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The Oklahoma football team got the season started on the right foot, by defeating UTEP on Friday. Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer made some picture-perfect throws while also gaining yards on the ground.
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Mateer was overall pleased with his performance. He finished his day completing 11 of his 17 pass attempts for 225 yards. He added seven rushing yards.
"Overall it was clean. I thought the guys played really well……I felt good," Mateer said postgame, per On3.
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The Sooners won 51-0. Mateer tossed three touchdown passes in the contest. Oklahoma is now 1-0 on the year.
Oklahoma posted more than 400 yards of offense, in what was truly a dominating performance. The Sooners, led by Mateer, made a powerful statement that they are a force this year in the SEC.
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"Good start for our guys," Oklahoma head football coach Brent Venables said, per News 9. "Proud of our guys, our coaches, our players. Scored half a hundred and got a shutout. There's plenty of things we gotta clean up."
Venables was pleased with Mateer, and how he played on Friday.
"Did a lot of really good things," Venables said.
Despite the big win, the Oklahoma head coach is trying to keep his guys grounded. Venables still sees a lot of room for growth.
"Certainly not sitting here beating our chest, but saw a lot of really positive things," Venables said. "Thought we were physical, thought we were prepared, really thought our offense was incredibly efficient."
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Venables wants Oklahoma to improve on their tackling. The Sooners forced two turnovers in the game, but did also lose a fumble.
Oklahoma football is in action next against Michigan , in a key non conference game. That contest is on September 12.
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