Alternate universe: With OU's Ben Habern
If he weren’t playing center, Sooner would pick baseball
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Published: October 27, 2009
If Oklahoma’s Ben Habern wasn’t snapping the ball to quarterbacks, and then colliding with nose guards, what might be his sport of choice?
Baseball.
→Why: "They make incredible money. And you don’t have to be in that great of shape. It’s not that physical, either.”
→Background: "I played since I was 5. From tee ball all the way to the city leagues. But I stopped in eighth grade. I didn’t want to play baseball in high school because I wanted to focus on football. I was a first baseman and a pitcher growing up.”
→Regrets: "I wish I would have played, though. One of my best friends (
Carson Blair), he’s in the Red Sox organization right now. It would have been great to play baseball with him. I really missed baseball my junior and senior year.”
→Future: "Softball, that’s what I have to look forward to.”
By Jake Trotter
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