qb Archives - Ponca City Now

Sooner QB Mateer throws 3 interceptions vs. Texas in return 3 weeks after hand injury

Sunday, October 12 by The Associated Press

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports WriterDALLAS (AP) — John Mateer threw for 202 yards with three interceptions in his return for sixth-ranked Oklahoma in a 23-6 loss to Red River rival Texas on Saturday, only 17 days after having surgery on his throwing hand.Mateer completed 20 of 38 passes and said he felt fine... Read More.

QB John Mateer upgraded to probable for game against Texas

Saturday, October 11 by The Associated Press

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer(AP) — Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer's status has been upgraded to probable for the Sooners' game on Saturday against Texas.Mateer injured his right hand during a 24-17 win over Auburn on Sept. 20. The change from questionable was listed Thursday on the Southeastern Conference availability report.Mateer led the sixth-ranked... Read More.

No. 5 OU rolls past Kent State 44-0, QB Hawkins produces 4 TDs filling in for Mateer

Sunday, October 5 by The Associated Press

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports WriterNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma backup Michael Hawkins Jr. passed for three touchdowns and ran for another, and the fifth-ranked Sooners rolled past Kent State 44-0 on Saturday.Hawkins led the Sooners (5-0) to points on their first five possessions. He passed for 162 yards and ran for 33 as... Read More.

No. 11 OU’s record 10 sacks and Mateer’s late TD sink No. 22 Auburn and ex-Sooner QB Arnold

Sunday, September 21 by The Associated Press

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports WriterNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — John Mateer passed for 271 yards and a touchdown, and No. 11 Oklahoma beat No. 22 Auburn and former Sooners quarterback Jackson Arnold 24-17 on Saturday.Mateer, who transferred from Washington State to replace Arnold, scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 9-yard run with 4:54 remaining.... Read More.

Jackson Arnold returning to Oklahoma as Auburn’s QB following a rocky stint with the Sooners

Saturday, September 20 by The Associated Press

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports WriterNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — No. 22 Auburn (3-0) at No. 11 Oklahoma (3-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)Jackson Arnold was expected to be the next big thing at Oklahoma, another great quarterback at a school that produced Heisman winners Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray, and featured stars Jalen Hurts,... Read More.

Oklahoma QB situation becomes murkier as Sooners struggle to score

Sunday, October 20 by Ponca City Now

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports WriterNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma’s volatile quarterback situation just became much more complicated.Michael Hawkins Jr., the true freshman who replaced the highly touted Jackson Arnold earlier this season, was benched Saturday after committing three early turnovers in the Sooners’ 35-9 loss to South Carolina. That move by Oklahoma coach... Read More.

New QB Hawkins leads No. 21 OU against Auburn in Sooners’ first SEC road game

Saturday, September 28 by Ponca City Now

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer(AP) — The Oklahoma Sooners and Auburn Tigers both are trying to bounce back from 10-point losses in their Southeastern Conference openers where turnovers proved costly and backup quarterbacks were called upon in the second half.The similarities don’t go much beyond that.Coach Brent Venables has already said the 21st-ranked... Read More.