(9/5) Peterson Criticized by Wilson, Sooners fall 5 spots in AP Poll
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes
Offensive Coordinator criticizes Peterson: AP/SI.com reports, Offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson walked into Oklahoma's locker room and sat down with Adrian Peterson. The talented tailback had just run for 139 yards and scored two second-half touchdowns to help lift the Sooners to a 24-17 win in their opener against UAB. Wilson had a message for the 2004 Heisman runner-up. "I said, 'Hey, that ain't close to what you need to play,"' Wilson said Tuesday. "He goes, 'I know."'
Sooners fall 5 spots in AP Poll: The Oklahoma Sooners dropped out of the Top 10 in this week's AP Top 25 college football poll. OU -- a 24-to-17 over the UAB Blazers on Saturday -- is ranked 15th in the poll released today. The Sooners were ranked 10th last week. Oklahoma had two fumbles and two interceptions and needed both of Adrian Peterson's second-half touchdowns to beat UAB. (KOTV)
Offensive Coordinator criticizes Peterson: AP/SI.com reports, Offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson walked into Oklahoma's locker room and sat down with Adrian Peterson. The talented tailback had just run for 139 yards and scored two second-half touchdowns to help lift the Sooners to a 24-17 win in their opener against UAB. Wilson had a message for the 2004 Heisman runner-up. "I said, 'Hey, that ain't close to what you need to play,"' Wilson said Tuesday. "He goes, 'I know."'
"I told him after the game, 'If you're a man, you need to go in and tell those guys you didn't play your best.' He was dancing too much early, he's looking for big plays instead of sticking it, being decisive and making great cuts," Wilson said.
"When he stops moving his feet, he's just another guy like everyone else," Wilson added. (More at SI.com)
Sooners fall 5 spots in AP Poll: The Oklahoma Sooners dropped out of the Top 10 in this week's AP Top 25 college football poll. OU -- a 24-to-17 over the UAB Blazers on Saturday -- is ranked 15th in the poll released today. The Sooners were ranked 10th last week. Oklahoma had two fumbles and two interceptions and needed both of Adrian Peterson's second-half touchdowns to beat UAB. (KOTV)
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