Jones feels ‘good’ about career at OU

Sooners

they even knew who he was.

The Oklahoma faithful also have been lukewarm in their admiration for Jones, who, despite winning 40 games after replacing an injured Sam Bradford in 2009, has yet to lead the Sooners to a top-five national finish. The sting was especially great a year ago when Oklahoma reached No. 1 in early September, only to flop to a 10-3 season and a berth in the Insight Bowl.

“If people like me, they like me,” Jones said Monday in his low monotone. “I feel good about what I’ve done here.”

Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jay Norvell believes Jones simply might be a victim of Oklahoma’s lofty benchmark, which can eschew anyone who didn’t win a Heisman or a national title. Jones had the option of leaving school early for the draft after he received a firstround grade from the NFL underclassmen committee last January. But he stuck around.

“I think he has a fabulous legacy,” Norvell said. “Oklahoma has had great players and quarterbacks. Sometimes Landry may get forgotten when you compare him to Sam Bradford and Jason White, guys who in our recent past have won Heisman Trophies and been in national championships. ... I don’t think Landry Jones has to take a back seat to anybody.

“The guy has done more in college football than probably a handful of players. Some who have received big awards would love to have his resume to what he has done as an offensive player.”

Like Norvell, Sooners head coach Bob Stoops used “fabulous” to describe his quarterback.

But the Sooners’ season hasn’t been fabulous. They were national title contenders to start this season but fell out of favor after losses to Kansas State and Notre Dame.

Jones shrugs at what happened. His team quietly has won five straight