Mason Young

Tulsa World OU Sports Reporter

NORMAN — Anticipation for Jackson Arnold’s return to Owen Field continues to mount as the day draws near.

The former Oklahoma quarterback returns to Norman as he leads the No. 22 Auburn Tigers against the No. 11 Sooners at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

It’s all that fans and media are talking about in the early part of the week. Can Arnold come in and knock off his old team or will Brent Venables’ defensive schemes prove to be too much?

That’s not what Venables has his team thinking about, though, as the Sooners prepare to begin their Southeastern Conference slate.

“It’s not about Jackson at all,” Venables said on his weekly radio show Monday night. “And certainly we appreciate his time here and the things he was able to accomplish while he was here.

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