Sooners Earn Weekly Honors
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes
Oklahoma named team of the week: OU's victory over Tech earned the Sooners this week's Fiesta Bowl national team of the week honors, awarded by the Football Writers Association of America. It was the most points allowed by a Texas Tech team and the second-largest margin of victory against a team ranked No. 2 in the AP poll. The FWAA has awarded a team of the week since 2002. (Tulsa World)
Twelve Sooners earn Academic Honors: Twelve Oklahoma players, including six first-team selections, were announced Tuesday as part of the Big 12 Conference's All-Academic Team. The Big 12 Conference has named 137 student-athletes to the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 Football Team, the league office announced. Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services and its media relations offices, the football academic all-league squad consisted of 91 first team members combined with 46 on the second team. (SoonerSports PR)
First Team
Sam Bradford, So., Finance, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Derek Gove, Sr., Communications, Carrollton, Texas
Travis Lewis, Fr., Undeclared, San Antonio, Texas
DeMarco Murray, So., Communications, Las Vegas, Nev.
Sam Proctor, Fr., Undeclared, Pearland, Texas
Jimmy Stevens, Fr., Undeclared, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Second Team
Ryan Broyles, Fr., Undeclared, Norman, Okla.
Brandon Caleb So., General Management, Richmond, Va.
Auston English, Jr., Soc. Sci./Org. Studies, Canadian, Texas
Desmond Jackson, Fr., Undeclared, Seguin, Texas
Kyle Johnson, Sr., Petroleum Engineering, Konawa, Okla.
Adrian Taylor, So., Sociology, Mansfield, Texas
Carter Whitson, Jr., Science Education, Shawnee, Oklahoma
Murray named All-American Player of the Week: DeMarco Murray was named U.S. Army All-American College Player of the Week. Murray rushed for 125 yards and two TDs and caught four passes for 71 yards in OU's 65-21 win over Texas Tech. The award honors an alumnus of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl who had the top performance of a given week. Murray played for the 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl West Team. (Tulsa World)
OU's Davis out for Bedlam: Senior defensive end Alan Davis is expected to miss Saturday’s game because of a knee sprain, Stoops said this week. Davis and English, who is also out this week, both missed the Tech game with sprained knees. (The Oklahoman)
Sooners up for honors: Norman Transcript
Don't sleep on Oklahoma State: The Oklahoma Daily
Stoops agrees with Texas' Brown: Tulsa World
Box living out his dream as a Sooner linebacker: Tulsa World
It's simple ... Sooners run, Sooners win: Tulsa World
Listen to Bob Stoops discuss Bedlam game: Tulsa World
Stoops addresses OSU, DeMarco Murray, Big 12 title chances: The Oklahoman
Oklahoma highways ready for Bedlam traffic: The Oklahoman
Bradford needs big finish: The Oklahoman
Happy campers get ready for Bedlam: The Oklahoman
Bedlam could have many empty seats: Dallas Morning News
Oklahoma cornerback Franks looking to be even better this week: Star-Telegram
Oklahoma named team of the week: OU's victory over Tech earned the Sooners this week's Fiesta Bowl national team of the week honors, awarded by the Football Writers Association of America. It was the most points allowed by a Texas Tech team and the second-largest margin of victory against a team ranked No. 2 in the AP poll. The FWAA has awarded a team of the week since 2002. (Tulsa World)
Twelve Sooners earn Academic Honors: Twelve Oklahoma players, including six first-team selections, were announced Tuesday as part of the Big 12 Conference's All-Academic Team. The Big 12 Conference has named 137 student-athletes to the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 Football Team, the league office announced. Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services and its media relations offices, the football academic all-league squad consisted of 91 first team members combined with 46 on the second team. (SoonerSports PR)
First Team
Sam Bradford, So., Finance, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Derek Gove, Sr., Communications, Carrollton, Texas
Travis Lewis, Fr., Undeclared, San Antonio, Texas
DeMarco Murray, So., Communications, Las Vegas, Nev.
Sam Proctor, Fr., Undeclared, Pearland, Texas
Jimmy Stevens, Fr., Undeclared, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Second Team
Ryan Broyles, Fr., Undeclared, Norman, Okla.
Brandon Caleb So., General Management, Richmond, Va.
Auston English, Jr., Soc. Sci./Org. Studies, Canadian, Texas
Desmond Jackson, Fr., Undeclared, Seguin, Texas
Kyle Johnson, Sr., Petroleum Engineering, Konawa, Okla.
Adrian Taylor, So., Sociology, Mansfield, Texas
Carter Whitson, Jr., Science Education, Shawnee, Oklahoma
Murray named All-American Player of the Week: DeMarco Murray was named U.S. Army All-American College Player of the Week. Murray rushed for 125 yards and two TDs and caught four passes for 71 yards in OU's 65-21 win over Texas Tech. The award honors an alumnus of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl who had the top performance of a given week. Murray played for the 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl West Team. (Tulsa World)
OU's Davis out for Bedlam: Senior defensive end Alan Davis is expected to miss Saturday’s game because of a knee sprain, Stoops said this week. Davis and English, who is also out this week, both missed the Tech game with sprained knees. (The Oklahoman)
Sooners up for honors: Norman Transcript
Don't sleep on Oklahoma State: The Oklahoma Daily
Stoops agrees with Texas' Brown: Tulsa World
Box living out his dream as a Sooner linebacker: Tulsa World
It's simple ... Sooners run, Sooners win: Tulsa World
Listen to Bob Stoops discuss Bedlam game: Tulsa World
Stoops addresses OSU, DeMarco Murray, Big 12 title chances: The Oklahoman
Oklahoma highways ready for Bedlam traffic: The Oklahoman
Bradford needs big finish: The Oklahoman
Happy campers get ready for Bedlam: The Oklahoman
Bedlam could have many empty seats: Dallas Morning News
Oklahoma cornerback Franks looking to be even better this week: Star-Telegram
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