India, Sept. 24 -- Oklahoma Sooners QB John Mateer is set to undergo surgery for a wrist injury, head coach Brent Venables announced on Wednesday. The injury, which took place in the Sooners' win over Auburn on Saturday, is set to keep him out of the Sooners' roster indefinitely.

However, it is not all "doom and gloom" for the Oklahoma Sooners fans as the team revealed that Mateer is expected to return "sometime this season," On3 reported.

The outlet also confirmed that the college has identified it as a right thumb injury, which happened during Saturday's win over Auburn. Mateer stayed in the game and played through the injury, per the report.

"After consulting with medical experts, it became clear that surgery is the best option for ...