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Hawkins the guy to face the looming adversity

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When Michael Hawkins, Jr. walked from the field toward the corner of Jordan-Hare stadium, the young freshman quarterback exhibited only a stone-faced expression as he gazed upon the crimson clad fans gathered there chanting his name after witnessing a “Sooner Magic” comeback in Oklahoma’s first Southeastern Conference road game.

It was the same look Hawkins had carried a week before, when coaches called him from the bench to replace a heralded starter and provide a spark for an ailing offense.

Hawkins’ spark had not been enough to eek out a win against Tennessee back in Norman. But, this time, Hawkins had just led the Sooners to a 27-21 win over Auburn in a hostile environment of 88,000 roaring Tiger fans.

This time, Hawkins had darted 48 yards for a touchdown on OU’s first series, giving Oklahoma an early 7-0 lead.

This time, the Sooners down by 11 points and with hope seemingly slipping away in the fourth quarter, Hawkins had thrown a 60-yard bomb to backup wide receiver J.J. Hester, who was called upon because the Sooners top five receivers were sidelined with injury.

This time, Hawkins solidified himself as a fan favorite. It happened the moment he scrambled and careened himself in a leaping arc over a wall of Tiger defenders at the goal line to score a two-point conversion following Kip Lewis’ 63-yard pick six to lead to a remarkable fourth quarter come-from-behind win.

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Dave: Sooners’ injury bug is now a monster

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Oklahoma essentially has half a college football team. An SEC defense, but a Pop Warner offense. Andthat just won’t win you many football games.

It certainly didn’t last Saturday in our first loss of the season to Josh Heupel and the Vols.

It’s either the injuries, the coaching, the players, or all the above.

Probably all the above. Why can’t we have a good defense and a good offense all at the same time?

Seems it’s either one or the other for the Sooners in recent memory. And it does not look like it will get better anytime soon.

Have you seen the latest injury report? Anderson, Anthony, Gibson, Tatum….all out or doubtful.

And that’s just scratching the surface. Our most productive wide receiver, Deion Burks is now listed as questionable. Even the kicker is out with what is believed to be an appendectomy.

All this and now we are faced with the prospect of a true freshman starting quarterback for the foreseeable future.

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Venables says freshman QB Hawkins will start at Auburn, wide receiver makes change

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Brent Venables said on his Monday night Coaches Show from Rudy’s barbecue in Norman that freshman QB Michael Hawkins will start Saturday against the Auburn Tigers.

Hawkins will replace Jackson Arnold, who turned the ball over three times in the Sooners’ 25-15 loss to Tennessee on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the OU coaches have also moved cornerback Jacobe Johnson to wide receiver to shore up the depleting ranks there due to injuries.

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