Yahoo - Texas A&M names Oklahoma transfer Trevor Knight starting QB (Dr. Saturday)

[Jenni Carlson]

After a solid performance in Saturday’s spring game, Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin announced Monday that Trevor Knight will open the season as the Aggies’ starting quarterback. OFFICIAL: @CoachSumlin names @trevor_knight9 Texas A&M's starting QB for #UCLAvsTAMU #12thMan pic.twitter.com/LMcEpnf308 — Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) April 11, 2016 Knight, who transferred to A&M after graduating from Oklahoma in December, beat out junior Jake Hubenak, a former walk-on, for the role. Knight had plenty of experience as a starter for the Sooners, but was beat out by Texas Tech transfer Baker Mayfield for the starting role in Norman last season. Mayfield led the Sooners to a Big 12 title and College Football Playoff appearance. [ Check out Dr. Saturday on Tumblr for entertaining things you won’t see on the blog ] Knight became OU’s starting quarterback late in the 2013 season and had a huge game – 348 yards and four touchdowns – in a Sugar Bowl win over Alabama. That success did not quite carry over into the 2014 as Oklahoma fans hoped. Knight threw for 2,300 yards, 14 touchdowns and 12 interceptions while completing just 56.6 percent of his passes. He also missed three games after taking a big hit against Baylor. The addition of Knight was a big one for the Aggies, who lost talented young quarterbacks Kyle Allen and Kyler Murray to transfer. Allen landed at Houston while Murray transferred to Oklahoma, coincidentally. Knight led the A&M offense to three scores on Saturday and finished with 246 yards and two touchdown passes. Hubenak, who was battling flu-like symptoms according to Sumlin, couldn’t get much going and finished with 46 yards on 5-of-10 throwing. Hubenak started the Aggies’ Music City Bowl loss to Louisville after Allen and Murray left the program. [ Visit Dr. Saturday on Facebook for stories you might have missed and chat with the writers ] Coming off an 8-5 record in 2015, the Aggies open up the 2016 campaign at home against UCLA on Sept. 3. For more Texas A&M news, visit AggieYell.com . - - - - - - - Sam Cooper is a contributor for the Yahoo Sports blogs. Have a tip? Email him or follow him on Twitter! Follow @SamDCooper

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