Quarterback Baker Mayfield has been leading the eighth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners to a potential Big 12 title and a national championship in college football, but in August of this year, the player said that he could’ve played for FAU.
According to ESPN, while he was getting recruited by NCAA teams in high school in 2013, Mayfield passed up a scholarship opportunity to play for FAU and instead chose to walk on for Texas Tech. Mayfield said he thrives off criticism and people underestimating him.
“I easily could’ve gone to a place like Florida Atlantic, but my dad pushed me to realize that my dream was to play somewhere big,” Mayfield said.