Mason Young

Tulsa World OU Sports Reporter

NORMAN — If Oklahoma’s backup quarterback is anywhere near as good as its backup punter, then the Sooners will be just fine moving forward.

Grayson Miller has been a revelation for No. 5 OU in its last three games, averaging 51 yards per punt, which leads the nation.

Not bad for a reserve who only claimed the starting duties in light of fellow punter Jacob Ulrich’s hamstring injury. Four years ago, Miller wouldn’t have believed he’d be punting for the Sooners on Southeastern Conference Saturdays.

“Freshman year Grayson was just chilling on the bench at (Lubbock Christian University), trying to figure out what he was going to do with his life,” Miller said last week. “He’d be stoked and in disbelief, honestly, if he knew about this right here.

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