Early entry may land Box a starting spot
Venables applauds linebacker's ‘football sense'

 
By Jake Trotter
Published: March 19, 2008

NORMAN — During his time at Oklahoma , coach Bob Stoops has thrived on recruiting quarterbacks, then moving those players to other positions.

Derrick Strait (cornerback), Brandon Everage (safety), Chris Messner (offensive tackle) and Joe Jon Finley (tight end) were all high school quarterbacks who prospered at other positions in college.

Stoops and other OU coaches have said before that quarterb...


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