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Former Oklahoma commit Brock Vandagriff commits to Georgia

Lincoln Riley lost 2021 5-star quarterback prospect, Brock Vandagriff, to Georgia after Vandagriff committed to Oklahoma this past summer.

You win some, you lose some but the Sooners still have a few tricks up their sleeve.

Lincoln Riley lost 2021 5-star quarterback prospect, Brock Vandagriff, to Georgia after Vandagriff committed to Oklahoma this past summer. Vandagriff de-committed from the Sooners a few weeks ago citing the distance from his family in Georgia as one of the main concerns.

The No. 1 2021 quarterback announced his decision to stay home via his Twitter. Vandagriff is from Bogart, Ga., just 20 minutes west of Athens where the University of Georgia is located.

Riley will have to move his focus to another five-star quarterback, Caleb Williams. Williams is the No. 1 dual-threat signal-caller in the 2021 class and is slotted just one spot behind Vandagriff nationally at No. 5.

With the signing of Chandler Morris for the 2020 class and the current quarterbacks on campus in Tanner Mordecai and Spencer Rattler, Riley is sure to find the future of the program with his star-studded track record.

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Tanner Mordecai will reportedly return to Oklahoma, compete with Spencer Rattler for quarterback job

Oklahoma will be getting a quarterback back for the 2020 season. Per a report, Tanner Mordecai will not transfer, but instead return to OU.

Oklahoma will be getting a quarterback back for the 2020 season.

The idea of Tanner Mordecai hitting the high road after the Peach Bowl was real, but the Waco, Texas, native is set to return to Norman, Oklahoma, for his redshirt sophomore season to compete for the Sooners starting quarterback job, according to Jason Kersey of The Athletic.

Mordecai was named Oklahoma’s backup quarterback to Jalen Hurts for the 2019 season out of fall camp. He appeared in six games this past season, going 16-for-26 through the air for 207 yards and two touchdowns.

In the 2019 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Mordecai was not the second quarterback to head into the game. On Oklahoma’s final drive, Lincoln Riley sent out former five-star recruit Spencer Rattler for the final series. Rattler went 1-for-3 (both incompletions were drops) and failed to pick up a first down in his Peach Bowl appearance.

Riley said the day after the game that putting Rattler in over Mordecai had nothing to do with Rattler overtaking Mordecai for the backup spot, but more about getting Rattler reps. He said that the two will go through a quarterback competition ahead of the 2020 season.

With Mordecai returning, the Sooners will now have three scholarship quarterbacks as they added high school prospect Chandler Morris to the fold on Thursday night.

Oklahoma has not announced when spring practice will commence ahead of the 2020 season.

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