Oklahoma QB situation becomes murkier as Sooners struggle to score

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports WriterNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma’s volatile quarterback situation just became much more complicated.Michael Hawkins Jr., the true freshman who replaced the highly touted Jackson Arnold earlier this season, was benched Saturday after committing three early turnovers in the Sooners’ 35-9 loss to South Carolina. That move by Oklahoma coach...

New QB Hawkins leads No. 21 OU against Auburn in Sooners’ first SEC road game

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer(AP) — The Oklahoma Sooners and Auburn Tigers both are trying to bounce back from 10-point losses in their Southeastern Conference openers where turnovers proved costly and backup quarterbacks were called upon in the second half.The similarities don’t go much beyond that.Coach Brent Venables has already said the 21st-ranked...