Jackson Arnold was far from perfect in his 1st career start, but one thing he learned from the loss was to fight through adversity.

Arnold had 361 yards passing with 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions in the 38-24 loss in the Alamo Bowl against Arizona. There was a lot to learn from the start and Arnold stressed the importance of perseverance from the loss as well at the post-game press conference.

“I’d say just to battle through adversity,” said Arnold. “Our team chaplain this morning, that was the main focus was battling through adversity because it’s going to strike at some point, and it did tonight. Obviously, there’s things that went bad tonight, but just learn to keep my head up and keep playing through it no matter what is something I take away from the night.”

The Oklahoma quarterback is a former 5-star prospect in the 2023 class out of Denton, Texas Guyer. The 247Sports Composite ranked him as the No. 4 QB and No. 1 Texas prospect in the class. He had SEC offers from Mississippi State, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Ole Miss, and Tennessee before ultimately picking the Sooners.

The season might not have ended how Oklahoma fans had hoped, but it has something to feel confident at the QB position.