Unless Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer remains a Heisman Trophy favorite and has that award at the end of the 2025 college football season, there's no question who the best quarterback that head coach Brent Venables has ever been around. And as Venables prepares for the Michigan Wolverines, he's having some flashbacks.
The Sooners host Michigan for a top-15 primetime matchup at 6:30 pm. CT Saturday in Norman, where Wolverines freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood will make just his second career start and first-ever road trip. Underwood was a highly touted recruit, and during Tuesday's weekly press conference, Venables compared Underwood to another generational prospect in Trevor Lawrence.