The Sooners freshman and Dallas native led the offense to promising production in his homecoming, but the unit failed to capitalize on several opportunities as the Longhorns cruised away to 34-3 win.

Hawkins Jr. overtook former five-star recruit and starter Jackson Arnold late in the first half of Oklahoma's game against Tennessee in Week 4. The move came after Arnold surrendered three turnovers,

Hawkins alone couldn’t save this Sooner offense. Not behind a makeshift offensive line, not with this group of receivers, not with an inefficient run game. Any thoughts of a midseason offensive renaissance were pollyannaish, no matter who the quarterback was. The Sooners just aren’t very good offensively, and that was before a rash of injuries.