Zane Flores, a redshirt freshman, spent his first two years in Stillwater rehabbing an injury and waiting behind veteran quarterbacks. He entered fall camp in a battle with TCU transfer Hauss Hejny, who was named the starter for the opener against UT-Martin. But after Hejny broke his foot in the first quarter, Flores stepped in and completed 13-of-20 passes for 136 yards.

That cameo earned him the call for Saturday.

“He needs a good practice this week, and our coaches need to put him in a good position,” head coach Mike Gundy said. “He needs to go play and be aggressive, not look over his shoulder. He needs to do what he’s done all his life—play quarterback. Go out, play hard, have fun and compete. We’ll do our best to put him in the right spot.”

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