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Viral message board post giving Oklahoma fans hope for John Mateer’s return

Let's be clear, this is not an official report, but Oklahoma Sooners fans are believing OU quarterback John Mateer could return from a throwing hand injury in time to play against Texas in the Red River Rivalry because of a message board post that went viral this week.

A message boards post on TexAgs.com, a site that covers Texas A&M, was shared to X and eventually spread everywhere, because it claimed Mateer will return for the Red River Rivalry and even included a backstory.

Social media buzzing that Mateer could return for Red River Rivalry

According to the post from the user "OklahomaSooner Ag," Mateer was at Chipotle in Norman on Monday night when a restaurant worked asked Mateer about his hand injury.