NORMAN — Dr. Steven Shin is in the building.
Shin, one of the most respected surgeons nationally who works at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and operated on OU football quarterback John Mateer’s hand/thumb earlier this season, is in attendance Saturday for the Sooners’ home game against Missouri.
Shin has gained a cult following halfway across the country in Oklahoma. Oklahoma attorney general and 2026 gubernatorial candidate Genter Drummond even issued an official commendation, praising Shin.
“If he comes to Norman, he’ll really feel it,” Mateer said in October. “He’s probably aware, but it’s hard to really understand until you come here.”
If he hadn’t already, Shin was feeling the love pregame when fans spotted him on the field.
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