No. 14 Oklahoma, Mateer get back on track with a 26-7 win over South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- , It was a long, disappointing week for Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer , the Washington State transfer who shouldered much of the blame for the Sooners' 23-6 defeat at Texas last week. Mateer and the 14th-ranked Sooners' defense made sure to put that loss behind them in a 26-7 win over South Carolina on Saturday. Mateer threw for 150 yards and a touchdown while the defense sacked Gamecocks quarterback LaNorris Sellers six times, had a interception and a safety to get back to their winning ways. “I expected better than that,” Mateer said of his three interception showing against the Longhorns. “Today, whether I was feeling good or not, I was going to play.