(8/24) Birdine's Earlier Injury, Sooner Shootout Golf Tourney and more.

Oklahoma Football Notes and Articles

Dont forget Oklahoma Sooners will hold a final scrimmage today (close to public), find information here on GNEXTINC.com.

Birdine's Early Injury: Birdine's original injury occurred Aug. 9. During a non-contact passing drill, he and Wilson tangled and fell to the ground. Wilsom's ankle was sprained; both players missed a few practices. But Birdine had returned to practices. Stoops said the arm was "nicked" again Monday. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam Tuesday revealed the torn muscle. Birdine wasn't at practice. An OU official turned down a request to interview Birdine. "It's a big loss," Ah You said. "Especially with the caliber of player he was and the impact he had the last few years. Us younger guys who have less experience just have to step up to the challenge." (NEWSOK.com)

Former Oklahoma Q.B. Watts won't run for Gov.: Former Congressman J.C. Watts said Tuesday he will not run for governor in Oklahoma next year. "I have determined that the timing for such an adventure is not right at this point in our lives," he said in a statement. Watts is the second Republican to decide against making the race; Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin has announced she will run for re-election instead of running for governor. Their moves leave the GOP without a proven vote-getter with wide name recognition to challenge Gov. Brad Henry, the popular Democratic incumbent. Watts, 47, recently bought a home in the Washington, D.C., area, where he started a lobbying and consulting business after leaving Congress. (CNN.com)

Sooner Shootout Golf Tourney: The OU Alumni Association will hold the second annual Sooner Shootout for Scholars golf tournament on Sept. 16, the day before OU plays UCLA at the Rose Bowl. Sponsored by the OU Club of Greater Los Angeles, the tourney will be played at the Brookside Country Club on the Rose Bowl grounds in Pasadena, Calif. Proceeds will go toward scholarship funds to send a local student to OU. The tournament will have a shotgun start at 1 p.m. with registration starting at 11 a.m. Entry fee is $100 per player. For additional information, contact Brad Fritz at (310) 918-2655 or at bradleyfritz@hotmail.com. Entry deadline is Sept. 1. (NEWSOK.com)

Stoops patching up OU secondary: Dallas Morning News

New cast of characters in Sooner secondary: Norman Transcript

Don't buy more than one ticket to Pasadena: Oklahoma Daily