Jackson Arnold (American football)

Arnold was born in Atlanta, Georgia and moved to Denton, Texas when he was 10 and attended John H. Guyer High School.{{Cite web |last=Sulley |first=Colton |title=What OU football QB Jackson Arnold said on 'The Paul Finebaum Show'' before Houston game |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2024/09/03/ou-football-qb-jackson-arnold-sec-the-paul-finebaum-show/75063457007/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US}} Arnold is half Croatian by descent on his maternal side of the family.{{Cite web |last=Hoyt |first=Joseph |date=June 24, 2021 |title=His career started in the TXHSFB state championship. Now, Jackson Arnold is ready to lead Guyer back |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/football/2021/06/24/his-career-started-in-the-txhsfb-state-championship-now-jackson-arnold-is-ready-to-lead-guyer-back/ |access-date=September 27, 2022 |website=The Dallas Morning News}} As a freshman and sophomore he was mainly the backup to future Texas A&M quarterback Eli Stowers.{{cite web|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2022/07/18/ou-football-jackson-arnold-thrived-after-early-challenge-sooners-recruiting/65375095007/|title=OU football recruiting: Jackson Arnold thrived after early challenge|work=The Oklahoman|date=July 18, 2022|access-date=September 13, 2022}} As a junior, Arnold passed for 3,921 yards 34 touchdowns and also rushed for 659 yards and 12 touchdowns.{{Cite web |last=Collingwood |first=Ryan |date=January 28, 2022 |title=DRC 2021 All-Area MVP: Oklahoma commit Jackson Arnold kept Guyer's proud quarterback lineage intact |url=https://dentonrc.com/sports/high_schools/drc-2021-all-area-mvp-oklahoma-commit-jackson-arnold-kept-guyers-proud-quarterback-lineage-intact/article_5afda0ba-3ccd-5468-b9f4-30ff893622a7.html |access-date=September 9, 2022 |website=Denton Record-Chronicle}} He was initially rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Oklahoma from 25 scholarship offers.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/33139527/qb-jackson-arnold-no-42-prospect-2023-commits-oklahoma-sooners|title=QB Jackson Arnold, the No. 42 overall prospect for 2023, commits to the Oklahoma Sooners|first=Tom|last=VanHaaren|website=ESPN.com|date=January 24, 2022|access-date=September 13, 2022}}{{Cite web |last=McFarland |first=Shawn |date=January 24, 2022 |title=Denton Guyer junior Jackson Arnold, a four-star recruit, has committed to Oklahoma |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/football/2022/01/24/denton-guyer-four-star-junior-jackson-arnold-commits-to-oklahoma/ |access-date=September 26, 2022 |website=The Dallas Morning News}}{{cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/3511888/2022/01/24/oklahoma-lands-commitment-from-2023-4-star-qb-jackson-arnold/|title=Oklahoma lands commitment from 2023 4-star QB Jackson Arnold|website=The Athletic|date=January 24, 2022|access-date=October 10, 2022}}

Arnold participated in the finals of the 2022 Elite 11 quarterback competition and was named the tournament's MVP.{{cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/3489452/2022/06/30/oklahoma-5-star-qb-commit-jackson-arnold-wins-elite-11-mvp/|title=Oklahoma 5-star QB commit Jackson Arnold wins Elite 11 MVP|website=The Athletic|date=June 30, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2022/06/30/ou-football-commitment-jackson-arnold-named-mvp-elite-11-camp/7776809001/|title=OU football commitment Jackson Arnold named MVP of Elite 11 camp|work=The Oklahoman|date=June 30, 2022|access-date=October 13, 2022}} Entering his senior year, he was re-rated a five-star recruit.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Myah |date=September 2, 2022 |title=Oklahoma-commit Jackson Arnold puts on five-star display in Denton Guyer win over Aledo |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/football/2022/09/02/oklahoma-commit-jackson-arnold-puts-on-five-star-display-in-denton-guyer-win-over-aledo/ |access-date=September 9, 2022 |website=The Dallas Morning News}}{{cite web|url=https://soonerswire.usatoday.com/lists/oklahoma-sooners-football-jackson-arnold-five-star-quarterback-247sports-composite-rankings-brent-venables-jeff-lebby/|title=Sooners 2023 QB commit Jackson Arnold earns five-star rating in 247Sports composite|first=John|last=Williams|website=Sooners Wire|publisher=USA Today|date=June 7, 2022|access-date=September 26, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/insider/story/_/id/34769239/2023-espn-300-update-college-football-recruiting-rankings-five-star-prospects|title=2023 football recruiting rankings: New five-stars, rising prospects|first1=Craig|last1=Haubert|first2=Tom|last2=Luginbill|website=ESPN.com|date=October 12, 2022|access-date=October 19, 2022}} At the conclusion of his senior year at Guyer, Arnold was named the 2022 winner of the Landry Award, given annually to the top high school football player in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.{{cite web | last=Gosset | first=Brian | title=Denton Guyer QB, Grapevine coach are winners for 2022 Tom Landry football awards | website=Fort Worth Star-Telegram | date=2022-12-13 | url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/dfwvarsity/article269941537.html | access-date=2024-08-08}}{{cite web|url=https://soonersports.com/sports/football/roster/jackson-arnold/16002|title=Jackson Arnold|website=Oklahoma Sooners|access-date=August 7, 2023}} Arnold was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year following his senior season.{{Cite web |last=Aber |first=Ryan |date=January 12, 2023 |title=OU football signee Jackson Arnold wins Gatorade National Football Player of the Year |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2023/01/12/ou-football-signee-jackson-arnold-gatorade-national-player-of-the-year-arch-manning-malachi-nelson/69803780007/ |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=The Oklahoman}}

Arnold joined the Oklahoma Sooners as an early enrollee in January 2023.{{Cite web |last=Tineo |first=Andrew |date=January 20, 2023 |title=Meet Oklahoma 5-star QB Jackson Arnold, other freshmen at OU |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/oklahoma-sooners/2023/01/20/meet-the-2023-early-enrollees-at-oklahoma-headlined-by-5-star-qb-jackson-arnold/ |access-date=January 20, 2023 |website=Dallas Morning News}} He entered his freshman season as the backup to starter Dillon Gabriel.{{cite web | last=Bailey| first=Eric | title=OU's championship dreams driven by quarterbacks Dillon Gabriel, Jackson Arnold | website=Tulsa World | date=2024-09-30 | url=https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/ou/ous-championship-dreams-driven-by-quarterbacks-dillon-gabriel-jackson-arnold/article_7cba9eaa-487e-11ee-8566-137bde03e811.html | access-date=2024-10-15}} Arnold made his college debut in the Sooners' season opener against Arkansas State, entering the game in the third quarter and completing all 11 of his pass attempts for 114 yards and one touchdown and also rushing for 39 yards and one touchdown in a 73–0 win.{{cite web|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2023/09/02/ou-football-dillon-gabriel-jackson-arnold-quarterback-oklahoma-sooners-win-vs-arkansas-state/70754002007/|title=OU football QBs Dillon Gabriel, Jackson Arnold star in Sooners' win|work=The Oklahoman|date=September 2, 2023|access-date=September 4, 2023}}

Following Dillon Gabriel's transfer to Oregon in December 2023, Arnold was named the starting quarterback for Oklahoma's bowl game against Arizona.{{cite web | last=Aber | first=Ryan | title=What to know about Jackson Arnold, OU QB after Dillon Gabriel transfer | website=The Oklahoman | date=2023-12-04 | url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2023/12/04/jackson-arnold-ou-set-new-quarterback-dillon-gabriel-transfer/71799410007/ | access-date=2024-10-15}}

In 2024, Arnold made four starts before getting benched for true freshman Michael Hawkins Jr.{{cite web | last=Raser | first=Louis | title='Better chance moving forward': Brent Venables explains decision to start Michael Hawkins Jr, bench Jackson Arnold | website=OU Daily | date=2024-09-24 | url=https://www.oudaily.com/sports/ou-football-oklahoma-sooners-brent-venables-michael-hawkins-jr-jackson-arnold/article_d08da2ca-7abe-11ef-878e-57d76f3bd475.html | access-date=2024-10-15}}

On December 4, 2024, Arnold announced that he would enter the transfer portal.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42779866/sources-oklahoma-jackson-arnold-enter-transfer-portal|title=Sooners QB Arnold set to transfer, sources say|website=ESPN|first=Max|last=Olson|date=December 4, 2024|access-date=December 5, 2024}}

On December 14, 2024, Auburn announced that they had signed Arnold.{{Cite web |last=Olson |first=Max |date=2024-12-14 |title=Oklahoma transfer QB Arnold signs with Auburn |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42963682/sources-oklahoma-transfer-qb-jackson-arnold-picks-auburn |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}

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• [https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/roster/player/jackson-arnold Auburn Tigers bio]
• [https://soonersports.com/sports/football/roster/jackson-arnold/16169 Oklahoma Sooners bio]

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