Can the Sooners win without Bradford?
They have to, or else, they’re looking at one long season ahead.
In case you didn’t know, Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford suffered a sprain to his right AC joint, located at the top of his shoulder, to kick off the 2009 NCAA college football season.
That’s right, Sam Bradford, the 2008 Heisman Trophy winner, is out to kick off the Sooner campaign and although the Oklahoma Sooners do not expect Bradford to need surgery on his sprained right shoulder, this is still more than enough reason to be worried.
Head coach Bob Stoops said the initial evaluations by doctors showed that Sam Bradford did not suffer any damage to his collarbone, rotator cuff or other parts of his shoulder when he sprained his AC joint just before halftime in Oklahoma’s 14-13 loss to no.20 BYU.
Yes, they’re trying to project that this injury to their starting quarterback is not that big of a deal and they expect Bradford to be back in four weeks. Wishful thinking perhaps?
For now, the Sooners need to find a quick fix and as far as that is concerned, redshirt freshman Landry Jones wasn’t bad when he filled in for Bradford, give the fact his first college pass came in the third quarter.
Jones seemed ready, having embraced assistant Josh Heupel’s message of preparedness. Asked how the injury might change his life, Jones responded, ”I go from the backup quarterback to now the starter.”
”I thought Landry did a great job in the second half, carried himself great with his demeanor. Everything he did, I thought he handled it as well as you could expect and better,” Stoops said. ”Believe me, in the game, I thought his execution and what he did was good.”
Can the Sooners win the national title with Jones? Probably not. But if they want to survive until Bradford does make his return, Jones better put up his A-game every Saturday.
Which team will win the 2010 BCS National Championship? Bodog Sportsbook has the odds.
Florida Gators 3.00
Oklahoma Sooners 5.50
Alabama Crimson Tide 21.00
USC Trojans 7.00
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