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Forget last year’s ‘what ifs’ – it’s football time in Oklahoma (but questions remain)

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During the off season I heard many people play the “if only” game when talking about the 2014 Sooner football campaign.

If only Trevor wouldn’t have thrown the pick six’s against Kansas St. and TCU. If only Stoops wouldn’t have re-punted against the pokies. If only Hunnicutt wouldn’t have missed an extra point and a chip shot field goal against K-State.

Why if only 4 or 5 plays go the other way, we would have been 11-1 and going to a Big Six Bowl. We were that close to a great season!

But that’s not the way it works. Great teams make those four or five plays. The Sooners unfortunately haven’t been a great team for several years. Was it all Trevor’s fault? How about Heupel’s play calling? Maybe it was that sieve of a defensive backfield?

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Baker Mayfield named starting QB

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Has there ever been a quarterback win a starting job after arriving as a walk-on at two different FBS schools?

There has now. Baker Mayfield is the guy.

Mayfield was named the new starting QB for the Sooners, edging out last year’s start Trevor Knight and sophomore Cody Thomas.

Coach Bob Stoops called Mayfield “an excellent leader, highly competitive, good delivery.” Stoops refused to reveal what set Mayfield apart from Knight and Thomas, except to say he brought the consistency the coaches were looking for from their quarterback.

Offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley said he made the decision over the weekend.

Meanwhile, Mayfield didn’t know about the decision until called into the coaches office on Monday.

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