Quarterback uncertainty: Same old song, just a different verse
For a third straight year, a new quarterback will start the season for the Sooners. Two years ago, it was Kyler Murray. Last season it was Alabama transfer Jalen Hurts. And this season, it appears the quarterback reins will be handed to redshirt freshman Spencer Rattler.
It isn’t as if Rattler is an unknown. The former No. 1 quarterback recruit in the 2019 class has already spent a year in Riley’s offensive system, and although he has only thrown 11 passes in his college career and run with the ball just three times for 23 yards, his exceptional quarterback skills and high potential merit his consideration as an early 2020 Heisman candidate.
And why not? After all, an Oklahoma quarterback has been invited to New York as a Heisman finalist in each of the last three years, and two of the three won college football’s most prestigious individual award.
There should be little drop off in OU’s high-octane offense with Rattler at the controls and with the plethora of weapons around him. He appears to be an ideal QB for Riley’s offense.