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Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield will not start Saturday against West Virginia, Sooners coach Lincoln Riley announced Monday.
A senior, Mayfield will play, Riley said, but will not be one of the team captains in his final home game with the Sooners.
Riley was emotional in his weekly press conference when discussing his decision.
"No matter how long I go coaching, whatever the rest of my career ends up being like, I don't know that I will ever have a player that is as special to me as he is," Riley said before pausing for almost 30 seconds.