Collins can relate to Thompson

 
By Justin Harper
Published: August 7, 2006

NORMAN -- Steve Collins has never met Paul Thompson , but he can't help but feel the connection.

"You know, I really should go speak to him," Collins said. "Maybe tell him a little bit about me and my story."

In a way, Thompson knows the story well. He just knows it as his story rather than Collins'.

Both Collins and Thompson found themselves as an unexpected starter at quarterback for Oklahoma afte...


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