Brent Venables had gone into the week saying that he wanted to give the true freshman signal caller a fair body of work, relative to Arnold’s. That didn’t pan out well.

After replacing Jackson Arnold, Michael Hawkins will become the first true freshman QB to ever start for Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry game vs. No.

Oklahoma football is reeling right now. The move to the SEC was always going to be replete with challenges, but fans had at least hoped for competent quarterback play. The Sooners’ offense is reaching concerning lows in Saturday’s home game against South Carolina.