College Football Playoff.
