Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, who is the face of the Browns franchise, can’t quite move on from his Oklahoma days and the Red River Rivalry.
Mayfield, who won the 2017 Heisman Trophy while with the Sooners, slammed former rival Texas on Wednesday when asked about the national title talk coming from the Longhorns ahead of the college football season.
“They said that when they beat Notre Dame a couple years ago [in 2016] and they won two or three games after that,” Mayfield told Sportstalk 1400 in Norman, Okla.
“I’m sick of that crap.”
The mercurial quarterback saved most of his harsh words for Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger, who, like Mayfield, was a high school star in the Austin, Texas, area. Mayfield played at Lake Travis, while Ehlinger was a member of Westlake.
“[Ehlinger] couldn’t beat Lake Travis, so I don’t really care [about] his opinion on winning,” Mayfield said. “Westlake is a great program, but the two best quarterbacks to come out of there are Drew Brees and Nick Foles. Sam can stay down there in Texas.”
Mayfield seemed to relish the fact that he wasn’t hiding his disdain for Ehlinger, knowing this would draw even more attention to an already red-hot Big 12 rivalry.
“That will stir the pot,” Mayfield said. “He doesn’t like me, and I hope he knows I don’t like him either.”
This isn’t the first time Mayfield and Ehlinger have tangled in the media, according to ESPN.com.
When Oklahoma left tackle Orlando Brown struggled to one of the worst performances ever at the NFL combine in 2018, Ehlinger took to social media to make fun of him.
Here’s how Mayfield responded to that dig: “He’s never beat Lake Travis, and he also hasn’t beat OU, so leave it at that.”
The Longhorns and the Sooners will meet for the Red River Showdown at Texas on Oct. 12.
You can be sure Mayfield will be asked his thoughts about this game again.


