NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The three best quarterbacks Oklahoma has faced so far — TCU's Trevone Boykin, Baylor's Seth Russell and Oklahoma State's Mason Rudolph — were injured when their teams played high-stakes games against the Sooners.
Without the experience of dealing with those elite quarterbacks, Oklahoma will face its toughest test — Clemson's first-team All-American and Heisman finalist, Deshaun Watson — in a national semifinal on Thursday.
Russell sat out with a neck injury, and Oklahoma beat Baylor 44-34. Boykin missed the game against the Sooners with an injured right ankle, and Oklahoma escaped with a 30-29 win.