No problem is too big that it can’t be overcome.

The adversity appeared to snowball last season.

The dismissal of Bomar and offensive lineman J.D. Quinn looked like a crippling blow in August. But the Sooners still arrived in Oregon 2-0.

OU should have remained undefeated, but a series of blown calls against the Ducks prevented it. Then Adrian Peterson went down with a broken collarbone, missing eight games. The Sooners, though, continued to win.

“What happened last season proved that our program isn’t about any one guy and that we can overcome,” Stoops said. “Our guys learned that last year.”

What happened last season still doesn’t answer the question of who will be OU’s starting quarterback. Practice begins Aug. 2. The answer will come some time before the Sept. 1 season opener against North Texas.

The Sooners feel there is no wrong answer.

“We have that confidence. Oklahoma football is going to win,” Finley said. “It doesn’t matter who is back there as long as we play as a team. That’s what Oklahoma football is all about.”

John Shinn

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