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Jones a lot more comfortable as Sooners’ starter

The Columbian
Published: April 17, 2010, 12:00am

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — In his first spring game as Oklahoma’s starting quarterback, Landry Jones completed 17 of 34 passes for 211 yards and two touchdowns Saturday, and his team won the split-squad Red-White game 23-0.

Jones was thrust into the starting job as a freshman last season after returning Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford twice injured his throwing shoulder. The Sooners finished 8-5 after opening the season with national-championship hopes.

But Jones closed strong, passing for 418 yards to lead the team to a Sun Bowl win over Stanford. Offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson says Jones is much more comfortable in the Sooners’ system.

On Saturday, Jones threw touchdown passes of 5 yards to Trent Ratterree and 31 yards to Kenny Stills in wet, breezy conditions.

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