Oklahoma QB John Mateer to Undergo Surgery

[Big Orange Captain]

Looks like Mateer is out for a while

John Mateer injury: Oklahoma star QB undergoes surgery on right hand, out indefinitely

The Oklahoma quarterback is expected to return this season, but the timeframe is unknown

www.cbssports.com

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He should be back by our game.

 

[thehardknoxlife]

Not me...if him being out versus us makes our game with them easier (and it absolutely does) then I hope he's out.

Screw that easy button crap. I want them at their best and I want UT at their best. How else we gonna know who's better?

 

[orange parmejohn]

Going from hot weather, surgery, rehab, then back to playing in cold weather in the teeth of the schedule. That is one tall order.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

So he's definitely out for the Red River Rivalry vs Texas, which is just 18 days from today.

And then the Sooner's "murderer's row" starts a couple weeks after that, on the 25th of October (one month from Thursday), with -- in order -- Ole Miss, Tennessee, Bama, Mizzou, and LSU. All five ranked right now. Ouch.

Will he be back for any of that? Hard to imagine him getting back in time for all of it.

Timing would make our game likely his first one back…if everything goes smoothly.

Four weeks has him returning just in time for Ole Miss. Five weeks is us. Six weeks is Bama. As long as there are no complications, probably one of those three.

We'll have to see. I hope the lad's hand heals well and fully.

Go Vols!



EDIT: correction -- seven weeks is the Bama game. There's a bye week for the Sooners between the Vols and Tide.

 

[Kurtastrophe]

Timing would make our game likely his first one back…if everything goes smoothly.

 

[orange parmejohn]

Screw that easy button crap. I want them at their best and I want UT at their best. How else we gonna know who's better?

By the scoreboard.

 

[Big Orange Captain]

I think he will be back by our game i actually prefer he is back so we beat them fully healthy and there isn’t any excuses.

 

[AllMidSouth65]

Dr Finebaum don’t know anything

Agree but he said that and has some expert from OK as his source

 

[DonDiego]

Even if he is back in 5 1/2 weeks for our game, he's going to have a stiff hand and he's going to be rusty. That's pretty risky with what he has on the line.

 

[TheVolsFrog]

Honestly, I think that's exactly whats about to happen. The injury is on his throwing hand and there's no way you risk permanent injury coming back to soon. He's a Top 10 NFL lock imo.

Yup, if I'm a top 10 or day 1 lock, well it's been fun boys, I'll be rooting for y'all from the sidelines. NIL money is good but NIL ain't NFL Money
The term you hear now and will continue to hear a lot is, it's a business decision. heck I heard Lagway is in a walking boot may shut it down for the year. Some fans are asking if he'll hit the portal

 

[dduncan4163]

I think he will be back by our game i actually prefer he is back so we beat them fully healthy and there isn’t any excuses.

In the age of the playoff I don't. I just want to get to the dance and I don't care how

 

[casual-observer]

Oklahoma has no run game either. That Defense is going to have to carry them for at least a month. Mateer is the Okie offense

Correct.

Volnation’s only concern (and it’s legitimate) is Tennessee’s historical ability to make the opposing teams backup qb look like a Heisman candidate.

With CJH…it’s going to be different this time.

 

[CAVPUT]

Screw that easy button crap. I want them at their best and I want UT at their best. How else we gonna know who's better?

Problem is that we can't be at our best due to the season ending injuries we've already suffered with a couple of others that might not return either.

 

[FBtime]

Screw that easy button crap. I want them at their best and I want UT at their best. How else we gonna know who's better?

Our goal this season is to make the playoffs...not see who is better between us and OU

 

[Voltrapnbama]

Top 10? Didn't realize he was that highly thought of.

I don’t see top 10 at all. Maybe top 10 QB lol. Look at his numbers and not what the media tells us.

 

[Voltrapnbama]

Screw that easy button crap. I want them at their best and I want UT at their best. How else we gonna know who's better?

Because injuries happen? The best team will have depth to replace it. The worse one won’t

 

[Titans4Vols]

He's their entire offense. If Sellers plays well, Texas won't be their only loss in the stretch without him, even if it's only a month.

 

[sonofUT62]

Not me...if him being out versus us makes our game with them easier (and it absolutely does) then I hope he's out.

Wow

 

[sonofUT62]

Screw that easy button crap. I want them at their best and I want UT at their best. How else we gonna know who's better?

The scoreboard tells you.

 

[dduncan4163]

Going from hot weather, surgery, rehab, then back to playing in cold weather in the teeth of the schedule. That is one tall order.

That's a very good point. If he's back for TN no way he's 100%. Plus it's on the road and Neyland will be rocking especially if it's at night. I wonder if we wear our black unis?

 

[WillisWG]

Hawkins up...OU become run heavy

 

[dduncan4163]

He's their entire offense. If Sellers plays well, Texas won't be their only loss in the stretch without him, even if it's only a month.

Vey true, That USCjr Okie game will have a very low score. First to 17 wins

 

[dduncan4163]

Hawkins up...OU become run heavy

Problem is their O Line is sus and their RBs have yet to show up. Mateer was their entire offense

 

[WillisWG]

Problem is that we can't be at our best due to the season ending injuries we've already suffered with a couple of others that might not return either.

Quit with obvious

 

[Carp]

Finebaum says “3-4 “ weeks of recovery

That seems super optimistic.