Mateer, Oklahoma and Hand Injury
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John Mateer gave a brief update to Oklahoma fans on Thursday regarding the injury he sustained in OU's win over Auburn.
OU football coach Brent Venables is supremely confident in quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. while John Mateer is out with a hand injury.
The quarterback Mateer trailed in the Heisman race just got a surprise boost. Indiana 's Fernando Mendoza was a steep riser on his own and clinched frontrunner status entering Week 5 even before the Oklahoma star's injury. Now he has a clear lead on the rest of the country.
An Oklahoma fan went to some bizarre lengths to give quarterback John Mateer's orthopedic surgeon a gift this week.
Even Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond chimed in with an official commendation of Dr. Shin "for single-handedly saving John Mateer's season."