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Oklahoma football: 10 Sooners who defined Quarterback U

By Josh Yourish

Jan 2, 2008; Glendale, AZ, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford (14) against the West Virginia Mountaineers during the Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium. West Virginia defeated Oklahoma 48-28. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2008; Glendale, AZ, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford (14) against the West Virginia Mountaineers during the Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium. West Virginia defeated Oklahoma 48-28. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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7 Oct 2000: Quarterback Josh Huepel #14 of the Oklahoma Sooners walks on the field during a game agaist the Texas Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas Texas. The Sooners defeated the Longhorns 63-14.Mandatory Credit: Ronald Martinez /Allsport
7 Oct 2000: Quarterback Josh Huepel #14 of the Oklahoma Sooners walks on the field during a game agaist the Texas Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas Texas. The Sooners defeated the Longhorns 63-14.Mandatory Credit: Ronald Martinez /Allsport /

Oklahoma: 1999-2000

Passing yards: 6,852

TD: 50 INT: 29

NFL: N/A

Like Dillon Gabriel, and many others on this list, Heupel had an unconventional path to Norman. He began his collegiate career at Weber State before suffering an injury and transferring to Snow College in Utah. After spending 1998 at Snow College, Bob Stoops, who had recently taken the Oklahoma job, came calling and Heupel transferred to play for the Sooners.

Heupel’s better statistical year at Oklahoma was 1999, but in 2000, he led the Sooners to a national championship and finished as the runner-up for the Heisman trophy. He was taken in the sixth-round of the 2001 NFL draft, but did not make an NFL roster.

Now, Heupel has built a quarterback-friendly offensive system to Knoxville as the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers, Oklahoma’s future SEC rival.

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