Oklahoma benched starting quarterback Jackson Arnold on its final possession of the first half on Saturday night against No. 6 Tennessee, turning instead to freshman Michael Hawkins Jr. The surprising move came after Arnold committed three turnovers, which handicapped the No. 15 Sooners in their first conference game as a member of the SEC.

OU freshman quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. replaced Jackson Arnold vs. Tennessee in the second quarter on Saturday night.

Heading into a critical Oklahoma-Tennessee matchup in Week 4, sophomore quarterback Jackson Arnold will look to make big things happen for the 15th-ranked Sooners. ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum spoke with Oklahoma beat writer Colton Sulley about Arnold’s importance in the upcoming top-15 SEC matchup.

The (officially apparent) practice of faking injuries in college football is as old as the game itself. For instance, liberal (again, apparent) use of the practice during a game against Iowa in 1953 won Notre Dame the moniker "Fainting Irish.

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit didn't hold back in the first half of the Tennessee Vols' matchup against the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman on Saturday night. In the first quarter, after Tennessee picked up a first down on a huge pass completion from quarterback Nico Iamaleava to wide receiver Bru McCoy,