Hawkins was named the starter during head coach Brent Venables' weekly radio show Monday night
Peter Rauterkus | [email protected] the Tigers prepare to take on Oklahoma, they’ll be tasked with containing another dual threat quarterback. True freshman Michael Hawkins Jr. saw playing time during Oklahoma’s Week 4 loss to Tennessee, and after a solid performanceThe Tennessee game was Hawkins’ second appearance of the season, playing briefly in Oklahoma’s season opener against Temple.
“We’ll continue to study how others are trying to stop to see if we can find something that helps us in that regard,” Freeze said after the Arkansas game when asked about mobile quarterbacks. The pressure on the front end is important, but the responsibility doesn’t solely belong to the front seven.
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