Meet the Sooners Day on August 9th

NORMAN, Okla. -- The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department will conduct its annual Meet the Sooners Day on Monday, Aug. 9, on the practice fields just south of Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

Entry into the event, which is changing from previous years, will be through Gate 7 at the northeast corner of the stadium and the line will form from south to north under the east grandstand. At 10:30 a.m., security personnel will lead fans into the autograph area through gate east of Switzer Center.

Members of the Sooner Kids' Club presented by McDonald's should proceed to Switzer Center Plaza and will be admitted into the event, along with a parent or guardian, beginning at 9:45 a.m. Everyone in attendance will be limited to one autograph item and are encouraged to arrive early to ensure admittance into the event.

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Players will be grouped by position with the coaching staff stationed at a separate set of tables. Those interested in obtaining an autograph will proceed through the line and receive autographs from the players/coaches seated at the station of their choice. The autograph session will end promptly at noon. The Sooners will conduct a closed practice later that afternoon.

Free parking is available in all student lots on campus including levels 4-6 of the Asp Ave. Parking Facility. Parking in faculty/staff lots will not be permitted for vehicles that do not have an OU Parking Permit for those lots.

The event also will include inflatable interactive games and music. Aramark will be selling water. Fans may bring their own bottled water, but no other outside food or drink will be permitted. Restrooms will be open on the east side of the stadium. The university bookstore, now located under the Asp Avenue Parking Facility, will be open and will also have a sales point in the autograph area. The ticket office will open at 8 a.m., to answer patron questions.

Members enrolled in the 2004-05 Sooner Kids' Club will present their membership card at the Kids' Club table located at the Switzer Center Plaza. Children between the ages of 5 and 14 are eligible to join the Sooner Kids' Club for an annual membership fee of $25.

Due to its ongoing remodeling project, the Barry Switzer Center will not be open.

In the event of inclement weather, the autograph session will be held under the stands on the east side of the stadium.

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