Oklahoma’s Shocking Playoff Surge: Can They Defy the Odds This Season?
First, the bad:
- He’s been inaccurate. In fact, few quarterbacks have been less accurate. I thought Mateer looked awkward as he attempted a series of roving, sidearmed throws against the Wolverines, several of which wound up well off target. Among Power Four quarterbacks with at least 30 throws through two weeks, Mateer has the 12th-worst well-thrown percentage at 73.5%.
- He’s put the ball in harm’s way. Mateer has thrown four pickable passes (tied for the seventh most among Power Four QBs), as charted by Opta data, making for an early pickable pass rate of a well-worse-than-average 5.9% (FBS average is 3.4%). Mateer did indeed get picked once apiece against both Michigan and Illinois State.
Just two games, and Mateer will probably be better. His well-thrown rate at Wazzu last year was more than a full percentage point (4.8%) ahead of where it is so far at Oklahoma.


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