Redshirt freshman Trevor Knight became the starting quarterback at Oklahoma today, Coach Bob Stoops announced.
The announcement came several days after recent media speculation that Knight may supplant the seemingly heir-apparent junior Blake Bell, who became a fan favorite last year with his red-zone “Bell Dozer” play.
Bell is probably the fan favorite, given his Bell Dozer fame the last two years. But Knight’s name hit the Norman consciousness a lot in July, with reports that he was excelling in summer workouts. Quick. Fast. Strong. Positive. Those were the words describing the San Antonio redshirt freshman.
“Both Trevor and Blake (Bell) have competed hard and both will be ready to play against Louisiana-Monroe,” Stoops said. “Like every other position on our team, I expect them both to continue competing for the starting job.”
A four-star recruit out of Reagan High School in San Antonio, Texas, Knight threw for 27 touchdowns and 2,092 yards with three interceptions as a prep senior while also rushing for 943 yards with 15 touchdowns. He also registered 1,050 rushing yards with 22 touchdowns to go along with 1,629 passing yards and 11 scores as a junior.
“Like every other position on our team, I expect them both to continue competing for the starting job.
“Like every other position on our team, I expect them both to continue competing for the starting job.
Local sportscasters reported Monday night that Knight would become the Sooners’ starting quarterback.
They claimed sources as indicating Knight has been the most consistent of the quarterbacks during spring and summer, the smartest at calling plays and was more athletic.
Most fans presumed that Bell would be the Sooners’ opening-game starter, so the Knight speculation is a bit of a surprise.
Bell, a 6-foot-6, 255-pounder, earned the nickname of “The Belldozer” as a short-yardage situational player playing behind Landry Jones in the last two seasons. During that span, Bell scored 24 rushing touchdowns, but his passing results have been mixed. He’s completed only 20 passes, including 9-for-16 for 107 yards last season.
Knight was a dual-threat quarterback at San Antonio, Texas Reagan High School, accounting for 75 touchdowns during his final two seasons with the Rattlers.
As a senior, Knight passed for 27 touchdowns and 2,092 yards with three interceptions and also added 943 rushing yards and 15 more touchdowns.
Knight’s strong effort has made the positional battle closer than would have been expected.
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