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College Football News / A to Z Sports / October 19
Oklahoma Sooners’ quarterback issue is even worse when you really take a step back and look at what Michael Hawkins Jr. is doing
The Oklahoma Sooners are missing Michael Hawkins Jr. right now as John Mateer keeps turning the ball over. The Oklahoma Sooners have a clear quarterback problem in John Mateer.
College Football News / 5 GOATs / September 23
College football predictions: Best trades of Week 4
The spreads are squeezing and/or flipping as teams start to hit the road in conference play. The markets know conventional wisdom often doesn’t apply when 100,000 hostiles are screaming in the general direction of a 20-year-old.
College Football News / Yardbarker / June 4
Big 12 QB tiers: Ranking the top units across the conference
The Big 12 is a conference that wants to prove it can compete with the SEC and Big Ten for national championships. To do that, they'll need some excellent quarterback play.
The 'FBS animal nicknames' quiz
How many of the FBS college football teams with an animal nickname can you name?
WVU QB Michael Hawkins Jr. Missing from Top 50 Power Four Spring Rankings
Trying to figure out how good a first-year starting quarterback is going to be in a completely new system is a difficult thing to do, especially when the job has not been officially awarded to him.
25 most intriguing storylines to follow for the 2026 college football season
College football has historically been known as a sport that caters to the elite. It is very difficult to win a national championship if you aren't Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State, or a host of other schools that have great programs that invest heavily in keeping them at the top.
College Football News / A to Z Sports / January 5
Former Oklahoma Sooners QB Michael Hawkins may have just been gifted what he’s been asking for years
After two years playing for the Oklahoma Sooners, former starting quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr moved on into the transfer portal. After a couple of days to decide, Hawkins, alongside his brother Maliek, have both signed with a former Big 12 opponent of the Sooners in the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / January 5
The Hawkins Brothers Will Depart Oklahoma for the Big 12, per Report
Former Oklahoma quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. and defensive back Maliek Hawkins are headed to West Virginia. The duo committed to the Big 12 outfit on Monday, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported, to wrap up a brief stay in the transfer portal for the OU legacies. Michael Hawkins Jr.
College Football News / West Virginia Mountaineers on SI / January 3
West Virginia is in Heavy Pursuit of Former Four-Star Oklahoma Transfer Quarterback
We know West Virginia is going to add a quarterback through the transfer portal this offseason; it's just a matter of figuring out who that's going to be.
College Football News / A to Z Sports / January 1
Sooners could snap a drought they've had since 2014, but they're relying on two players who haven't even played CFB yet
The Oklahoma Sooners are going to have a significant change in the quarterback room in 2026. Four-star quarterback Bowe Bentley will be in the room; we’re not sure if John Mateer will be back, and now Michael Hawkins has entered the transfer portal.
Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / January 1
What Michael Hawkins Jr.’s Departure Could Mean for Oklahoma’s QB Room
The No. 2 spot at quarterback on OU’s depth chart will list a different name in 2026. Michael Hawkins Jr., the Sooners’ backup quarterback in 2025, announced on Wednesday that he plans to enter the transfer portal.
College Football News / Heartland College Sports / December 31
Two Oklahoma Football Brothers Hit the Transfer Portal
After their first round ouster from the College Football Playoff, the Oklahoma Sooners are starting to see players hit the transfer portal. And on Wednesday it was first reported from ESPN’s Pete Thamel that quarterback Michael Hawkins and cornerback Maliek Hawkins were both planning to leave Norman and enter the transfer portal.
Ranking all the new FBS head coaches for the 2026 season
Coaching changes happen every year, but they don't all happen the same way. We have had some wild offseason coaching moves in recent seasons, and 2025-2026 wasn't any different.
Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / December 31
Report: Oklahoma Loses Quarterback to the Transfer Portal
The transfer portal has yet to open officially, but the Oklahoma Sooners are getting a clearer picture of the roster they will take into the offseason.
Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / October 7, 2025
Oklahoma OC Ben Arbuckle Outlines Areas of Improvement for QB Michael Hawkins Jr.
Michael Hawkins Jr.'s first start of the 2025 season had some ups and a few more downs than he or his offensive coordinator, Ben Arbuckle, wanted. The sophomore quarterback went 14-for-24 for 162 yards and three touchdowns.
Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / October 4, 2025
Oklahoma QB Michael Hawkins Jr. Showed 'Great Things' in First 2025 Start
Michael Hawkins Jr. notched his second-career win at Oklahoma in his first start of 2025. He got the ball in place of John Mateer on Saturday against
Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / October 4, 2025
D-Line Headlines Oklahoma's Position-by-Position Report Card in Red River Tuneup
Oklahoma did what it needed to do against Kent State on Saturday. The fifth-ranked Sooners scored on their first five possessions, eventually established the running game, dominated defensively and finally forced turnovers in a 44-0 victory at Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.
College Football News / Field Level Media / September 30, 2025
No. 5 Oklahoma hands keys to QB Michael Hawkins Jr. vs Kent State
Offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle sees flashes of the way John Mateer interacted with Cam Ward at Washington State in the way Michael Hawkins Jr. has interacted with Mateer so far this season at Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / September 29, 2025
Hawkins' Experience 'In the Fire' Preps Him For Improved Second Act at Oklahoma
Don't tell Michael Hawkins Jr. that his insertion into the 2025 Oklahoma Sooners' story is a case of 'same guy, different year.' Hawkins is more than aware of the ups and downs of 2024.
Oklahoma Sooners News / Yardbarker / September 25, 2025
Oklahoma HC Brent Venables expresses faith in Sooners' backup plan at QB
Hawkins may be "hungry, humble and ultra talented," but this is going to be a pressure-packed situation for a backup quarterback to walk into.
Oklahoma Sooners News / Yardbarker / September 23, 2025
How John Mateer's injury should have massive impact on Red River Rivalry
With the Texas Longhorns' offense looking clunky, it seemed momentum would be on the Oklahoma Sooners' side heading into their annual rivalry game. However, a key injury could swing the pendulum.
Oklahoma Sooners News / Larry Brown Sports / October 19, 2024
Oklahoma head coach makes snap decision, burns quarterback's redshirt
Oklahoma HC Brent Venables isn't having a particularly fun Saturday.
College Football News / Yardbarker / October 10, 2024
College football's most important people in Week 7
The pressure is ratcheted up a few notches in college football for Week 7, which features multiple matchups of ranked teams.
College Football News / Yardbarker / October 10, 2024
Oklahoma QB to make history in huge upcoming matchup against top-ranked Texas
For the second week in a row, true freshman Michael Hawkins Jr. will start at quarterback for Oklahoma when the team takes the field on Saturday.
College Football News / A to Z Sports / October 8, 2024
Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. could get the best news he's had since being a starter
The Oklahoma Sooners have constantly had bad news this year, and it's mostly revolved around injuries. There aren't many, if any, power four schools with more injuries, or more significant injuries than the Sooners have had this season.
Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / October 3, 2024
How Oklahoma QB Michael Hawkins Jr. Has Recharged Fans, Inspired Teammates Ahead of Red River Rivalry
Why did Oklahoma freshman quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr., in his first career start — and in the Sooners’ first road game as a Southeastern Conference member — make a gutsy leap into four Auburn defenders to score a fourth-quarter 2-point conversion on Saturday? There was just no other way to get into the end zone.
College Football News / A to Z Sports / September 29, 2024
Oklahoma Sooners QB Michael Hawkins Jr. had one of the best moments you will see and it wasn't on the field
The Oklahoma Sooners should not be 4-1 right now. But, they are, no matter how messy and ugly these wins have been, they are wins nonetheless. The biggest reason why, well, the defense.
College Football News / Yardbarker / September 28, 2024
Watch: Late pick-six and two-point conversion save Oklahoma from SEC upset
Oklahoma needed some big plays late to steal victory from the jaws of defeat against Auburn.
College Football News / Yardbarker / September 28, 2024
SEC QB carousel is good for one, struggle for others
These SEC quarterback storylines will be worth tracking the rest of the season, but Week 5 will offer the next test in their intriguing sagas.
College Football News / Auburn Tigers on SI / September 26, 2024
How Auburn Stops Oklahoma Freshman QB Michael Hawkins Jr.
Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables benched sophomore starting quarterback Jackson Arnold, in favor of true freshman Michael Hawkins, Jr. With that move, the Sooners threw a wrench in the Auburn game plan.
College Football News / Yardbarker / September 26, 2024
College football's most important people in Week 5
A massive weekend of college football is upon us. Ranked matchups, old rivalries and playoff implications headline the schedule. Here are the people who will have the biggest impact on the weekend's results.
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