Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley announced Tuesday that Spencer Rattler will be the team's starting quarterback for the upcoming season.
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"Spencer has played very well and certainly very deserving of it," Riley said, via Dave Wilson of ESPN.
Redshirt sophomore Tanner Mordecai was also competing for the starting spot, but an injury suffered in training camp hurt his chances.
"He ended up missing about 70 to 75 percent of fall camp, which obviously severely limited his true opportunities to really go play his best ball and have a shot at it," Riley added.