It may be a cliche, but a true Cinderella story may be taking place in Oakland. J.T. O'Sullivan, the former Jesuit quarterback, the former UC Davis quarterback and a vagabond pro quarterback, was the starting quarterback in the 49ers' exhibition against the Raiders. It's still an exhibition game, but he has to have made a good impression to be starting the preseason opener ahead of franchise quarterback Alex Smith and wunderkind Shaun Hill. According to our 49ers beat reporter, Matt Barrows, this truly is a quarterback competition. What's helping O'Sullivan's chances is that he has a fan in new offensive coordinator/passing guru Mike Martz, who coached him last season in Detroit.
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