Mateer, a Little Elm alum, is listed as the fifth-best quarterback prospect on Pro Football Focus’ big board and the seventh-best on ESPN’s.

Zabien Brown knew where the ball was going and where to be before he intercepted Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer in the first round of the College Football Playoff.

The Oklahoma Sooners came up short in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Friday night. OU was defeated 34-24 by the Alabama Crimson Tide, who avenged their regular season loss back in Week 12, and 'Bama will move on to the Rose Bowl to face Indiana.

John Mateer did not look for cover Saturday night. After Oklahoma’s 34–24 College Football Playoff loss to Alabama Crimson Tide, the Oklahoma Sooners quarterback stood in front of reporters and addressed the moment that swung the game and the question that now follows his season.