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OU hands kicking, punting duties to true freshman

Aug 31, 2015 at 2:48p ET

Aug 31, 2015 at 2:48p ET

Last week, the Sooners announced their quarterback situation.

Monday, coach Bob Stoops, in his weekly meet with the media lunch in Norman, Okla., said true freshman Austin Seibert would handle both the kicking and punting duties for the Sooners.

It's been a close fight," Stoops said. "The other guys are close enough. We'll see how it goes. Seibert has really got a great mentality and has been confident."

Seibert beat out senior Nick Hodgson for the job. Hodgson will handle all the kick-off duties.