Oklahoma Sooners have made up their mind again on the quarterback controversy
The Oklahoma Sooners have had a quarterback thing, yes a thing is what I'm calling it, going on all season long. First, Jackson Arnold started. He played well in their first game against the Temple Owls, and still made the best throw we have seen to date from either of these quarterbacks, where he roped […]
The Oklahoma Sooners have had a quarterback thing, yes a thing is what I'm calling it, going on all season long.
First, Jackson Arnold started. He played well in their first game against the Temple Owls, and still made the best throw we have seen to date from either of these quarterbacks, where he roped one down the sideline to Jalil Farooq. Then, after a turnover-riddled game against the Tennessee Volunteers, he was pulled.
True freshman quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. was put in for a spark, and that's what he provided. He ran the ball well and made a few throws that were okay. But, most of all, he didn't turn the ball over, and that's what kept them in the game.
Hawkins Jr. played well against the Auburn Tigers but fell flat on his face against the Texas Longhorns. He played terribly, but somehow he never was pulled.
The three turnovers that all led to immediate scores on Saturday by South Carolina were all that Brent Venables needed to see in Hawkins Jr. to know that he had to go back to Jackson Arnold, at least for that game. The team was down 21-0 having only run a handful of plays on offense.
But, after seeing the long touchdown pass that Arnold made to Brenan Thompson, I think he was sold on going back to Arnold and staying with Arnold.
On Monday, he revealed that Arnold will be the starting QB against the Ole Miss Rebels.
Arnold has all of the arm talent you can ask for, and he can use his legs a bit. However, if he turns the ball over, none of that matters.
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