The Sooners faithful have seen enough. After another brutal outing from quarterback John Mateer, Oklahoma fans are openly calling for a change under center — and the frustration is reaching a boiling point.

Mateer's first half against Georgia on Saturday was the stuff of nightmares. He completed 15 of 19 passes for just 139 yards, threw an interception, took three sacks, and coughed up two fumbles that flipped the game's momentum — one of which Georgia scooped up and returned all the way for a touchdown. He offered nothing on the ground, either, and Oklahoma's offense sputtered to just two drives of more than 20 yards out of six. Both of those ended in turnovers. The Bulldogs took a 28-0 lead into the locker room.

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Sure, Georgia is elite, and playing between the hedges is never easy. But that's little consolation for a fan base that has watched its team lose to Michigan in Week 2 and then barely escape lowly New Mexico at home last week. The Sooners' ugly win felt like a loss to frustrated Oklahoma fans, and Saturday's first half only poured gasoline on the fire.

Social media erupted as Mateer's miscues piled up, with fans making it crystal clear they're done with the roller-coaster ride.

  • "This is insane ….this week to week with Mateer I'm done," one fan posted on X.
  • "John Mateer the kinda QB that makes you stop watching football and become more productive in real life," wrote another.
  • "If Oklahoma doesn't bench John Mateer, they're not a serious program," a third declared.
  • "Can someone please pack his dorm room up for him?" added another.

The calls for a change are only getting louder, and Sooners fans turning on Mateer after an ugly start is nothing new — this has been building for weeks. Even head coach Brent Venables may soon have no choice but to make a move.

The road ahead doesn't offer any relief. After next week's bye, Oklahoma stares down a gauntlet: arch-rival Texas, plus Kentucky and Mississippi State. If the Sooners don't get things figured out fast, their College Football Playoff hopes could be dead and buried before Halloween.

Has Mateer played his way out of a job? That's the question echoing across Norman tonight. And with each passing week, the answer seems to be trending in one direction.