Brandon Daniels

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Brandon Daniels
College	Oklahoma
Conference	Big 12
Sport	Football
Position	Quarterback Defensive Back Wide Receiver Running Back
Jersey #	8
Career	1996 – 1999
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	217 lb (98 kg)
Nationality	USA
Born	Ada, OK
Career highlights
Bowl games

Brandon Daniels was an American football quarterback, defensive back, kick returner and athlete that played for the Oklahoma Sooners from 1996-1999.

[edit] Ada High School Cougars 1992-1995

Daniels was a highly regarded defensive back at Ada High School in Ada, Oklahoma. In the 1995 edition of Street & Smith's College Football, Daniels was considered the top prospect in Oklahoma. At that point, he had led Ada High to two straight Class 4A titles and 26 straight wins. He ran 10.47 in the 100 meters. As a quarterback, he became the school's all-time career yards leader at quarterback, and garnered all-state honors in 1995.[1]

[edit] Oklahoma Sooners 1996-1999

Daniels' career at Oklahoma could be considered tumultuous at best. Perhaps his greatest downfall was his greatest asset, in that he was an excellent athlete. Under John Blake, his athleticism was exploited to the point that he never settled in a single position and never achieved more than a footnote of success at any of the myriad positions he was juggled to.

He began his career as a running back, switched to strong safety, where he achieved a small amount of success before being forced to play quarterback as others proved inept when the Sooners switched to the option. During this three year period, the Sooners went 12-22.

Ultimately, the Sooners' only winning season during Daniels' career came in Bob Stoops' first season as a head coach. During that season, Daniels saw time as a running back and wide receiver. His play was epitomized by a losing effort in South Bend to Notre Dame. He began the game with an 89 yard kick return for a TD, and finished the day with a school record 229 yards in return yardage. He also caught a 15 yard TD pass from Josh Heupel (total 2 for 29 yards) and rushed once for 10 yards.[2] He finished the season with 50 catches, 572 yards, and 3 touchdowns on the season.