Rhett has a tendency, like all young quarterbacks, to go in there and try to do everything at once, ... He'll want to get it all done in one quarter, and we're going to give him more time than that.

You can slice it every way you want, but we're young and starting over. I thought these guys had a little growth.

Young men today are growing up with Oklahoma, much the same way young men grew up with Florida State in the '90s. Eleven-, 12-year-old kids, by the time they get to high school, Oklahoma is already on their minds.

There are a lot of young quarterbacks, but there's not a lot of Dan Marinos out there. There's not a lot of John Elways. I think today's game puts more on a quarterback than on any other player. I don't envy them at all. And it's no wonder that their careers tend to be a lot shorter now than they used to be.

Very seldom do most of them (young quarterbacks) come out and be spectacular. We tried to put him in as few multiple decision-making positions as possible.

He reminds me of Steve Young in his prime with his mobility, ... I coached some great quarterbacks in Boomer and Joe, but their styles were different than this kid. But those guys were great commanders. We threw the no-huddle at him (Sunday), and he handled it the way they did in their early days.