Landry Jones' task is simple: manage clock, avoid mistakes, make a few plays and let defense win the game
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — In 1954, the Oklahoma Sooners were in Miami , and eventually, without their starting quarterback. Early on, Gene Calame left the Orange Bowl with a shoulder injury, placing Jack Van Pool in at quarterback against top-ranked Maryland.
But Van Pool kept his cool in a butter-and-bread attack, and OU’s stalwart defense did the rest on the way to a 7-0 victory. Said one teammate of...
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