Sooners Close Football Practice, Raise Intensity

Sept. 2, 1999

Norman, Okla. - Better late than never for the Oklahoma offense. OU head football coach Bob Stoops put his squad through a two-hour scrimmage for the second straight day, looking for a higher intensity level and more physical play. He certainly got what he asked for, as the Sooner offense dominated the defense inside Memorial Stadium.

We did much better today in every area, noted a much happier first-year head coach. I felt that it was important for us to scrimmage again to prove that yesterday was just one of those days. We still made mistakes, but these were made because our guys hustled and were trying to make plays. I can accept that.

The OU offense set the standard for the scrimmage immediately when Brandon Daniels caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from Josh Heupel. The TD capped a seven-play, 70-yard scoring drive. For the day, Heupel hit 13 of 19 passes for 197 yards and four touchdowns. His other scoring passes went to Damien Mackey (13 yards) and to tight end Chris Hammons (22 and two yards).

OU continues to prepare for Indiana State with closed practices tomorrow and Saturday morning. The team will not practice Sunday but will resume workouts Monday.

Passing

Josh Heupel 13-19 for 197 yards (4 TD) Patrick Fletcher 1 for 3 for 2 yards (1 INT)

Rushing

Michael Thornton     5 for 50 yards

Dwight McKissic     3 for 2 yards

Julius McMillen     1 for 11 yards

Receiving

Jarrail Jackson      4 for 89 yards

Chris Hammons        3 for 46 yards (2 TD)

Damien Mackey        3 for 39 yards (TD)

Brandon Daniels     2 for 20 yards (TD)

Antwone Savage       1 for 31 yards

Andre Woolfolk       1 for 5 yards

Dwight McKissic      1 for 3 yards

Johnnie Balous       1 for 2 yards

Michael Thornton     1 for 10 yards

Scoring

Daniels 18 yard pass from Heupel

Hammons 22 yard pass from Heupel

Mackey 13 yard pass from Heupel

Hammons 2 yard pass from Heupel

Reeves 57-yard field goal

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Sooners Close Football Practice, Raise Intensity

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