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John Mateer needed just one week to become a Heisman favorite

The Oklahoma Sooners have another quarterback contending for a Heisman Trophy.

New OU quarterback John Mateer was a dark horse Heisman contender during the preseason, but after just one week of the 2025 college football season, Mateer is near the front of the pack after his debut in Norman on Saturday. It seems he could continue the Sooners' trend of transforming transfers into Heisman winners with two accomplishing the feat just since 2017 and another runner-up.

John Mateer's Heisman Trophy odds jump after Week 1

Mateer took one of the biggest leaps of any player in the country Week 1 to emerge as the No.