Oklahoma QB Casey Thompson 'Has Been Good' Since Returning From Knee Injury
A sixth year senior who transferred to OU from Florida Atlantic after a knee injury ended his 2023 season, Thompson missed all of spring practice while rehabbing the knee.seems to be the leader as his backup — or he might use his advantage as the Sooners’ most experienced quarterback and fill in for Arnold and play well enough to keep the job all season. That can’t be known beyond a preseason prediction or forecast.
But if he’s called on, Thompson has the savvy to step into just about any situation — he saw it all during his time at Texas and Nebraska — and now it seems he’ll be ready.said on Saturday. “He had a good couple of series, some third downs yesterday. Some of our first-down plays, second-down scenarios and getting the drive started off the right way.”quarterback room. Arnold is a former 5-star prospect, but he got all of 181 offensive snaps as a true freshman last season.
After spending two months at his dream school — even though he was just rehabbing his knee, attending meetings and watching workouts — he refused to temper his admiration for the place.There’s still plenty of work to do, whether he stays third team or starts to move up the depth chart. For instance, star wideoutsaid he’s “gotten a couple of balls from him just outside the facility” but hasn’t really worked with him yet at practice.
His opportunities with the 1s may have been limited during the opening week, but Venables sounds impressed so far — especially considering Thompson hasn’t truly played the position for 11 months.PublishedJohn is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers.
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