Oklahoma football quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. is set for the biggest game of his young career on Saturday when he leads the Sooners into Dallas against No. 1 Texas. Hawkins Jr., who's set to ...

Michael Hawkins Jr. will become the first true freshman quarterback to start a Red River Rivalry football game for the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday.

NORMAN — Michael Hawkins Jr. has always known what he wanted to do. As a toddler, he often ran around the Minnesota Vikings practice facility with a football in hand while his father ...

NORMAN — Brent Venables believes Michael Hawkins Jr.’s demeanor will serve him well against Texas. “He’s going to have a lot more challenges along the way including this weekend but I ...

Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. throws a pass as Texas Longhorns linebacker Barryn Sorrell chases after him during the Red River Rivalry. / BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY ...

It was Maliek’s older brother, OU quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr., just calling to celebrate. Michael, on the eve of his first OU-Texas start, was watching a broadcast of Maliek’s high school ...