OU's Lincoln Riley On Naming Hurts As Starting QB

Lincoln Riley spoke for the first time after naming Jalen Hurts his starting QB. Riley said on Tuesday that the quarterback competition was the closest he's seen since coming to Oklahoma, and that Hurts was a little bit better than Tanner Mordecai and Spe

Tuesday, August 20th 2019, 11:04 pm

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OU's Lincoln Riley On Naming Hurts As Starting QB

Lincoln Riley spoke for the first time after naming Jalen Hurts his starting QB.

Riley said on Tuesday that the quarterback competition was the closest he's seen since coming to Oklahoma, and that Hurts was a little bit better than Tanner Mordecai and Spencer Rattler.

"Honestly, all three of them had days where they were the best quarterback," Riley said. "And Jalen just had a few more where I would say Jalen's, his down days where maybe he wasn't his best, those were better than the other two right now at this point, which, with the guy's experience, is not surprising."

Riley also said Tanner Mordecai will be the backup QB and Spencer Rattler third string.

Brian Mueller

Brian Mueller is a sports reporter/producer in Oklahoma City. He is happy to get back to his Midwest roots, having grown up in St. Louis. Brian graduated from Syracuse University and spent

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