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Oklahoma coach Bo Stoops has a big decision to make. It might be the most crucial choice any coach makes in the next few months. Who's going to be the Sooners' starling quarterback this season? The competition is raging this spring, though a decision likely won't be made until the fall.

Whenever the time comes Stoops has to make the right choice. A national title might be riding on it. As much as anything, a lack of consistent quarterback play has been at the root of Oklahoma's inability to repeat its title-winning effort of 2000, when Heisman runner-up Josh Heupel was the quarterback

Jason White is the frontrunner in the eves of most observers. And why not? White, a 6-2, 224-pound senior, has the most experience. But White suffered injuries to his left knee in 2001 and to his right knee in 2002. Each time, no contact was involved--the knee just gave out. So there's no way the Sooners can count on White, who played in three games behind Nate Hybl last season. And even though White achieved folk hero status by coming off the bench and leading Oklahoma past Texas in 2001, he has done little since against high-quality teams. Bottom line, White is a pedestrian quarterback with limited skills.

The other options are Patti Thompson, Brent Pawls, Noah Allen and Tommy Grady. Among them, the choice is clear.

It would be too much to expect Grady, an incoming freshman, to win the job. If it's a risk starting the season with a quarterback who has no experience, it's even riskier against a nonconference schedule that starts with North Texas, a road game against Alabama and home games against Fresno State and UCLA.

Rawls arrived at Norman in 2001 with huge hype. At 6-5, 205 pounds, he looks the part. tie sees the field well. And with a flick of his wrist, the ball goes sailing. But Rawls, a sophomore, has not thrown a pass in a game and has been in and out of the doghouse for some dubous off-field behavior--including a tumble from a pickup truck last fall that resulted in a concussion.

Allen, who's 6-3 and weighs 215, made plenty of plays as a true freshman on the scout team last season, but his upside isn't exciting