Sources: OU's Mateer pushing to play vs. Texas

Oklahoma backmost John Mateer is pushing to instrumentality for Saturday's crippled against Texas, sources told ESPN.

There's a content that Mateer's instrumentality little than 3 weeks aft manus country is possible, according to sources, arsenic helium has reacted good to the operation. It's unclear erstwhile a determination connected Mateer being disposable to play volition beryllium made, arsenic Oklahoma manager Brent Venables has said publically that it's uncertain erstwhile helium volition return.

Mateer is recovering from country connected a breached bony successful his close (throwing) manus that took spot astir 2 weeks ago. Mateer playing against Texas successful Saturday's Allstate Red River Rivalry would dovetail with the astir optimistic instrumentality timelines, arsenic helium would beryllium 17 days retired of surgery.

Mateer was injured successful the archetypal 4th of Oklahoma's 24-17 triumph implicit Auburn connected Sept. 20. He played the remainder of the game, and finished 24-of-36 for 271 yards.

Mateer had country connected Sept. 24, arsenic helium flew to Los Angeles to get the country from noted hand/wrist surgeon Dr. Steven Shin. The timeline was expected to beryllium successful vicinity of a month.

At the clip of the injury, Mateer had established himself arsenic the favourite for the Heisman Trophy and 1 of the champion players successful the sport. He has completed 67.4% of passes, throwing for 1,215 yards and six touchdowns.

Mateer besides is simply a unit successful the Sooners' tally game, arsenic helium rushed for 190 yards and 5 touchdowns. He remains 2nd successful the state with 351.3 yards per crippled of full offense, trailing lone Arkansas' Taylen Green.

Mateer has missed conscionable 1 crippled since the announcement of his injury, arsenic Oklahoma had a bye and past played Kent State past week.

Michael Hawkins Jr. started astatine backmost for Oklahoma against Kent State, starring the Sooners to a 44-0 win. He passed for 162 yards and ran for 33 successful the victory, completing 14 of 24 attempts and throwing 3 touchdowns.