Oklahoma is still the place to go if you want to be a starting quarterback in the National Football League.
The NFL season is officially underway, with the 2024 campaign beginning on Thursday night. All 32 teams have selected their starting quarterbacks for the season and, predictably, the Oklahoma Sooners were well represented.
FOX College Football celebrated the beginning of the NFL season breaking down where each of the 32 starters went to college. To get the season going, the Sooners have the most starting quarterbacks in week one with three.
OU was one of only seven schools with multiple starters. Oregon, Clemson, Cal, Alabama, USC, and LSU had two each.
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Of course, the Sooners are represented by three of the finest players in the past decade of college football. Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray, and Jalen Hurts are responsible for five Big 12 championships and four College Football Playoff appearances over five years. Mayfield also led OU to a win in the Sugar Bowl after the 2016 season, in what would be Bob Stoops’ final game as the program’s head coach.
All three former Sooner greats play in the NFC. Mayfield signed a new three-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this offseason after leading them to the playoffs. Kyler Murray, with Arizona, and Jalen Hurts, with Philadelphia, are among the top 10 highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL in terms of average annual salary, according to OverTheCap.com.
Hurts and the Eagles begin their season on Friday night in Sao Paolo, Brazil against Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers. Murray and the Cardinals head to Buffalo to take on Josh Allen and the Bills on Sunday. Mayfield get to open the season at home with the Washington Commanders and rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels coming to town.
Oklahoma’s number doesn’t include Caleb Williams (Bears), who spent the 2021 season in Norman before transferring to USC after his head coach left.
Sooner fans hope that their current quarterback, Jackson Arnold, can join this list in a few years after a successful run under head coach Brent Venables at OU.
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Publish date : 2024-09-06 03:33:00
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