So far - Five total commitments for class of 2011: The OU football team hosted its first junior day at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday and received several commits for the class of 2011. Arlington wide receiver Kameel Jackson and Moore quarterback Kendal Thompson were among the high school juniors at the event. Both committed in the fall of 2009 to kick off the class with two highly touted verbal commitments. Jackson and Moore were soon joined by Euless-Trinity tight end Chris Barnett. The 6-6 245 pound athlete was the first of three to give a verbal on Saturday and has been on many programs’ watch lists after recording running the 40-yard dash in 4.52 seconds. The next two verbals came shortly after the day was over from two high school teammates. Stony Brook linebacker P.L. Lindley and defensive tackle Jordan Wade rounded out the day, leaving the Sooners with five total for the future Sooner class. (OUDaily.com)

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Former Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford to attend NFL Combine but will not workout: Former NFL scout Daniel Jeremiah at MoveTheSticks.com is reporting, representatives for Sam Bradford (Tom Condon and Ben Dogra of CAA Sports) sent an email to all 32 teams informing them that Bradford will fully participate in the medical examinations, interview process and wonderlic testing at the combine. Based on the advice of Dr. James Andrews, he will not participate in any football drills or physical activities in Indianapolis. Bradford will have his own pro day workout on March 25th at the University of Oklahoma. He will not be in attendance for the Sooners pro day on March 9th. (Movingthesticks.com)

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After playing the nation's second-most difficult schedule last season, Oklahoma will again embark on a challenging slate for the upcoming campaign. Nine teams that played in bowls, including two that participated in BCS match-ups, comprise Oklahoma's 12-game football schedule for 2010.

Those 12 opponents combined for a record of 90-64 in 2009.

"We have assembled a schedule that is representative of our tradition," said OU Vice President and Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione. "It features intriguing intersectional games as well as the always rigorous Big 12."

"We're also excited about the visit from the Air Force Academy. With Tinker Air Force Base located just a few miles north of our stadium, we anticipate heightened interest in that game. Certainly we are privileged to host the Cadets in Norman."

Oklahoma will play six games at home, five on the road and one, the annual match-up with Texas, on a neutral field.

OU enters the season with a record of 799-302-53 and will become just the eighth program to reach 800 wins when it wins its next game. Each of the schools ranked higher on that list have played at least 33 more games than Oklahoma.

The Sooners open with three straight home games. The first takes place Sept. 4 against Utah State prior to a Sept. 11 visit from Florida State and its new defensive coordinator Mark Stoops, the brother of OU Head Coach Bob Stoops.

It is the first of two meetings between Oklahoma and Florida State with the return game taking place in Tallahassee during the 2011 season.

That FSU game will be the 70th for Stoops at the OU helm and if Sooner fans sell out that game and the Utah State game before it, there will be a new school record for consecutive sellouts at 70.

Air Force will follow Florida State into Norman in the completion of a contract that began at Colorado Springs in 2001. The Falcons were 8-5 last season including a 47-20 win over Houston in the Armed Forces Bowl.

Oklahoma's first road game of the season opens a stretch of back-to-back contests against 2009 BCS participants, both away from Norman. The Sept. 25 game is against Cincinnati in Paul Brown Stadium, home of the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals, to be followed by the annual Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Oct. 2.

The lone open week for OU falls on Oct. 9 before the Sooners alternate home and road games over the next six weeks. They open that stretch with Iowa State in Norman on Oct. 16, then travel to Missouri (Oct. 23), play at home to Colorado (Oct. 30), go to Texas A&M (Nov. 6), host Texas Tech (Nov. 13) then venture to Baylor (Nov. 20).

The regular season finale is Nov. 27 at Oklahoma State.

None of the starting times have been announced pending selections by television networks.

Source: Sooner Sports PR

Related: Oklahoma Sooners Football 2010 Schedule

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Box arrested in Bricktown for disorderly conduct: Sophomore linebacker Austin Box was arrested for disorderly conduct this weekend in Oklahoma City. Police saw Box urinating outside Skky Bar at about 2 a.m. Saturday and he was taken into custody, according to a police report. The arrest marks the second incident in less than a year for Box, as the Enid native was cited last spring by Norman police for outraging public decency outside Fat Sandwich Company. (OUDaily.com)

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Adrian Peterson to host charity event at Riverwind: Former Sooners great and current Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson will be back in Oklahoma Feb. 27 for his annual charity dinner at Riverwind Casino. "Dinner with Adrian Peterson” begins at 7 p.m. and will benefit Peterson’s All Day Foundation. Individual tickets are $350. Tables of eight can also be purchased for either $2,500 or $5,000. The $2,500 tables include a signed Vikings jersey for the table sponsor, while the $5,000 tables come with an autographed Vikings helmet for the sponsor, signed picture for each person at the table and a photo-op for the group. For more information, call Bill Horn at (405) 409-2223, or email him at bill@inspiremgmtco.com. (The Oklahoman)

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Malcolm Kelly, former Sooner wide receiver (2005-07) and current Washington Redskin, gave his thoughts to WaPo on his former quarterback Sam Bradford. In the interview, Kelly praised Bradford's personality, skills and felt Bradford will 'adjust' to the NFL.

Bradford has good arm strength and plays with confidence, Kelly said, "but the biggest thing is that Sam makes good decisions, man. First and foremost, he's real accurate. His accuracy is well above average and he makes smart decisions. He's not going to force too many things.

"I think he will be able to adjust" to the higher NFL skill level, he said. "The better the players are that are around Sam, the better he will be able to do. You get a group of guys around him who are professionals, that will help him out a whole lot. Hopefully, whoever ends up drafting him, if they just give him time to get adjusted, it'll be the same thing for him."

Link: Washington Post

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In one of many power rankings in spring football, Oklahoma Sooners are ranked 3rd in Big 12 pre-spring power rankings by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin.

Griffin, ESPN.com Big 12 blogger, says in formulating his Big 12 rankings he took into account returning players, transfers, arriving freshmen and a teams’ schedules.

Listed below... ESPN.com's Big 12 pre-spring power rankings.

1. Texas
2. Nebraska
3. Oklahoma - Landry Jones will be infinitely better in his second season as a starter and Ryan Broyles and DeMarco Murray may be the best one-two receiving/running back combination in the conference. Bob Stoops will be facing a big renovation on defense where key players like Gerald McCoy and Dominique Franks left early for the NFL draft.
4. Missouri
5. Texas Tech
6. Texas A&M
7. Kansas
8. Iowa State
9. Oklahoma State
10. Kansas State
11. Colorado
12. Baylor

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