Hesiman Trophy winners Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray were at the controls of the 2017 and 2018 OU Playoff teams, respectively, and last season it was Alabama Transfer Jalen Hurts who quarterbacked Oklahoma to college football’s version of the Final Four.
All three possessed a different set of skills and strengths, and all three transferred into the Oklahoma program and played under head coach Lincoln Riley. The fact that Riley is the common link to all three is not a coincidence.
Mayfield was a highly accurate passer, particularly with the deep ball, and had the ability to move around in the pocket, avoid sacks and make something out of nothing, with both his arm and his legs, when the play broke down.