(9/26) Smith Receives Big 12 Honor, OU-Texas and Sooner Articles
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes
Reggie Smith earns Big 12 Special Team honors: For the third consecutive week an Oklahoma player has claimed one of the Big 12 Conference's weekly awards. This time it's punt returner Reggie Smith, who had a 61-yard touchdown return against Middle Tennessee during OU's 59-0 win, Saturday. In the previous two weeks, Sooner running back Adrian Peterson won the offensive player honor. Smith currently ranks No. 10 nationally with 15.9 yards per return. The 61-yard return was his first for a touchdown, but not his longest of the season. He had a 62-yard return against Washington in game two. Smith average per punt return is magnified by the fact that he has 13 attempts. No other player in the NCAA top 25 has more than 10 thus far. (SoonerSports Release)
Both schools OU-Texas decline moving game to primetime: ABC announced Monday that the Oct. 7 OU-Texas game will be played at 2:30 p.m. The network initially inquired about playing the game at night, but both schools declined. "We make our decisions based on the best interests of the university, a magnificent and passionate rivalry and of the fans that attend the game," OU Athletic Director Joe Castiglione said Monday. Texas Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds could not be reached Monday for comment. Likely heading the list of reasons for the schools' stance is the safety of the fans and other innocent State Fair of Texas patrons. The general idea is that fans at a night game are a bit more raucous, having had a few extra hours to get that way. Perhaps the Cotton Bowl can't contain anything more raucous than the average OU-Texas crowd. ESPN has yet to determine the location of its Oct. 7 College GameDay broadcast. (NewsOK.com)
Sooners in the Pros -- Week Three: SoonerSports.com
OU Notebook -- Smith honored: Tulsa World
Big 12 play kicks off, questions continue: Tulsa World
Sooners get rare off week before Texas game: Dallas Morning News
Coaches ready to fall back on time: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
Ex-Sooner Flynn was one of a kind: Enid News and Eagle
Reggie Smith earns Big 12 Special Team honors: For the third consecutive week an Oklahoma player has claimed one of the Big 12 Conference's weekly awards. This time it's punt returner Reggie Smith, who had a 61-yard touchdown return against Middle Tennessee during OU's 59-0 win, Saturday. In the previous two weeks, Sooner running back Adrian Peterson won the offensive player honor. Smith currently ranks No. 10 nationally with 15.9 yards per return. The 61-yard return was his first for a touchdown, but not his longest of the season. He had a 62-yard return against Washington in game two. Smith average per punt return is magnified by the fact that he has 13 attempts. No other player in the NCAA top 25 has more than 10 thus far. (SoonerSports Release)
Both schools OU-Texas decline moving game to primetime: ABC announced Monday that the Oct. 7 OU-Texas game will be played at 2:30 p.m. The network initially inquired about playing the game at night, but both schools declined. "We make our decisions based on the best interests of the university, a magnificent and passionate rivalry and of the fans that attend the game," OU Athletic Director Joe Castiglione said Monday. Texas Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds could not be reached Monday for comment. Likely heading the list of reasons for the schools' stance is the safety of the fans and other innocent State Fair of Texas patrons. The general idea is that fans at a night game are a bit more raucous, having had a few extra hours to get that way. Perhaps the Cotton Bowl can't contain anything more raucous than the average OU-Texas crowd. ESPN has yet to determine the location of its Oct. 7 College GameDay broadcast. (NewsOK.com)
Sooners in the Pros -- Week Three: SoonerSports.com
OU Notebook -- Smith honored: Tulsa World
Big 12 play kicks off, questions continue: Tulsa World
Sooners get rare off week before Texas game: Dallas Morning News
Coaches ready to fall back on time: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
Ex-Sooner Flynn was one of a kind: Enid News and Eagle
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