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Quarterback questions for contenders going into big games

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2015, file photo, Oklahoma quarterbacks Baker Mayfield, left, and Trevor Knight (9) talk during an Oklahoma NCAA college football practice in Norman, Okla. The Big 12 championship could be decided by backup quarterbacks _ as could a few other rivalry games this weekend.  (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2015, file photo, Oklahoma quarterbacks Baker Mayfield, left, and Trevor Knight (9) talk during an Oklahoma NCAA college football practice in Norman, Okla. The Big 12 championship could be decided by backup quarterbacks _ as could a few other rivalry games this weekend. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2015, file photo, Oklahoma quarterbacks Baker Mayfield, left, and Trevor Knight (9) talk during an Oklahoma NCAA college football practice in Norman, Okla. The Big 12 championship could be decided by backup quarterbacks _ as could a few other rivalry games this weekend. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

The Big 12 championship could be decided by backup quarterbacks – as could a few other rivalry games this weekend.

Quarterback injuries are looming over several games and in many cases coaches tend to be coy about the status of their key players. Michigan State gave no clue that Connor Cook was not going to play against Ohio State until he didn’t.

A look at the teams entering a critical week with quarterback questions.

No. 5 OKLAHOMA

Things seem to be looking up for Baker Mayfield, who went through concussion protocol after taking a shot to the head against TCU last Saturday.