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Oklahoma Sooners pin hopes on new coach, QB to transform offense

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NORMAN, Okla. -- From a Denny's in Rolla, Missouri, John Mateer settled one of the most consequential transfer decisions of the college football offseason last December. Four months after he won the starting job at Washington State, Mateer had closed an explosive 2024 regular season on Nov. 30, with 3,965 all-purpose yards and more touchdowns -- 44 -- than any other FBS quarterback. When he sat down with family to discuss his future two weeks later, over 24-hour breakfast a day after his sister's college graduation, Mateer had the attention of every QB-needy program in the country.