Sooners prepare for Alamo Bowl, veteran players wrap up careers

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December 27, 2023

By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR,

The Oklahoma Sooners will be facing the Arizona Wildcats this Thursday in San Antonio in the Alamo Bowl game. Veteran players like Austin Stogner, McKade Mettauer, Drake Stoops, Jonah Laulu and Walter Rouse will be wrapping up their college careers against the Wildcats.

You can bet you’re going to see a lot of younger players emerging as they take the field Thursday. One will be quarterback Jackson Arnold. Arnold has appeared in six games but only attempted 24 passes this season. He’s completed 75% of his passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. Arnold will be taking snaps from center Troy Evert.

Everett will likely be starting at center after Andrew Raym declared for the NFL Draft and opted out of the bowl.

Alamo Bowl

No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 Arizona

KICKOFF: 8:15 p.m. Thursday at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas (ESPN).

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