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Its Official OU-Miami Set for '07,'09: One of the most intense rivalries in college football in the 1980s is being renewed, as the University of Miami and the University of Oklahoma have signed contracts to play in 2007 and 2009. The two schools made the announcement jointly on Thursday. The Hurricanes will play at Oklahoma on September 8, 2007, and the Sooners will visit the Orange Bowl on September 12, 2009. The games represent a continuance of the marquee match-ups represented on OU schedules of the recent past and near future. The Sooners face both Washington and Oregon in 2006 then go to Washington in 2008. In 2010, Florida State visits Norman before the Sooners return the game in Tallahassee the following year. Negotiations are ongoing for games in 2012 and 2013, but OU will host Tennessee in 2014 before returning to Knoxville in 2015. Since Bob Stoops arrived in 1999, Oklahoma’s regular season non-conference schedule has included two games with Alabama, two games with UCLA and single games, to date, with Oregon, Notre Dame, Louisville and North Carolina. “This is another wonderful series for college football,” said OU Athletics Director Joe Castiglione. “The previous match-ups between our two schools have been legendary and we have great respect for the Miami program. We also cherish our history with the Miami area, something that is significant not only to our athletics program, but to Sooner fans everywhere.” Miami athletics director Paul Dee echoed Castiglione’s sentiments. "Each of us has won a national title since 2000,” he said. “This will be a great series played by two of college football's legendary teams. I'm pleased that the new 12-game schedule has allowed the playing of this game and several others which we have scheduled." Miami leads the all-time series between the two, 3-2. The Sooners claimed wins in 1974 and 1975 before the ‘Canes reeled off triumphs from 1985-87. The 1986 and 1987 games featured No. 1 Oklahoma against No. 2 Miami. One of the two programs has been ranked for all five of the previous meetings. (Sooner Sports Release)

'Canes, Sooners to face off in 2007, 2009: ESPN.com