Notes Archive: July 2010

Friday, July 30

Guerin Emig of the Tulsa World: "If I had to vote today, I'd take Oklahoma to win the South over Texas. Has nothing to do with coaching, quarterbacking or karma. I'd simply base the pick on attitude. The Sooners came to the DFW Westin for Big 12 Media Days ready and willing to talk. DeMarco Murray, asked about..."

Emig: Sooners Win Round One vs. Longhorns - Tulsa World

Matt Hinton of the Sporting News: "Last year's green, oft-shuffled line returns nearly intact after taking its licks and then some. That's Murray's cue: Healthy and unopposed in the backfield for the first time, his efforts in all phases in the big games that will define the season - Florida State, Texas, Missouri, Texas A&M, Texas Tech..."

The Return of OU's Offense, Starring Murray - Sporting News

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Stoops' Comments on Offensive Line a Big Deal - ESPN

Oklahoma's Stoops is Mr. Opportunity - Sporting News

Could Utah State Surprise the Sooners? - Boxscore News

Stoops Sorry for McCoy's Injury - Austin American-Statesman

OU's Stoops Liked Pac 10 Possibility - Kansas City Star

Adrian Taylor Good News for Oklahoma - Norman Transcript

Bradford Misses First Rams' Workout - Tulsa World

ESPN to Air Marcus Dupree Documentary - The Oklahoman

Dr. Saturday College Football Blog - Yahoo Sports

Thursday, July 29

Plenty of headlines this morning in the news a day after Oklahoma made its annual appearance at Big 12 Football Media Days. View our live blog from Irving for a complete look at the Sooners here.

LEWIS "CRAZY GOOD"
From the San Antonio Express-News: "Oklahoma linebacker Travis Lewis is crazy -- and crazy good. Allow fellow Sooners defender Jeremy Beal to clarify. "He's crazy at times, but it's not the bad crazy," said Beal, a standout defensive lineman. "It's the good crazy." The "good crazy" means the gregarious Lewis, a..."

Lewis Knows How to Flip Switch - San Antonio Express-News

Mike Jones of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Having Murray 100 percent for a full season "could mean great things," Broyles said. "It would make the passing game better, the whole team's confidence better," Broyles said. "He's the type guy who, when he gets the ball, wants to go 100 yards. And I feel the more touches..."

Murray Has Healthy Ambition - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

OU's Defense Looks to Lean on Lewis - Houston Chronicle

Sittler: Ryan Broyles a Heisman Candidate? - Tulsa World

2010 Sooners Should Bounce Back in Big Way - NBC Sports

Lewis Takes on Role of Leader, Entertainer - The Oklahoman

Odds and Ends From Big 12 Media Days - Tulsa World

Departures Unlikely to Fell Sooners - Waco Tribune-Herald

OU, Texas Still Looking for Company at Top - Sporting News

Notebook: Taylor, Murray, O-Line, Finch - The Oklahoman

Perhaps It's Time to Believe in Landry - Norman Transcript

DeMarco Murray Carries Big Hopes - Dallas Morning News

OU's Murray Focuses on Health - San Antonio Express-News

Texas No Problem for Oklahoma's Stoops - Yahoo Sports

Recap: Sooners at Big 12 Media Day - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Stoops Dismisses Any Notion of 'Texas Problem" - Tulsa World

Coach, Players Show Confidence in Texas - The OU Daily

OU, Texas to be Yearly Obstacle for North - The Oklahoman

Sooners Putting the Past Behind Them - Norman Transcript

Stoops Expresses Confidence in Landry Jones - Tulsa World

Adrian Taylor Working Way Back - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Stoops Relaxed, Confident, Feisty - Omaha World-Herald

Big 12 Media Days: Short Takes From Sittler - Tulsa World

Sooners Count Blessings After Cursed 2009 Season - ESPN

Stoops: Lessons Learned Last Season - Dallas Morning News

OU Projected to Finish First in South - Lincoln Journal-Star

Big 12 Commish: Don't Mess OU-Texas - Houston Chronicle

OU-Texas Continues to Define Big 12 - Dallas Morning News

Video: Oklahoma Junior Wide Receiver Ryan Broyles - ESPN

Tramel: Does Stoops Have a Texas Problem? - The Oklahoman

Big 12 Media Day Notebook: Oklahoma - Tulsa World

Stoops: New Big 12 More Than OU-Texas - Kansas City Star

OU-Texas Not December Option - San Antonio Express-News

Dr. Saturday College Football Blog - Yahoo Sports

Monday, July 26

John Klein of the Tulsa World: "Oklahoma's premier nonconference opponents in the next decade, including Ohio State and Notre Dame, won't be affected by a change in the Big 12 Conference schedule. The Sooners have a star-studded lineup of games in the next 10 years including the Buckeyes, Irish, LSU, Tennessee..."

Klein: Non-Conference Slate Has Advantages - Tulsa World

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Gerald McCoy's Keys to 2010 Season - The Oklahoman

Five Questions Facing the Big 12 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Balance is Word in Big 12 Football - Kansas City Star

Oklahoma Efficient With Recruiting Budget - Tulsa World

Early Questions & Answers for Big 12 Football - Denver Post

Big 12 Schools Rethink Schedules - Columbia Daily Tribune

Tramel: 12 Questions for Big 12 Media Days - The Oklahoman

Peterson Provides Inspiration to Kids at Camp - Tulsa World

Big 12 Coaching Hot Seat Rankings - FOX Sports Southwest

How Dan Beebe Saved the Big 12 - Associated Press

Sam Bradford, Meet Terrell Owens? - The Oklahoman

Questions For Each Big 12 Coach - Nebraska State Paper

Nebraska-Texas at Boiling Point - Omaha World-Herald

Fireworks at Big 12 Media Days? - College Station Eagle

Dr. Saturday College Football Blog - Yahoo Sports

Friday, July 23

Sooner Scrapbook: Watch video of the 1956 Sooners play at South Bend. Oklahoma intercepted eventual Heisman Trophy winner Paul Hornung four times, twice returning them for scores, as OU handed the Fighting Irish their first shutout since 1951 and first at home in 26 years.

Sooner Scrapbook: 1956 Oklahoma at Notre Dame

PLAYERS TO WATCH
John Hoover of the Tulsa World: "The unexpected return from injury of center Ben Habern and guard/tackle Jarvis Jones ramped up the competition and, because of their playing time in the 2009 season, improved their overall consistency. Guard Stephen Good sprained an ankle in the Red/White game but is expected to be..."

Three Players to Watch: Stills, Nelson, Lewis - Tulsa World

Jake Trotter of the Oklahoman: "Former Sooner defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, the No. 3 overall pick of Tampa Bay in this year's NFL Draft, was back in Oklahoma City today, taking part in pledge drive by Farmers insurance and the March of Dimes, raising money for research aimed at preventing premature births..."

News and Notes on Sooner Nation - The Oklahoman

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Oklahoma's Stoops Set to Return to Field - Tulsa World

Six Sooners Named to All-Big 12 Team - Norman Transcript

Gerald McCoy Helps March of Dimes - The Oklahoman

Ryan Broyles Doubles on Big 12 Team - Tulsa World

OU Athletes, Faculty Pass on Tradition - The OU Daily

Big 12 Media Days to be Televised - FOX Sports Southwest

Bradford's Agents Are Smart Cookies - Washington Post

Redskins Count on Sooners on O-Line - NBC Sports

Dr. Saturday College Football Blog - Yahoo Sports

OPPONENT PREVIEW: BAYLOR
As the Sooner football team prepares for the upcoming season, SoonerSports.com breaks down the competition. We continue with Game 11 on November 20 when Oklahoma travels to Baylor:

BU | TT | A&M | CU | MO | ISU | UT | UC | AF | FSU | USU

Thursday, July 22

Oklahoma earned a league-high seven slots on the media's 2010 Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team announced Thursday. Ryan Broyles (at WR and PR), OL Stephen Good, RB DeMarco Murray, DL Jeremy Beal, LB Travis Lewis and DB Quinton Carter earned preseason honors. Beal and Lewis were unanimous selections.

Sooners Lead Preseason All-Big 12 Team

MURRAY THE MAN AT RB
After splitting carries with the likes of Chris Brown and Allen Patrick the last three years, DeMarco Murray will be the headliner of OU's backfield in 2010. The senior running back is looking forward to the opportunity to carry the load and hopes to lead the Sooners back to a BCS game. We recently sat down with Murray to get his thoughts summer workouts and the season ahead:

OU DEFENSIVE LINE
From the Nebraska State Paper: "Defensive Jeremy Beal is a powerful, dominant end against the run - and a pretty good pass rusher, too. Defensive tackle Adrian Taylor has the athleticism to a first-round NFL Draft pick, while Frank Alexander has experience at the other end spot. Again - OU has solid depth. The Sooners..."

Beal, Taylor, Alexander: OU Top DL - Nebraska State Paper

FOX Sports Southwest ranks the Big 12 running backs: "Murray scored 45 total touchdowns in three seasons and rushed for over 700 yards and 8 TDs in 2009 despite missing a full game and only seeing limited action in a couple of others. He was a non-factor running the ball in the bowl game against Stanford (20 rushes for..."

Murray Tops List of Big 12 Running Backs - FS Southwest

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Media Picks Oklahoma Over Texas in South - Tulsa World

Oklahoma's 1971 Rushing Record Still Stands - ESPN

OU: One of Best Non-Conference Schedules - Sporting News

Media: Sooners to Overtake Texas in South - The Oklahoman

Sooners Lead Conference With Six Titles - Norman Transcript

Oklahoma vs. Texas in Preseason Rankings - Tulsa World

Uh-Uh Big 12, That Wasn't Unanimous - Kansas City Star

Video: Heupel Expects Big Things From Jones - KJRH Tulsa

Rams Work to Get Bradford Deal Done - CBS Sports

Media Vote? Consider Source - Austin American-Statesman

Dr. Saturday College Football Blog - Yahoo Sports

NEW AUCTION ITEMS
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Wednesday, July 21

OU leads the Big 12 with six conference championships (2000, '02, '04, '06, '07, '08) and seven appearances in the title game. The Sooners have been picked first in the South eight times in the media preseason poll and finished at the top five of those years.

Oklahoma Projected to Win Big 12 South

BELL ON OKLAHOMA
John Hoover of the Tulsa World on incoming QB Blake Bell: "You feel that tradition. You feel that expectation," Mark Bell said. "We wanted to go to a great program, a top program in the country, and you can't be afraid of that. That's why you go there. You want to be surrounded by good people, a good coaching staff..."

Quarterback Blake Bell Waiting On his Destiny - Tulsa World

OU's Quinton Carter is detailed in this story from the Oklahoman: "Sooner senior safety Quinton Carter has been nominated for this year's Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which honors college football players who stand out for the positive influence they have in their communities. Gerald McCoy and Sam Bradford have..."

Quinton Carter Named to Good Works List - The Oklahoman

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Sooner O-Line No. 5 in Big 12 - Nebraska State Paper

White, Bradford: Tale of Two Quarterbacks - Tulsa World

Trotter: Chat Recap on Sooner Football - The Oklahoman

OU at Big 12 Media Days Next Week - Enid News & Eagle

Big 12, Prepare to Meet OU's Travis Lewis - The Oklahoman

BIG 12 HEADLINES

New Big 12 Might Not Face BCS Hardship - ESPN

Texas Fans Should be Concerned? - Dallas Morning News

KU WRs and Big-Play Mentality - Lawrence Journal-World

Switch to Big 10 Changes Husker Travel - Lincoln Journal Star

Sherman Likes What He Sees at A&M - San Antonio Express

Better Defense for Aggies? - Austin American-Statesman

Hearing Good Things About CU Frosh RBs - Denver Post

Sherman Expresses Excitement to Fans - College Station Eagle

Dr. Saturday College Football Blog - Yahoo Sports

OPPONENT PREVIEW: TEXAS TECH
As the Sooner football team prepares for the upcoming season, SoonerSports.com breaks down the competition. We continue with Game 10 on November 13 when Oklahoma hosts Texas Tech:

Tech | A&M | CU | MO | ISU | UT | Cincy | AF | FSU | USU

Tuesday, July 20

With the departure of key figures on defense, some may expect a dropoff on that side of the ball in 2010. Travis Lewis does not. One of the team's most consistent performers the last two years, Lewis is unquestionably one of OU's defensive leaders. With the work he and his teammates have been putting in over the summer, Lewis believes this year's unit can be as good or better. We recently sat down with Lewis to get his thoughts on the season ahead:

STOOPS ONE OF BEST
Mike DeArmond of the Kansas City Star: "Coach Bob Stoops' ability to coach the Sooners to an 8-5 finish in view of injuries that would have decimated most other teams shows why he is one of the best coaches in the country. Landry Jones has taken his lumps and gets some help from the return of running back DeMarco..."

DeArmond: Sooners Not a Stretch at No. 5 - Kansas City Star

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Five Big 12 Games to Attend in '10 - Lawrence Journal-World

Beal, Lewis, Broyles to Rep OU at Big 12 Media Day - ESPN

Jermaine Gresham Expected to Start - Cincinnati Enquirer

FSU at Oklahoma Top 5 ACC Game - Sporting News

Video: Landry Jones a Heisman Candidate? - The Oklahoman

Top 5 New Rivalries in the Big 12 - FOX Sports Southwest

Catching Up on Big 12 Conference News - ESPN

OU No. 1 Big 12 Non-Conference Schedule - Sporting News

Brown Downplays Husker Hype - Austin American-Statesman

Dr. Saturday College Football Blog - Yahoo Sports

Monday, July 19

As the Sooner football team prepares for the upcoming season, SoonerSports.com breaks down the competition. We continue with Game 9 on November 6 when Oklahoma travels to Texas A&M:

A&M | CU | MO | ISU | Texas | Cincy | Air Force | FSU | USU

LINEBACKERS KEY
From Yahoo Sports: "The front four should be fine and the secondary looks good, especially at safety. That leaves the linebackers. Sterling play from Travis Lewis is a given, but how are the other guys going to play? Junior Travis Lewis is one of the best 'backers in the nation; he has 253 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss..."

Oklahoma Linebackers Must Come Through - Yahoo Sports

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Big 12's Best on Defense: Four Sooners - Lincoln Journal-Star

Haywood Could Compete at Tight End Spot - The Oklahoman

OU Games Top List of Ones to Watch - Tulsa World

Big 12's Best on Offense: Four Sooners - Lincoln Journal-Star

Bradford: Big Money Time and Big Risk - Tulsa World

Ranking the Big 12 Quarterbacks - FOX Sports Southwest

OU No. 12 by Texas Newspaper - Austin American Statesman

Big 12 Coaches Glad to be Together - San Antonio Express

Gerald McCoy Waiting on Bradford Deal - USA Today

Texas Coaches Back to Talking Football - Houston Chronicle

Behind Scenes, Big 12 Public Relations - Columbia Tribune

Dr. Saturday College Football Blog - Yahoo Sports

Friday, July 16

With preseason practice only three weeks away, anticipation is beginning to build for the 2010 season. No one is more excited than the players themselves, who have been working hard all summer in preparation. Ryan Broyles is one who has high expectations for both himself and the team this year. We recently sat down with the junior wide receiver to get his thoughts on summer workouts and his outlook for the season ahead.

2010 OPPONENT PREVIEWS
As the Sooner football team prepares for the upcoming season, SoonerSports.com breaks down the competition. We continue with Game 8 on October 30th when Oklahoma hosts Colorado:

A Closer Look at Jones' 2009 Season - Tulsa World

Big 12 Year of the Quarterback? - The Oklahoman

Can OU Win it All? Absolutely - Norman Transcript

25 Things to Watch For in 2010 - Yahoo Sports

Key Games in the Upcoming Season - USA Today

Big 12 Storylines Taking Shape - Lawrence Journal-World

Billy Sims Still Has Impact - Springfield News-Leader

Thursday, July 15

Welcome to the Sooner Football Notebook. This page provides fans one location to view all the latest notes, features, multimedia and links of interest on Sooner football throughout the year.

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Sooners, Seminoles Both Seeking Redemption - Tulsa World

OU Defense Will Face an Early Challenge - Tulsa World

OU's Landry Jones on O'Brien Watch List - The Oklahoman

Five from Big 12 on O'Brien Watch List - ESPN.com

Josh Heupel Happy to Stay at OU - Tulsa World

Big 12 Media Days Schedule Released - ESPN.com

Bosworth: There was None Better than Hunt - The Oklahoman

Bradford, Rams to Begin Talks Next Week - FS Southwest

Rams and Bradford to Start Work on Deal - ESPN.com

Wednesday, July 14

OU's Landry Jones has been named to the 2010 Davey O'Brien Award watch list, given annually to the nation's top quarterback. Jones led the nation's freshmen QBs in passing yards (3,198) and TD passes (26). Both figures were also OU freshman records.

Landry Jones on O'Brien Award Watch List

2010 OPPONENT PREVIEWS
As the Sooner football team prepares for the upcoming season, SoonerSports.com breaks down the competition. We continue with Game 7 on October 23 when Oklahoma travels to Missouri.

Tuesday, July 13

Thanks to SoonerVision for digging up an old video featuring former Sooner linebacker Daryl Hunt, who passed away over the weekend at age 53. The video appeared on Coach Switzer's television show in 1978. Read more about Hunt in Monday's headlines below.

Flashback to 1978: Daryl Hunt | Interview with George Cumby

GET TICKETS SOONER
Oklahoma football single-game tickets go on sale August 2, but fans can get them sooner by becoming a member of OU's Ticket Marketplace and/or BoomerBlast. Find out more:

Get 2010 OU Football Single-Game Tickets Sooner

BIG 12 DREAM FINALE
Dave Sittler of the Tulsa World: "In a sentimentalist's perfect world, Oklahoma and Nebraska will meet in the Big 12's final title game. Perfection would include the Sooners and Cornhuskers both standing 12-0 when they arrive in Arlington, Texas..."

OU-Huskers Would be a Dream Finale - Tulsa World

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Murray No. 2 Among Big 12's Top Backs - ESPN.com

DeMarco Murray Plays with Tenacity - Tulsa World

Murray Key to OU Title Run - KOCO.com

Murray Might Thrive But Must Get the Ball - Tulsa World

OU's Linebacker Duo Best in Big 12 - Yahoo Sports

The Big 12's Top Assistant Coaches - Columbia Tribune

OU Tops Big 12 Football Talent List - Tulsa World

Incoming Freshman Might End Up at FB - The Oklahoman

NCAA Football 11 Adds New Features - The Oklahoman

OU, Texas Will Start TV Networks Soon - Tulsa World

Monday, July 12

The Sporting News has Ryan Broyles as the favorite for the Biletnikoff Award going into the 2010 season. View a Q&A with the Oklahoma receiver and who TSN has as its early picks for the other major postseason awards in 2009...

The Sporting News Picks Broyles for Biletnikoff Award

2010 OPPONENT PREVIEWS
As the Sooner football team prepares for the upcoming season, SoonerSports.com breaks down the competition. We continue with Game 6 vs. Iowa State. In the coming weeks, we will bring you an in-depth look at each of OU's 2010 opponents with stat breakdowns, players to watch and analysis from around the country.

Iowa St. | Texas | Cincinnati | Air Force | Florida St. | Utah St.

GREATEST GENERATION
The Oklahoman's Berry Tramel salutes the men who fought and won a world war, then came to the University of Oklahoma and started a football tradition that continues today...

Saluting the Greatest Generation of Sooners - The Oklahoman

Former Sooner Daryl Hunt Dies at 53 - The Oklahoman

Daryl Hunt, We Hardly Knew Thee - The Oklahoman

Former OU Linebacker Daryl Hunt Dies - Tulsa World

Friday, July 9

Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook picks OU No. 1 in the Big 12 South with four All-Big 12 players (WR Ryan Broyles, DE Jeremy Beal, LB Travis Lewis, DB Quinton Carter) and the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year in WR Kenny Stills...

Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook on the Big 12

OU'S FRESH FACES
ESPN profiles Demontre Hurst, Tom Wort and Dejuan Miller in its "Fresh Faces" feature for the Sooners. "Here are three guys with relatively low profiles who you'll be hearing from in 2010..."

Hurst, Wort, Miller are OU's "Fresh Faces" - ESPN.com

2010 OPPONENT PREVIEWS
As the Sooner football team prepares for the upcoming season, SoonerSports.com breaks down the competition. We continue with Game 5 vs. Texas in the annual showdown at the Cotton Bowl.

Texas | Cincinnati | Air Force | Florida State | Utah State

BEAL TOP IMPACT SENIOR
FOX Sports Southwest lists the top five impact seniors in the Big 12: "All-Big 12 first team and third team All-American, OU's Jeremy Beal led his team in tackles for loss (19) and sacks (11). He along with junior Travis Lewis, will have to provide leadership to a defense that lost Gerald McCoy and six other starters..."

Beal Among Top Impact Seniors in Big 12 - FS Southwest

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Landry Jones Among Big 12's Top Quarterbacks - ESPN

Texas-Rice, OU-Utah State Shouldn't Happen - Yahoo Sports

Beal, Murray in Top 25 for 2011 Draft - Sports Illustrated

No. 10 Big 12 Game for 2010: Bedlam - FS Southwest

Jeremy Beal Top Big 12 Player in Trenches - Columbia Tribune

Dr. Saturday College Football Blog - Yahoo Sports

SOONER SCRAPBOOK
In 1948, Oklahoma compiled a 9-1 record in Bud Wilkinson's second season at the helm in Norman. OU accepted an invitation to play in the 15th Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on New Year's Day against Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice and No. 3 North Carolina...

Sooner Scrapbook: Video of 1949 Sugar Bowl

Thursday, July 8

From FS Southwest: "He's fought through injuries and split playing time for most of his career, but now DeMarco Murray says he's ready to become the next great back in the long lineage of Oklahoma greats. The fifth-year senior from Las Vegas arrived in Norman with sky-high expectations, and he fulfilled them in 2008..."

Murray Looks to Finish at OU on High Note - FS Southwest

ESPN lists Big 12 players who just missed their Top 25 list: "One of the Big 12's hardest hitters, Oklahoma's Quinton Carter intercepted four passes, broke up five more and made 88 tackles in 2009. He earned All-Big 12 second-team honors in his first year as full-time starter, and was the Sooners' second-leading tackler..."

OU Safety Carter Just Misses Top 25 Listing - ESPN

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

2010 Sooners Reload After Big Draft - Independent Alligator

How Hockey Helped Oklahoma Football - Boxscore News

Jon Cooper Holding Kids' Football Clinic - The Coloradoan

Eufaula Native Dewey Selmon Honored - Muskogee Phoenix

Oklahoma No. 6 in Composite Preseason Poll - CBS Sports

What Preseason Mags Say About OU - The Oklahoman

2010 Big 12 Conference Burning Questions - About.com

Rams' Bradford Still Getting Used to Fame - The Oklahoman

Jon Cooper More Comfortable in NFL - The Coloradoan

Bradford: Agent's Job to Complete Contract - The Oklahoman

Will OSU Step Out of the Texas/OU Shadow? - ESPN

Do Gimmicks Help Heisman Campaigns? - Orlando Sentinel

Dr. Saturday College Football Blog - Yahoo Sports

Wednesday, July 7

From ESPN: "Way led the Big 12 in punting average, with 45.7 yards per kick on 61 punts as a freshman, the second-highest average in school history. He posted a school-record 22 punts longer than 50 yards, nine of longer than 60 and another two over 70 yards, highlighted by a 74-yarder against Oklahoma State. His..."

Tress Way Among Top Big 12 Special Teamers - ESPN

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Bohls: Texas Should Win Big 12 - Austin American-Statesman

Ronnell Lewis Among Five to Watch Next Season - ESPN

Feeley Present, Bradford Future for Rams - Sporting News

Football Recruiting Stays Ahead of Technology - ESPN

KU Coaches Like Look of O-Line - Lawrence Journal-World

Tramel: Keep the Big 12 Name Brand - The Oklahoman

Nebraska Fans Need to Tread Lightly - Lincoln Journal-Star

Florida State Launches Ponder for Heisman Site - NBC Sports

Texas Moving From Spread to Pro Set - Yahoo Sports

Tuberville Will Keep Big 12 Burning - Birmingham News

Dr. Saturday College Football Blog - Yahoo Sports

Tuesday, July 6

The OU Athletics Department has released its first official printable roster for the 2010 preseason. Heights and weights have been updated through summer conditioning with jersey numbers updated from the equipment room. Incoming freshmen are now listed. You can compare the spring numbers to the updated roster:

Printable 2010 Preseason Roster | Spring Roster | Online Roster

STOOPS ON PRACTICES
The Tulsa World on Coach Stoops, Alabama and Texas: "I don't know that I can be any more popular down there," Stoops remarked. "In the end, that had nothing to do with Texas, and everything to do with the fact that Nick and I have been friends and have known each other a long time. We had already shared..."

Stoops: No Conspiracy Against Texas - Tulsa World

Mike Baldwin of the Oklahoman: "Rated OU's top incoming recruit by Rivals, wide receiver Justin McCay arrived on campus last month already familiar with OU's playbook. "Most of the stuff we run I learned from the Chiefs," Grunhard said. "We run a lot of the same terminology, patterns, route gaps that most major colleges..."

McCay's Offense Could Translate Smoothly - The Oklahoman

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Bohls: OU Non-Conference - Austin American-Statesman

Brown Pulls Ahead of Stoops - Nebraska State Paper

Can Jones Quarterback OU to Conference Title? - Tulsa World

Preseason Magazines: OU's All-Americans - The Oklahoman

Sittler: OU-Texas Must Stay at Cotton Bowl - Tulsa World

Wilson's Mother Amazed at Community - The Oklahoman

Broyles, Lewis Among Impact Juniors - FS Southwest

Steele Surprises With OU at No. 1 Pick - The Oklahoman

Video: Rams' Rookie QB Sam Bradford - FS Southwest

Sittler: Fireworks Set for Big 12 Media Days - Tulsa World

Collected Wisdom: 49er's DB Reggie Smith - The Oklahoman

Dr. Saturday College Football Blog - Yahoo Sports

A MORNING WITH THE SOONERS
For the fourth-straight year, one lucky fan and a guest will have the opportunity to spend a morning with the Sooners! Go behind the scenes at Oklahoma's annual Media Day and Meet the Sooners Day as the football team begins its preparations for the 2010 season. Bid now on this unique experience in the OU Online Auction:

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2010 OPPONENT PREVIEWS
As the Sooner football team prepares for the upcoming season, SoonerSports.com breaks down the competition. We continue with Week 3 vs. Air Force. In the coming weeks, we will bring you an in-depth look at each of OU's 2010 opponents with stat breakdowns, players to watch and analysis from around the country.

Opponent Previews: Air Force | Florida State | Utah State

Thursday, July 1

FOX Sports Southwest lists its top five impact freshmen in the Big 12 South: " Kenny Stills (WR--Oklahoma): Already is listed as #3 on the depth chart, Stills' father also played in the NFL. Listed at 6'1, Kenny has good size and speed (10.5 in 100m). Scored 27 touchdowns his final two years in high and leaves the San Diego..."

Stills Among Among Top Impact Freshman - FS Southwest

OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES

OU-Nebraska Rivalry Coming to an End - Tulsa World

NFL Rookie Report: Sam Bradford - Sports Illustrated

Dr. Saturday College Football Blog - Yahoo Sports

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