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An early BCS title game prediction: The folks at Accuscore.com already have their projected 2010 BCS National Championship game, Florida is a lock for Pasadena -- or so they say. Who will play Florida? Their thinking is whoever wins at the Cotton Bowl between Oklahoma and Texas will advance to play Florida at the Rose Bowl. And the Cotton Bowl winner is the eventually BCS National Champions. We'll see...

Odds to win BCS National Championship at TheGreek Sportsbook

Florida +175
Oklahoma +500
Texas +800
Southern Cal. +800
Ohio State +1000

Revamped offensive line remains a sore spot for Stoops: Tulsa World

Ex-Sooner Jackson reaches out to youths: Tulsa World

Ten Minutes With Former Sooner Mark Bradley: Bleacher Report

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Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Watts has received over 620k from BCS to lobby congress: J.C. Watts is a lobbyist for the much-maligned Bowl Championship Series. The job -- which has paid Watts' firm $620,000 over the past five years -- involves defending the BCS against a flurry of politicians who want to tear down the quirky system for determining college football's national champion. Recently, this controversy has produced a congressional hearing, and even President Barack Obama has jumped into the fray, saying he would prefer a playoff to the current system. "My responsibilities are just to try to help the BCS navigate through this," Watts says. Watts thinks the problem is that politicians take on the BCS as legislators but end up forming their views through the prism of sports fans. "I'm a paid consultant," he says. "I'm in government affairs for [the BCS], no question, but if I wasn't, I'd like to think I would be responsible enough and equitable enough to say, 'OK, what works if this system wasn't in place?'" (More at Politico)

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Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Big 12 Coaches vote to keep tiebreaker: Big 12 coaches have rejected a proposal to change the controversial tiebreaker that gave Oklahoma the nod over Texas in the three-way tie in the Big 12 South last season. The coaches had considered adopting a three-team tiebreaker that would eliminate the lowest-ranked team in the BCS standings, then go to the head-to-head result of the remaining two teams. If that had been in place last year, Texas Tech would have been eliminated, and Texas would have emerged as the division champion because it had defeated Oklahoma. "The tiebreaker system we had was felt, by the majority of coaches, to be appropriate to what we want to accomplish," commissioner Dan Beebe said. "There's risks in either one. We had one risk last year." The coaches' recommendation will go to Big 12 athletic directors, who may still change the tiebreaker. (Associated Press/ESPN.com)

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Gators take BCS Crown: On college football's grandest stage Thursday night, Tebow put an exclamation on his original subtle point by outdueling Bradford in the Gators' 24-14 victory, their second national championship of his three-year career. He was named the game's most outstanding player."This is an unbelievable night," Tebow said. (New York Times)

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Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

OU-Florida predictions: From around the web

Adam Abramson, Campus Confidential:

Charlie Strong's (Florida) unit has been stellar at times this year and I expect a big game from their go-to guys up front... Florida 28, Oklahoma 20

Mike Rose, Campus Confidential:

The Sooners haven't played a defense like they'll see come Thursday night. Tim Tebow is great player, and he's the most valuable player on the field. Florida's defense will step up and Tebow will again lead the Gators to a big win... Florida 31, Oklahoma 23

From Campus Confidential

Martin Manley, Upon Further Review

OU's six opponents are ranked #3, #7, #11, #12, #13, #21. FL's three opponents are ranked #4, #15 and #25. Not only has OU been tested more often against stronger competition, but they have fared better... Oklahoma 38, Florida 35

From KC Star's UFR

Ben Volin, Palm Beach Post

Ask the Tennessee fans how Tim Tebow responds in a big game. Ask the Georgia fans, LSU, Florida State and Miami fans, too. Tebow's Gators beat those opponents, 201-55. Don't forget about the 31-20 comeback against Alabama. Forget the stats for this game, because Tebow will use the Heisman snub to lead the Gators to victory... Florida 41, Oklahoma 27

Greg Stoda, Palm Beach Post

It really comes down to a belief that the best teams Oklahoma has beaten are better than the best teams Florida has beaten. Neither defense will consistently stop the opponent's offense. Oklahoma 37, Florida 31

From Palm Beach Post

Mark Blaudschun, Boston Globe

We liked the Sooners as our No. 1 team at the start of the year and we like them now... Oklahoma 45, Florida 35

From Boston Globe

Jerry Greene, Orlando Sentinel

Nothing stops me from telling you who will win. And it won't be "Wow" as much as "Whoa" when Oklahoma ignores regular-season stats to find those key stops and critical takeaways.... Oklahoma 42, Florida 21.

From Orlando Sentinel

Pete Fiutak, FOX Sports/College Football News

Expect a repeat of what Ohio State did against Colt McCoy in the Fiesta, up until the game-deciding play, by letting Bradford make his throws before blasting the receivers to force several third-down chances. Florida will find a decent enough balance offensively, and will dominate on special teams, to make it three in a row for the SEC... Florida 38, Oklahoma 27

From FOXSports.com

Barack Obama, President-elect

Obama on BCS teams, CFB playoff: "I think Utah has a pretty good claim. They're undefeated," he said. "I think USC, which had a great Rose Bowl, beat Penn State pretty badly. They've got a pretty good claim to being number one. Florida and Oklahoma, I think, both have a claim. Texas, at this point, has got to feel like, 'Well, we did OK, too.' I think--I think a football playoff system makes sense. I've spoken about this quite a bit, and I think if you look at knowledgeable sports fans, they agree with me." Obama's Prediction: Florida over Oklahoma

From New York Times

Ted Green, Los Angeles Times

Florida 38, Oklahoma 35

From LA Times

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Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Oklahoma Offense:


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Florida Offense:


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Related:
Coach Wilson & Members of OU Offense Meet With Media
Coach Venables & Members of OU Defense Meet With Media
Coach Addazio & Members Of UF Offense Meet With Media
Coach Strong & Members Of UF Defense Meet With Media

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Linebacker Brandon Spikes says OU will face toughest defense yet: Brandon Spikes fired back at the Sooners on Monday as the bulletin-board material for both teams continued to pile up heading into Thursday's BCS National Championship. "If they can stop our offense, hey, my hat goes off to them," Spikes told reporters during media day. "But I really don't think they can. As long as we play well on defense, give the ball back to Tim and the rest of those guys, we should roll. "You keep hearing they've done this and scored all these points in the last five games. But I really feel like they haven't faced a defense like ours, and Big 12 defenses are a joke. It's always like a bunch of basketball scores when I watch SportsCenter. So we'll see." (The Oklahoman)

Related:
Tebow Laughs Off Comment
Stoops Praises Tebow

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Coach Bob Stoops talks BCS, Sam Bradford and more:


Part 2


Part 3


Related: Stoops, Sooners on BCS Title Game at SoonerSports.com

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Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Oklahoma, Florida to play in National Championship in Miami:
1. Oklahoma .976
2. Florida .948
3. Texas .930
4. Alabama .844
5. USC .821
6. Utah .785
7. Texas Tech .784
8. Penn State .739
9. Boise State .698
10. Ohio State .635

Full BCS Standings at FOXSports.com

Sooners, Gators will play for BCS championship: KC Star

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Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Oklahoma defeats Missouri 62-21: After a week of defending its reputation and fighting off the relentless Texas spin, Oklahoma had plenty of motivation entering Saturday night's Big 12 championship game. "We have to go out there and prove something to everyone," Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford told reporters during a Tuesday news conference.With its 62-21 trouncing of No. 19 Missouri on a frigid night before an announced crowd of 71,004 at Arrowhead Stadium, No. 4 Oklahoma proved plenty and probably clinched a berth in the national championship game Jan. 8 against No. 2 Florida (12-1) when the Bowl Championship Series standings are released Sunday evening, according to Jerry Palm, an independent B.C.S. analyst. (More at NYTimes.com)

Labels: BCS, Big XII, Missouri Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Venables and UW officials in talks about coaching job? A Washington coaching search cloaked in secrecy grew only more intriguing Wednesday. Two sources told the Times that the Huskies may have talked with Brent Venables, who is the associate head coach and co-defensive coordinator for the Oklahoma Sooners. Venables also interviewed at Clemson. Venables has been the co-defensive coordinator at OU since 1999 and associate head coach since 2004. (Seattle Times)

Around the web: KETK in Tyler, TX. Sports Director, Danny Elzner's commentary on OU, Texas, and the BCS.

Did BCS put hook on Horns? Hattiesburg American

Please, Mr. Obama, don't give whiners hope: Miami Herald

Texas Fans are Mad As...? LA Times

Oklahoma's presence in Big 12 title game fuels Texas rivalry: USA Today

Big 12 Championship -- Missouri vs. Oklahoma: Athlon Sports

Maclin excited to test Oklahoma's struggling kick coverage: ESPN.com

Sooners should cruise to record three-peat title: ESPN.com

Labels: BCS, Brent Venables, Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops after BCS Announcement:


Texas head coach Mack Brown's reaction to BCS standings:

"Going into the last couple of weeks, we knew that a good team was going to be left out of the Big 12 Championship. Unfortunately, in this situation, it was us. It is what it is. We don't like it, we don't agree with it or think it's fair, but, like anything else, we'll handle it and move forward."

More Texas reaction: mackbrown-texasfootball.com

Related: Oklahoma jumps Texas in BCS standings

Labels: BCS, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Oklahoma No. 2 in BCS Standings; Big 12 Championship bound:
1. Alabama .971
2. Oklahoma .935
3. Texas .922
4. Florida .885
5. USC .808
6. Utah .784
7. Texas Tech .781
8. Penn State .737
9. Boise State .703
10. Ohio State .634

Full BCS Standings at FOXSports.com

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Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

BCS Standings
1. Alabama .987
2. Texas .921
3. Oklahoma .912
4. Florida .875
5. USC .797
6. Utah .786
7. Texas Tech .779
8. Penn State .752
9. Boise State .658
10. Ohio State .621
11. Georgia .602
12. Oklahoma State .570

Full BCS Standings at FOXSports.com

Related: Sooners No. 3 in AP & No. 2 in Coaches Poll

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BCS Standings
1 Alabama .979
2 Texas Tech .970
3 Texas.891
4 Florida .876
5 Oklahoma .839
6 USC .787
7 Utah .764
8 Penn State .696
9 Boise State .656
10 Ohio State .615

Full BCS Standings at FOXSports.com

Related: Sooners No. 5 in AP & Coaches Polls

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Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

BCS Standings
1 Alabama .981
2 Texas Tech .972
3 Texas .880
4 Florida .864
5 Oklahoma .844
6 USC .790
7 Utah .769
8 Penn State .684
9 Boise State .678
10 Georgia .616

Full BCS Standings at FOXSports.com

Related: Sooners steady in weekly polls

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Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Stoops puzzled about OU's drop in BCS standing: "Yeah, a little bit, but I'm (not) totally surprised," Bob Stoops said. "With Tech coming up after they beat Texas, you kind of thought that could happen. But there's still so much football left. There's still a lot that can happen." (ESPN.com)

A&M's Sherman on playing the Sooners: SoonerSports.com

Bedlam looms large, but meetings with Tech are bigger: The Oklahoman

Notebook -- Four-star DB commits: The Oklahoman

Stoops addresses BCS rankings drop, Texas A&M game: The Oklahoman

Knee injury shelves OU defensive end Auston English: The Oklahoman

OU football redshirt Frank Alexander up next: The Oklahoman

Big 12 power rankings: The Oklahoman

Team supports Lewis after daughter's death: Tulsa World

English out for Sooners: Tulsa World

Leach still lovable at OU: Tulsa World

OU Notebook: Tulsa World

Alexander next in line: Norman Transcript

Lewis playing through the pain: Norman Transcript

Ags improving, but so are others: Bryan College Station Eagle

A&M freshman receiver Fuller has history with Oklahoma: Star-Telegram

Oklahoma's English could miss as many as three games: Star-Telegram

Labels: BCS, Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

BCS Standings
1Alabama .975
2 Texas Tech .937
3 Penn State .929
4 Texas .853
5 Florida .827
6 Oklahoma .822
7 USC .755
8 Utah .697
9 Oklahoma State .666
10 Boise State .653

Full BCS Standings at FOXSports.com

Related: Sooners No. 6 in AP, No. 4 in Coaches Poll

Labels: BCS, Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Sooners No. 4 in first BCS poll of 2008: Oklahoma was No. 4 in the initial BCS standings of the 2008 season released Sunday afternoon. The Sooners were rated No. 4 in the Harris poll, No. 5 in the USA Today poll and No. 4 by the computers. The BCS standings formula consists of three components, each weighted equally: the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Harris Interactive College Football Poll and an average of six computer rankings (Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, Jeff Sagarin and Peter Wolfe). Oklahoma has been ranked in the top five of the BCS more weeks than any other team (39) and No. 1 more weeks than any other team (18). (SoonerSports PR)

BCS Standings
1. Texas .998
2. Alabama .949
3. Penn State .867
4. Oklahoma .832
5. USC .775
6. Oklahoma State .773
7. Georgia .720
8. Texas Tech .713
9. Ohio State .703
10. Florida .699

Full Bowl Championship Standings at FOXSports.com

Related: OU No. 4 in AP & No. 5 in Coaches Polls

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Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Sooners 4th in Coaches and AP Polls: Oklahoma continued its climb back to the top of the polls. The Sooners were No. 4 in the AP, Coaches and Harris polls released Sunday afternoon. OU (6-1 overall, 2-1 Big 12) dealt previously undefeated and then-No. 11 Missouri a 41-31 loss at Owen Field Saturday night. The Tigers (5-1) dropped to a tie with Kansas (6-0) at No. 15 in the AP poll and No. 17 in the Coaches poll. The Sooners received one first-place vote in the AP poll. Half of the Big 12 Conference teams were ranked in the AP Top 25 including Oklahoma (4), Kansas (15), Missouri (15), Texas (19), Texas Tech (22) and Kansas State (25). K-State was the only team of the group not also ranked in the Coaches poll (No. 30 in votes). (Full Rankings available at SoonerSports.com)

BCS Standings Week 1
1. Ohio State
2. South Florida
3. Boston College
4. LSU
5. Oklahoma
6. South Carolina
7. Kentucky
8. Arizona State
9. West Virginia
10. Oregon

AP Top 10 (First Place Votes), Pts.
1 Ohio State (50) 1,599
2 South Florida (11) 1,503
3 Boston College 1,448
4 Oklahoma (1) 1,399
5 LSU (1) 1,331
6 South Carolina 1,247
7 Oregon 1,177
8 Kentucky 1,098
9 West Virginia 1,090
10 California 1,065
15 Kansas 664
15 Missouri 664
19 Texas 348
22 Texas Tech 241
25 Kansas State 107

USA Today Poll (First Place Votes), Pts.
1 Ohio State (56) 1,495
2 Boston College (1) 1,383
3 South Florida (3) 1,320
4 Oklahoma 1,288
5 LSU 1,173
5 Oregon 1,077
7 West Virginia 1,007
8 South Carolina 997
9 California 983
9 USC 983
15 Kansas 705
17 Missouri 519
18 Texas 396
21 Texas Tech 232

Labels: BCS, Oklahoma Sooners, Polls, Rankings

Major conferences considering a College Football Final Four? New York Post reports.. Sources in several conference offices, athletic directors and television networks told The Post that support is steadily growing for a "Plus-1," format in which there will be a national championship game following the playing of two "semifinal games." The first title game could be played in 2011. "There haven't been any official discussions among conference commissioners, but the overwhelming sense is that that's where we're headed," one conference source said. "There's simply too much money at stake and there's been too much debate with the current system." Under the new format, the top four teams would be seeded, probably using a voter/computer formula similar to the current BCS system and a sixth major bowl game would be created. (NY Post) Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops has said previously, he's "on the fence" about any college football playoff system.

Labels: BCS, NCAA, Playoff System

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Could USC lose the 2004 National Title? A federal investigation into extortion claims by New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush and his family has revealed the existence of taped conversations that could confirm Bush took cash and gifts while he was playing football for the University of Southern California. Lloyd Lake, an investor in a failed sports marketing agency which attempted to launch with Bush as its first client, is the subject of a grand jury probe into the extortion claims. The agency -- called New Era Sports & Entertainment -- was founded by Lake and San Diego businessman Michael Michaels. Lake told Yahoo! Sports in August 2006 that he contributed a portion of the cash and gifts allegedly given to Bush and his family as part of an agreement to represent the then-USC running back when he signed an NFL contract. According to multiple sources in an ongoing Yahoo! Sports investigation, nearly $280,000 in cash, rent and gifts was allegedly given to Bush and his family. Lake and Michaels both said in August 2006 that they planned to file a lawsuit against Bush. If the NCAA rules that Bush received extra benefits during his playing career at USC, he could be ruled retroactively ineligible. Since some of the benefits date to the 2004 season, the Trojans' national championship that season could be rescinded. USC could face further NCAA sanctions and Bush's 2005 Heisman Trophy could be in jeopardy. The Heisman ballot indicates that an athlete must meet NCAA eligibility requirements to be considered for college football's most prestigious award. (More at Yahoo! Sports) Not sure what this means for the Sooners, Auburn finished the 2004 season 13-0.. Although, the Sooners played the USC Trojans in the BCS National Championship..

Stoops Committed to Oklahoma: Oklahoma FanHouse

Labels: BCS, NCAA, NCAA Investigation, Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Oklahoma Alumni Association and the Fiesta Bowl: When the Oklahoma Sooners head to the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, you can join the OU Alumni Association and the Sooner Club on New Years Day in Glendale, Arizona. The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl will be played on Monday, Jan. 1 at the University of Phoenix Stadium, with kickoff set for 7:45 p.m. CST. Boise State was announced as OU's opponent in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl as part of Sunday night's BCS announcement show on Fox. When you travel with other Sooner fans on this Official OU Alumni Fiesta Bowl Tour, you can forget about all the hassle. You'll stay at a deluxe hotel, rally at the famed Boomer Bash Pre-Game, enjoy all the amenities and privileges from traveling on the Official Tour, and so much more. The Official OU Alumni Fiesta Bowl tour does NOT include a game ticket. If you need tickets for the game, call the OU Ticket Office direct at 405-325-2424. The Athletics Ticket Office has special office hours on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. for walk-up and phone sales. Tickets for the Fiesta Bowl are $135. (More at SoonerSports.com)

Fiesta Bowl Tidbits, OU Designated home team, Sooners arrive Dec. 26: Oklahoma has been allocated 17,000 tickets for the Fiesta Bowl matchup against Boise State. For the time being, they are available to season-ticket holders only. Ticket-related information can be found on soonersports.com. The Fiesta Bowl, along with the BCS National Championship the following week, will be played in the Arizona Cardinals' new 72,886-seat stadium in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. The Sooners have been designated the home team and will wear crimson jerseys. They are expected to arrive in the Phoenix area Dec. 26. (Tulsa World)

Boise States's Peterson on facing OU: From the Norman Transcript, "This is something we've been scratching and clawing for the last five or six years," Boise State coach Chris Peterson said. "For us to get a chance to even compete on the same field with Oklahoma is going to be an awesome challenge and hopefully a lot of fun as well."

Next Stoop -- Fiesta Bowl: Norman Transcript

When Sooners needed a big play, Thompson was there: Norman Transcript

Beware of Boise State: The Oklahoman

Oregon loss didn't derail OU's bid to play for title: The Oklahoman

Scouting Boise State: The Oklahoman

Winter in the desert: Tulsa World

QB deserves much credit for success: Tulsa World

Scouting Report -- Boise State: Tulsa World

OU Three Questions: Tulsa World

Boise State, Oklahoma in Fiesta Bowl: Casper Star Tribune

It's official -- BSU headed to Fiesta: Idaho Statesman

Been there, done that -- Sooners are BCS vets: Idaho Statesman

Bronco fans go gaga over Fiesta Bowl gig: Idaho Statesman

Party's over, time to get back to work: Idaho Statesman

Labels: BCS, Boise State, Fiesta Bowl, Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Oklahoma Bowl Game Ticket information: After winning the Big 12 Championship game on Saturday, the University of Oklahoma football team earned the conference's automatic bid into the Bowl Championship Series and a trip to the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz. The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl will be played on Monday, Jan. 1 at the University of Phoenix Stadium, with kickoff set for 7:45 p.m. CST. The opponent in Tostitos Fiesta Bowl will be announced as part of Sunday night's BCS announcement show on Fox at 7 p.m. Although the season ticket holder deadline has passed, those season ticket holders that have not already placed their order for Oklahoma's bowl game will have one more opportunity to do so beginning Sunday at noon on Soonersports.com. The Athletics Ticket Office will also have special office hours Sunday from 2-5 p.m. for walk-up and phone sales. Tickets for the Fiesta Bowl are $135. Seat locations will be determined at a later date and will be assigned based upon priority within giving levels. All orders will be assessed a processing fee and will be shipped via UPS mail in mid-December. (SoonerSports PR)

Labels: BCS, Boise State, Fiesta Bowl, Oklahoma Sooners, Tickets

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Stoops excited about meaningful game: OU coach Bob Stoops said Sunday he was excited to again be playing in a game with so much riding on the outcome. After being in the hunt for Big 12 and national championships every season from 2000-2004, the Sooners weren't in any of those discussions during an 8-4 campaign a year ago. It appeared they would be left out again this year, until Texas A&M upset Texas on Friday. "It was exciting to me Friday when that happened to again be in a game that meant so much," Stoops said. "It's exciting to be in it, where you have so much at stake." (NewsOK.com)

Williams earns praises: Freshman right tackle Trent Williams, who made his fifth straight start in place of injured Branndon Braxton, earned praise from Stoops. "He has played great the whole year. I mean, it's been really good," Stoops said. "It is very unusual, the strength and ability at that age to play like he has. . ." Two of Williams' best lead blocks came on touchdown drives. (Tulsa World)

Announcement on Peterson's Big XII status today? Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops likely will make an announcement on Peterson's condition sometime today, just as he did last week. When he addressed the media Sunday afternoon, Stoops said he had not yet spoken with the team doctors and did not know when they planned to perform a bone scan on Peterson's injured collarbone to determine whether he could play. (NewsOK.com)

Boise State likely opponent, if Sooners Win Saturday Night: Sooner fans might want to hold off on those reservations to Glendale. Oklahoma must first beat Nebraska this Saturday in the Big 12 championship before accepting the league's berth into the Bowl Championship Series and its "home" bowl, the Fiesta Bowl, in Glendale, Ariz., on Jan. 1. Most projections have the Big 12 winner playing Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl. But even if the Sooners did win the Big 12, there is a slim chance their destination might not be the desert. "(OU-Boise State) is what a lot of people are saying," said Big 12 associate commissioner Bob Burda, "but until they get on their conference calls and make their picks, we won't know. We've been surprised before." (Tulsa World)

OU-Nebraska for Big 12 Championship: SoonerSports.com

Perseverance pays: Tulsa World

OU dreams not too hard: Tulsa World

Sooners who we thought they'd be: The Oklahoman

Stoops' strategy was effective: The Oklahoman

Norman native carries Cornhuskers into title game: The Oklahoman

About Nebraska: The Oklahoman

Pumped up: Norman Transcript

Replacements just fine with OU: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram

Sooners' defense has three little words: Dallas Morning News

Win over Nebraska could land Sooners in BCS' Fiesta Bowl: Dallas Morning News

NU ready to step up in class: Lincoln Journal-Star

Labels: Adrian Peterson, BCS, Bob Stoops, Boise State, Trent Williams

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Oklahoma ranked 16th in AP and USA Today Coaches Poll: The Oklahoma Sooners climbed 1 spot to #16 in the Associated Press college football poll released today. Despite losses by several teams ahead of OU, the Sooners managed to move up just 1 spot. The Sooners also moved up to #16 in the USA Today coaches poll. The Sooners defeated Texas Tech Saturday 34-24 in Norman to improve to 8-2 on the season. (AP/KOTV)

BCS Rankings - Full Ratings - PDF File
15. California .4391
16. Wake Forest .4362
17. Oklahoma .3868
18. Georgia Tech .3612

Weekly Polls, including AP, USA Today, Harris Poll and AP at Yahoo! Sports

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