Oklahoma Sooners news: Mateer SEC award, OU's loaded schedule, College GameDay back to Norman

John Mateer earns early SEC award

Throughout the offseason, we heard a lot of doubt about quarterback John Mateer not being able to still produce with a big-time schedule, but just two weeks in after a huge victory over Michigan, Mateer is leading the Heisman Trophy race and on Monday was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week.

Mateer was magnificent in the Sooners' 24-13 win against Michigan on Saturday night in Norman. He accounted for 344 total yards between 270 through the air and 74 on the ground, which led OU. Mater also threw a TD to Deion Burks and ran for two more.

After Week 2, Mateer leads the SEC in passing yards with 662 and in total offense at 380 yards a game.

OU's loaded schedule

The Sooners' top-20 win over Michigan escalated them into the top 15 of the latest AP Top 25 to No. 13. The latest rankings shuffle also bumped Auburn and Missouri just inside the top 25, so every single SEC opponent on OU's schedule is now ranked. The only unranked opponents the Sooners have left are nonconference matchups with Temple and Kent State.

OU will travel to Temple on Saturday before hosting No. 24 Auburn the next week. Then, after a bye and playing Kent State, the Sooners' Red River Rivalry meeting against Texas will start a run of seven straight games against top-25 teams to close out the regular season.

ESPN College GameDay back to Norman

A perk of that aforementioned loaded schedule is endless marquee games for Sooner Nation that are sure to draw ESPN College GameDay back to Norman after its visit last week.

The Sooners' future matchups are sure to bring College GameDay back to Oklahoma with four home games against ranked teams still on the docket. ESPN is also sure to send its crew to Dallas for the Red River Rivalry on Oct. 11.

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