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Bradford's play keeps Nichol on sideline
But freshman is just a few twisted ankles away from starting job

 
By Jenni Carlson | Published: September 12, 2007    Comment on this article Leave a comment

NORMAN — Sam Bradford followed up his impressive performance against North Texas with an even more impressive one against Miami.

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Quarterback Keith Nichol saw limited action in the second half of the season opener against North Texas. Nichol is currently playing a backup role to emerging star Sam Bradford. By CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN

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The next question from the Sooner Nation — what about Keith Nichol?

Never said it was a logical question.

Now that Bradford has shown himself to be a bonafide star in the making, what happens with Oklahoma's true freshman quarterback is sure to be a concern of many.

Will Nichol be part of the plan, or will he become an afterthought? If it's more of the latter, will he gut it out and stay or look at the situation and leave?

Four weeks ago, Nichol was vying to be the starting quarterback.

Two weeks ago, he was waiting in the wings lest Bradford stumble.

Now, Bradford looks like he might be not only a four-year starter but also a four-year star.

And so, the wringing of hands and the gnashing of teeth begins about Nichol.

By the way, you would have seen his comments here had any of the Sooner quarterbacks been made available to the media this week.

Even if Nichol had been, though, he isn't about to stray from the company line. It does him no good. It does his team no good.

But at the same time, the future is something Nichol will have to think about eventually. Brent Rawls and Tommy Grady did.

Haven't thought about them in awhile, huh?

Rawls was the first big-time, blue-chip, everybody's-recruiting-him quarterback to sign with the Sooners during the Stoops era.

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