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Michael Hawkins Jr.
American football player (born 2005) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Hawkins Jr. (born October 29, 2005) is an American football quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners.
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High school career
Hawkins attended Emerson High School in McKinney, Texas.[1] He began his high school career at Allen High School before transferring for safety concerns following a racist incident.[2][3][4] As a senior, he threw for 3,039 yards and 41 touchdowns, while also rushing for 1,172 yards and ten touchdowns.[5] A four-star recruit, he committed to play college football at the University of Oklahoma over offers from TCU, Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan, Texas Tech, among others.[6][7]
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College career
Hawkins entered his true freshman season as the backup to Jackson Arnold.[8] In Oklahoma's fourth game of the season against Tennessee, Hawkins replaced Arnold, finishing with 132 yards passing and a touchdown in a 25–15 defeat.[9][10][11] Following his performance against Tennessee, Hawkins was named Oklahoma's starting quarterback against Auburn.[12][13] In his first career start, he threw for 161 yards while also rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown, leading Oklahoma to a 27–21 victory.[14] Hawkins appeared as the starting quarterback for Oklahoma in the 2024 Armed Forces Bowl against Navy.[15]
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