You can blame John Mateer all you want for the Oklahoma Sooners losing to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff, but the truth is, he wasn’t the reason OU lost. In fact, his interception wasn’t even his fault. If the pick-six wasn’t Mateer’s fault, then we can’t blame the loss on Mateer, because he actually played great.

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.

University of Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer’s collegiate career certainly hasn’t been a straight line — filled with scandal, mystery and one big-time transfer along the way. Mateer, 21, helped guide the Sooners to a berth in the College Football Playoff during his first year in Norman,

Oklahoma seems to have gotten a boost from 50 Cent. The rapper performed his 2003 hit "Many Men (Wish Death)" during the Oklahoma-Alabama College Football Playoff game.

The No. 8 Sooners lost 34-24 to No. 9 Alabama in the first round of the playoff at Memorial Stadium Friday night. They’re now winless in five trips to the postseason and, despite meaningful improvements in Venables’ fourth season at the helm, the Sooners (10-3) ended their first trip to the new postseason in the same manner it ended those of old.

And just like that, OU’s College Football Playoff run is over. After building a big lead early, the Sooners fell apart in a 34-24 loss to Alabama, ending their season in a crushing way.