The Oklahoma Sooners have been riding with freshman Caleb Williams since the second half of the Texas comeback win.
Williams isn’t doing anything to evenly slightly reopen the door for quarterback Spencer Rattler to resume the leader of the offense.
Rattler, who was the top-rated quarterback out of Phoenix Pinnacle High School in the 2019 class, one of three quarterbacks followed during his senior season in the Netflix documentary “QB1: Beyond the Lights,” is waiting out the season to figure out his next move.
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Mike Giovando, Rattler’s personal QB coach since he was in the sixth grade, who still works with him and stays in touch, is one of Rattler’s closest confidantes.
He offered insight into what Rattler’s future might look like.
“Yeah, you know Spencer’s doing everything he’s supposed to do in Oklahoma,” Giovando said in a text. “Just wait the season out, and, if his number is called, he’ll be ready.
“But I mean, of course he’s not going to be there after this year. I mean that’s a no-brainer. Whether or not we declare for the draft or find another school remains to be seen. We just want to keep getting feedback from where he may fall in the draft. And his number one goal is to be a first-round pick one day, so he will do what’s best in the end so he can achieve that goal.
“But he’s doing okay. He really is. He’s handled this very well.”
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