John Mateer, Oklahoma shredded for poor 1st half at Michigan
By Andrew Olson
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John Mateer and the No. 11 Oklahoma Sooners are in the national spotlight on Saturday as OU is in Ann Arbor to take on Big Ten blueblood Michigan. With all eyes on Mateer, the Oklahoma quarterback is having a rough day on the road.
Mateer completed less than half of his passes for just 3.25 yards per attempt. He left the field at halftime with a putrid line of 7-for-16 passing for just 52 yards. The only positive might be that Mateer has not thrown an interception.
Here’s a small sample of what fans and media members are saying on X (formerly Twitter):
Pregame storyline: Will Bryce Underwood be benched?
— Bill Trocchi (@billtrocchi) September 12, 2026
Halftime storyline: Will John Mateer be benched?
Two QB runs in a must have two minute drill isn’t exactly a vote of confidence in John Mateer…
— Brooks Austin (@BrooksAustinBA) September 12, 2026
John Mateer is 5-of-13. Bryce Underwood is 4-of-7.
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) September 12, 2026
Feel the 1970s through your TV today.
Y'all told me John Mateer fixed all of this.
— RJ Young (@RJ_Young) September 12, 2026
John Mateer has a TD run here if he simply follows TWO blockers who were on a safety … pic.twitter.com/HBIkLFDNbS
— Brad Crawford (@BCrawford247) September 12, 2026
Hard to imagine, but Bryce Underwood is looking like a much better investment than John Mateer so far today.
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 12, 2026
John Mateer has been John Mateerable pic.twitter.com/5wLS0Wjcwc
— eavitt eaton niversity (@HesOurHeaux337) September 12, 2026
The John Mateer hype needs to stop. He is awful.
— Droppingballss (@Droppingballss) September 12, 2026
I’m starting to think John Mateer might not be a Heisman finalist
— JP (@akaRon) September 12, 2026
Michigan leads Oklahoma 10-0 at the half. The game is airing on FOX as part of Big Noon Saturday.
Who will win the game? Make a prediction on Kalshi!
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaign of Fred Taylor.
