NORMAN, Okla. -- After Oklahoma’s first spring practice Tuesday, Baker Mayfield answered every question thoroughly and thoughtfully about last month’s public intoxication arrest in Arkansas.
For almost 20 minutes, Oklahoma’s senior quarterback faced the music and owned the mistake.
“I felt terrible because I know I let a lot of people down,” he said. “I’ve been very hard on myself because I know it’s a special honor to play quarterback here.
“I messed up.”
Such reflection prompted a deeper contemplation. This wasn’t how Mayfield’s final college season was supposed to begin.
Mayfield’s college football career has endured about as many winding turns and colorful moments as any in recent history, a narrative that has become well known.