OU football opened spring ball on Thursday with its first practice. It was the first chance for new OC Ben Arbuckle to get on the field and work with his players, including John Mateer.

If Washington State transfer John Mateer needed another reminder of the weight he now carries as OU football's starting quarterback, this was it.

OU football QB John Mateer, who transferred to play for new OC Ben Arbuckle, spoke Wednesday. Here are takeaways from Mateer's first news conference with the Sooners:

New Oklahoma Sooners starting quarterback John Mateer has had plenty of expectations placed on his shoulders ahead of his first season in Norman. Fourth-year OU head coach Brent Venables brought both Mateer and his offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle to Oklahoma to fix an offense that was one of the worst in all of college football last season.