Sooners coach Brent Venables acknowledges the former 5-star QB is 'incredibly disappointed,' but said he's 'handled things great' as the backup so far.
to watch the last six quarters of Oklahoma football and everything that has happened since.OU’s 5-star quarterback recruit from Denton, TX, didn’t perform great in his first three games of 2024, then found himself in Week 4 overwhelmed by a cascade of disastrous turnovers.to two fourth-quarter touchdowns against Tennessee, then rallied them again to victory at Auburn — the first SEC win in program history.
Arnold’s Pro Football Focus grade as a passer ranks 128th in the nation. He’s completed just 2-of-15 throws of 20 yards or more with no touchdowns and two interceptions, and just 10-of-21 on intermediate throws of 10-19 yards with five TDs and no INTs. Venables said the OU staff has “worked hard to make sure he’s got the right mindset. And everybody’s got a role. He’s gotta stay ready. He’s gotta stay ready. And so he’s handled things great. Really, really good in every way. Now, more so than you’d probably think as just a second-year player.”
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