Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops confirmed Thursday that Landry Jones will be the starting quarterback when the No.8 Sooners take on the 17th-ranked Miami Hurricanes in Miami on Saturday.Heisman Trophy wining quarterback Sam Bradford, who has been out since suffering a shoulder joint sprain in the season opener, had practiced with the team this week and for a while looked ready to return under center. But Stoops feels his star needs more time.
"Sam has made daily progress, but we don't feel like he's quite where he needs to be yet," Stoops said in a statement released Thursday afternoon. "Our team has a lot of confidence in Landry's ability and we're looking forward to going into the game with him at quarterback. Our approach will be the same that it has been in the last two games"
Jones, a redshirt freshman, has shown he is no slouch since taking over as the starter the last two games. He set a school record in his last outing two weeks ago with six touchdown passes in a 45-0 win over Tulsa. He has completed 49-of-81 passes for 673 yards with nine touchdowns and three interceptions in the Sooners first three games this season.
Bradford, who has been out since the end of the first half of the opening loss to BYU on Sept. 5, could be ready to return next week during the Sooners' Big 12 opener against Baylor and certainly by the Red River Showdown against rival Texas on Oct. 17 in Dallas.
Bradford was expected to be sidelined 4-to-6 weeks after sustaining a shoulder joint sprain to his right throwing shoulder.
