BREAKING NEWS from the Nutter Training Facility. Mark Stoops just announced that Patrick Towles has won the starting quarterback job and Drew Barker will serve as backup.
“We came to some clarity at the quarterback position. Patrick Towles will start,” Stoops said. “It was a good battle, Drew did some very good things, but once again, Patrick played exceptionally on Saturday. We’re very encouraged by his progress.”
Stoops stressed that “Patrick’s the guy,” but the staff has a lot of confidence in Drew and is excited to see him play when the opportunity arises.
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