Friday, November 20, 2009
Limited Bedlam tickets on sale Friday: A limited number of tickets for the Bedlam football game between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State on Nov. 28 will be on sale Friday morning at 8 a.m. The tickets are $99 and can be purchased by calling the OU ticket office at (800) 456-4668 or 325-2424 or online at www.soonersports.com. Labels: Bedlam, Oklahoma Sooners, Tickets
posted by Gilbert Sam, Jr. @ 6:45 AM |
Thursday, November 19, 2009
ESPN analyst and draft guru Mel Kiper updated his "Big Board" for the 2010 NFL Draft with a few changes. Released yesterday, Kiper ranked three Sooners on his board, Nebraska's DT Ndamukong Suh topped Kiper's rankings.
Here's look at rankings of Sooners and Big 12 players on Kiper's latest draft board:
Ranking, Player, Position, Team and Last week's ranking
1. Ndamukong Suh, DT Nebraska - Same
2. Gerald McCoy, DT Oklahoma - Up One
3. Eric Berry, S Tennessee - Down One
4. Carlos Dunlap, DE Florida - Same
5. Sam Bradford, QB Oklahoma - Same
6. Russell Okung, OT Oklahoma State
7. Jake Locker, QB Washington
8. Jimmy Clausen, QB Notre Dame
9. Taylor Mays, S USC
10. Joe Haden, CB Florida
11. Dez Bryant, WR Oklahoma State
18. Sean Wetherspoon, LB Missouri
20. Sergio Kindle, DE/OLB Texas
21. Jermaine Gresham, TE Oklahoma
22. Colt McCoy, QB Texas
Link: The new Big Board as of Nov. 18Labels: Gerald McCoy, Jermaine Gresham, NFL, NFL Draft, Oklahoma Sooners, Sam Bradford
posted by Gilbert Sam, Jr. @ 4:01 PM |
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops is standing by his former assistant and University of Kansas football coach Mark Mangino. Mangino, who is facing an internal KU athletics department investigation into alleged mistreatment of players after some voiced concerned.
Mangino has denied any mistreatment of players. "I run this program with a lot of integrity," Mangino told the Kansas City Star.
Stoops concurs saying Mangino has always been close to and concerned about his players.
Mangino served as Stoops' offense coordinator at Oklahoma from 2000-2001 Labels: Bob Stoops, Kansas
posted by Gilbert Sam, Jr. @ 1:25 PM |
Oklahoma's football graduation rates ranks last in Big 12: Oklahoma's football team had the worst graduation rates in the Big 12 under the most recent data released by the NCAA. According to figures released Wednesday by the NCAA, only 45 percent of the football players who enrolled at Oklahoma between 1999 and 2002 earned their degrees within six years. That period coincides with coach Bob Stoops' first four years as the Sooners' head coach. Federal data that does not factor in players who transfer or enroll at mid-year puts Oklahoma's graduation rate for that period at 37 percent, also the lowest in the Big 12. ( AP/KFSM) Labels: Big XII, Oklahoma Sooners, University of Oklahoma
posted by Gilbert Sam, Jr. @ 9:54 AM |
Jonathan Miller, Oklahoma running back, out remainder of season: Freshman running back Jonathan Miller won't play the rest of the regular season and could miss the bowl game due to a damaged knee cartilage he suffered against Texas A&M. Offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said Miller will have surgery this week and could miss a couple weeks, which would bring him back in time for a bowl game. Or he could be out for a couple months and maybe miss spring practice. ( Norman Transcript)
Notable Injuries:
TE, Jermaine Gresham (season),
QB, Sam Bradford (season),
DT, DeMarcus Granger (season),
DE, Auston English (season),
OL, Jarvis Jones (season),
TE, Brody Eldridge (season) Labels: Injury, Jonathan Miller, Oklahoma Sooners
posted by Gilbert Sam, Jr. @ 7:24 AM |
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Murray expects to return in 2010: Running back DeMarco Murray thinks he wants to return for his senior year. "That's just something that my family and I will look into," Murray said. "But I'm pretty sure I'll be back here next year." He has thought about his future, though, and for now, the Academic All-American would rather spend 2010 in Norman than in an NFL rookie camp. "I like it here," he said. "I don't want to end my career at OU with an 8-4 record or whatever. So just trying to get better. And I just enjoy being here. I'm part of a great team here; I love the coaching staff, things like that. I love the camaraderie with my teammates. It's just a great atmosphere." ( Tulsa World)
Sooners must be ready for any strange happenings in Lubbock: Tulsa World
One Dynamic Sooner Defense: Tulsa World
Ronnell Lewis perseveres for Sooners despite disorder: The Oklahoman
Sooners try to end losing ways in Lubbock: Dallas Morning News Labels: 2010, DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma Sooners
posted by Gilbert Sam, Jr. @ 2:43 PM |
After a season of woes on special teams, Oklahoma will likely start another at kicker. Patrick O'Hara, walk-on from Kansas, took over kicking duties from Tress Way and Jimmy Stevens in Oklahoma's win Saturday night against Texas A&M.
On Tuesday, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops commented on if O'Hara would start Saturday at kicker against Texas Tech.
"We'll see. Again, ongoing battle here through the week. Patty O'Hara looked pretty good there toward the end. We'll see if he can maintain consistency here through the week. He's traveled all year. I've always had him ready for real long ones, he's got a real strong leg. He just occasionally loses control of it at practice. But he's been more and more consistent and I like what he did Saturday night. He looked good yesterday."
In Saturday's game, O'Hara kicked a pair of extra points and 26-yard field goal, including a 62-yard field goal during Saturday's pregame warm-ups.
O'Hara was thrilled at the opportunity to kick for the Sooners, when asked, he described it as "an incredible experience," O'Hara replied. Labels: Jimmy Stevens, Kicker, Oklahoma Sooners, Patrick O'Hara, Special Teams, Tress Way
posted by Gilbert Sam, Jr. @ 12:49 PM |
University of Oklahoma announced, this weekend's game at Texas Tech, the Sooners will unveil Nike's latest football technology, Pro Combat series, a super light-weight uniform.
In addition, debuting the company's new technology, Oklahoma, Florida State, Miami are among programs featuring throwback uniforms designed by Nike.
Drawing inspiration from Sooner history the throwback uniform design honors, Oklahoma's college football reign in the 1950s, Bud Wilkinson's famed "fast break offense" that led the nation in scoring and won National Championships in 1955 and 1956. In addition, the design features retro all-white helmets honoring Oklahoma teams from 1946-1956.
Nike will officially roll-out the technology to schools at the start of the 2010 season.
More photos available here. Labels: Oklahoma Sooners, University of Oklahoma
posted by Gilbert Sam, Jr. @ 9:54 AM |
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