Dr. Steven Shin just might be the biggest name in college football this week.
Dr. Shin performed a successful surgery on Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer's injured throwing hand on Wednesday, and as he had the Sooners' Heisman Trophy candidate's hand in his hands, Dr. Shin became a fan-favorite of Sooner Nation.
Social media was flooded this week of memes and posts about Dr. Shin being a hero for OU football, and Oklahoma's obsession with Dr. Shin eventually went all the way to the state capitol and even nationwide. The craze was already spreading throughout college football, but after Mateer himself confirmed his surgery was a success while praising Dr. Shin on Thursday, Shinsanity reached an unprecedented level.
Thank God for a successful procedure. Dr. Shin is the GOAT. BOOMER SOONER!!
— John Mateer (@John_Mateer4) September 25, 2025
Fandom of Dr. Steven Shin has taken over college football
Mateer only increased the love for Dr. Shin from Sooner Nation, even for OU associate head coach and defensive tackles coach Todd Bates.
S.H.I.N. (S)omehow (H)ealed (I)n (N)o…time⌛️ pic.twitter.com/imTa742Y6R
— Todd Bates (@CoachToddBates) September 25, 2025
Dr. Steven Shin is obviously a world-class surgeon, but I wonder if he’ll ever truly understand the impact he had on the MENTAL HEALTH of Oklahoma fans around the globe these last couple of days.#ShinSanity pic.twitter.com/N2mLqtKUHl
— Travis J Davidson (@TravisSkol) September 25, 2025
Please @OU_ThePRIDE have Dr. Shin dot the "i" next week#Sooners pic.twitter.com/AFwbrJGX65
— Andrew Shepard (@The_Shep_) September 25, 2025
Oklahoma has to find a way to get Dr. Shin to Norman for the Ole Miss game
— Josh Callaway (@JoshMCallaway) September 25, 2025
Introduce him in the starting lineups and everything, would be an all-time crowd pop
Soon pic.twitter.com/BbQJhq0InF
— jonah (@SobbingSooner) September 25, 2025
Shortly after Mateer's confirmation, Dr. Shin was officially recognized for his heroism by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond. That's when the college football world really realized the fandom of Oklahoma.
God bless college football https://t.co/KemMGNlJpv
— Ben Portnoy (@bportnoy15) September 26, 2025
https://t.co/WOM92bavh0 pic.twitter.com/xU150zQVx5
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) September 26, 2025
If anyone thought Oklahoma was not ready for the SEC, they are finding out this week they most certainly were. https://t.co/RdurOgPaV1
— George Stoia III (@GeorgeStoia) September 25, 2025
And while college football fans and media are usually divided by important figures in the sport, it seems Dr. Shin was able to not only help a fan base through a difficult time, but unite all of college football.
https://t.co/ZglZqN9CFB pic.twitter.com/gwFg2WUIRS
— The Main Line Podcast (@TheMainLinePod) September 25, 2025
Need to have @CodyBellaire and @CharlesPower on to really dig into the hand surgeon rankings. https://t.co/p1oajpFgC4
— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) September 25, 2025
If Mateer gets back for Red River and Oklahoma wins, Dr. Shin deserves to be the first one to wear that gold cowboy hat.
— J.D. PicKell (@jdpickell) September 25, 2025
Shoutout to @On3sports for putting the REAL GOAT in the top left of the graphic pic.twitter.com/PWy6KQUKRf
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWasserman) September 25, 2025
OU Twitter today pic.twitter.com/uFlAqbgrjN
— Barstool SEC (@SECBarstool) September 25, 2025
I really want to applaud Sooner Nation during this difficult time.
— John Williams (@john9williams) September 25, 2025
Your creativity with the Dr. Shin memes has been incredible.
In all seriousness, the Dr. Shin momentum is what makes CFB unique, special and hilarious. Unlike any other sport on the planet. 🧃
— J.D. PicKell (@jdpickell) September 26, 2025
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