Baker Mayfield Named Oklahoma's Starting QB over Trevor Knight

The Oklahoma Sooners named Baker Mayfield the starting quarterback Monday, according to Eric Bailey of Tulsa World. Ryan Aber of the Oklahoman also reported that Mayfield would be the starter.  

Oklahoma went on to confirm Mayfield's status as the opener:

He beat out Trevor Knight and Cody Thomas, both of whom started games for the Sooners last year. With the team transitioning to new offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley's Air Raid attack, Mayfield was the best fit for the scheme.

Mayfield's journey to a starting gig at Oklahoma has been fascinating. He was a walk-on quarterback at Texas Tech and led the team to a 5-0 start in 2013. Then, he lost his starting position to Davis Webb before the Holiday Bowl that season and had a public falling out with coach Kliff Kingsbury. He decided to transfer that December.

But he transferred to Oklahoma without ever speaking to coach Bob Stoops because, according to the terms of his release, he couldn't talk to other coaches, as reported by Chuck Carlton of the Dallas Morning News. So he ran the scout team in 2014, as he wasn't eligible to play for a year after his transfer.

He's likely to have a short leash given Oklahoma's depth at the position, however, and Stoops has shown an inclination to play multiple quarterbacks in the past, so Knight and Thomas could each play a big role in Oklahoma's 2015 campaign.