QB Mateer probable to play for OU against Texas

Oklahoma backmost John Mateer has been upgraded to probable connected the SEC availability report, a awesome he's acceptable to effort to play against Texas connected Saturday conscionable 17 days aft country connected a breached bony connected his throwing hand.

Mateer's propulsion to instrumentality this week has continued this week, with sources telling ESPN that he's continued to signifier and has progressed capable to enactment himself successful presumption to effort to play. Sources told ESPN earlier connected Thursday that Mateer was connected way to effort to play Saturday.

The ambiguity implicit Mateer's quality to some play and thrive is expected to tally up until kickoff, arsenic sources told ESPN that Mateer's symptom level and quality to grip the shot volition beryllium watched closely.

A instrumentality to the tract against Texas would beryllium successful enactment with the astir assertive timelines of a imaginable comeback.

Oklahoma manager Brent Venables began the week by saying connected Monday that helium assumed Mateer wouldn't beryllium available. OU listed Mateer arsenic questionable connected the archetypal SEC availability study connected Wednesday and Venables has remained evasive connected Mateer's imaginable availability. On Thursday, helium was upgraded to probable.

Mateer emerged arsenic Heisman favourite successful archetypal period of the season. He injured the manus successful the archetypal 4th of a 24-17 triumph implicit Auburn connected Sept. 20. He played the remainder of the crippled and threw for 271 yards.

He's missed conscionable 1 crippled since country connected Sept. 24, arsenic OU had a bye and blew retired Kent State 44-0. Michael Hawkins Jr. started successful the Kent crippled and threw 3 touchdown passes.