Spring Preview: Oklahoma Has Clarity at QB, But Plenty of Inexperience, Too
This spring is finally Jackson Arnold’s time to lead the Sooners, but while this is his first year to start, there’s virtually no experience behind him.
However you may have felt about Jeff Lebby as a play caller, there was no debating his talent as a quarterback recruiter.
When Brent Venables hired Lebby in the fallout of Lincoln Riley’s sudden departure, the Sooners’ quarterback room was thin at best. Caleb Williams had one foot in the Alamo Bowl and one foot at USC — and then it was a bunch of walk-ons.
Now, as Lebby has begun his head coaching career at Mississippi State, he should get a salute from Sooner Nation for landing the QB talent he did: Dillon Gabriel for two explosively productive seasons, 5-star recruit Jackson Arnold for the foreseeable future, 4-star Michael Hawkins and 3-star Brendan Zurbrugg in the 2024 class and, coming down the line, 2025 4-star Kevin Sperry.
