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Brent Venables fueling John Mateer injury mystery ahead of Red River Rivalry

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The million dollar question is if Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer will play against Texas in the Red River Rivalry on Saturday, but it’s apparently an answer not even OU head coach Brent Venables has (supposedly).

After it was announced Mateer injured his throwing hand against Auburn on Sept. 20, it was immediately known from OU’s announcement that Mateer needed surgery and would miss the No. 6 Sooners’ next game against Kent State. Sooner Nation was unbothered by Mateer’s absence against the Golden Flashes, though, and has been mostly concerned about Mateer’s status for the Red River Rivalry at 2:30 p.