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Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles/Notes
Athlon magazine tabs Oklahoma #1 in Preseason Poll: Flying in under the radar come the Oklahoma Sooners. After an uncharacteristically sub-par season, it's out of sight, out of mind -- but not for long. Due in large part to a ruinous rash of injuries in 2005, there are 22 players back who drew at least one starting assignment last fall, compared to only 17 with starting experience going into last season. OU won six of its last seven games, including a 17--14 victory over sixth-ranked Oregon in the Holiday Bowl. In addition, the 2006 Sooners welcome back their top passer, rusher, receiver, tackler and sack man from '05. (Full Preview at AthlonSports.com) Notre Dame followed in second, followed by Southern Cal, Ohio State and Florida rounding out the top five.
Sooner Video Podcast available: The OU Athletics Department is releasing one intro video from past football seasons each week throughout the summer. To download every one of the 15 videos from the 2000-2005 seasons, subscribe to the official OU Athletics podcast. This week, the first of the 2000 season intro videos is available. These videos welcomed the Sooners to Owen Field as the team went on to win Oklahoma's seventh national championship. You'll hear Norman native James Garner as he introduces the history of Sooner fooftball and then watch highlights of the 2000 team. Garner rolls through a list of OU's national championships but no one knew then that the year 2000 would be one for the ages. (SoonerSports.com)
EX-OU QB White sets focus on his new career: Tulsa World
Athlon magazine tabs Oklahoma #1 in Preseason Poll: Flying in under the radar come the Oklahoma Sooners. After an uncharacteristically sub-par season, it's out of sight, out of mind -- but not for long. Due in large part to a ruinous rash of injuries in 2005, there are 22 players back who drew at least one starting assignment last fall, compared to only 17 with starting experience going into last season. OU won six of its last seven games, including a 17--14 victory over sixth-ranked Oregon in the Holiday Bowl. In addition, the 2006 Sooners welcome back their top passer, rusher, receiver, tackler and sack man from '05. (Full Preview at AthlonSports.com) Notre Dame followed in second, followed by Southern Cal, Ohio State and Florida rounding out the top five.
Sooner Video Podcast available: The OU Athletics Department is releasing one intro video from past football seasons each week throughout the summer. To download every one of the 15 videos from the 2000-2005 seasons, subscribe to the official OU Athletics podcast. This week, the first of the 2000 season intro videos is available. These videos welcomed the Sooners to Owen Field as the team went on to win Oklahoma's seventh national championship. You'll hear Norman native James Garner as he introduces the history of Sooner fooftball and then watch highlights of the 2000 team. Garner rolls through a list of OU's national championships but no one knew then that the year 2000 would be one for the ages. (SoonerSports.com)
EX-OU QB White sets focus on his new career: Tulsa World
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