Michael Hawkins Jr. talks about his improvement since last season and his relationship with Ben Arbuckle ahead of the OU ...

Michael Hawkins knows he’s stepping into a big role this weekend, and potentially beyond. With OU starting quarterback John ...

Oklahoma quarterback Michael Hawkins has developed thanks to Ben Arbuckle's staff. Now he has another chance to show that growth.

Michael Hawkins Jr. will start at least one game for the Sooners with John Mateer undergoing surgery on Wednesday.

OU football coach Brent Venables is supremely confident in quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. while John Mateer is out with a ...

After nearly transferring this offseason, the backup quarterback stayed at OU and now finds himself with the keys to a ...

Hawkins passed for 783 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 204 yards last season. One of his best highlights was a 48-yard ...

Brent Venables will be without star quarterback John Mateer for a few weeks. He has confidence in backup Michael Hawkins Jr.

He had some big moments for us last season as a true freshman and has just gotten better and better," Brent Venables said.

After news of John Mateer's injury broke on Tuesday, the Sooners will turn their offense over to Hawkins, who had an up-and-down freshman year.

As a true freshman, he began the season as the backup to now-Auburn quarterback Jackson Arnold in 2024. In the fourth game of the season, Hawkins replaced Arnold and finished with 132 passing yards in ...