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Oklahoma football: Lincoln Riley talks Jalen Hurts, Austin Kendall

The discussion ended some of the speculation about the crazy quarterback roulette game that was played in Norman this past week and shed some light on what went on behind the scenes.

Here’s what we were able to gather from the press conference.

Lincoln Riley advised Austin Kendall to enter the transfer portal

After finding out that Kyler Murray wouldn’t be coming back to Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley was already looking at adding an experienced quarterback to the Sooners’ depth chart. Riley told The Franchise about his thought process after finding out Murray wouldn’t return:

I started thinking about adding somebody older in that (quarterback) room.