Coaches split up the reps with the first and second offensive units between the three quarterbacks – senior Jeremy Johnson, sophomore Sean White and JC transfer John Franklin III. So, coach Gus Malzahn, did any of them separate themselves?
“All three of the quarterbacks took pretty good licks and responded well when they came back,” he told reporters. “It was good for them in the pocket to have those guys rushing and feeling the pressure and have to keep your eyes down the field to make plays. All three got a chance to run the zone-type reads, and all three quarterbacks ran it.