Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes
Allen Patrick practices limited: Junior Allen Patrick, is still recovering from a sprained ankle. Patrick sat out of last Saturday's 34-24 victory over Texas Tech. Stoops said Patrick practiced in a limited capacity Monday and the injury has improved from where it was last week. "He did a little bit, but not a lot," he said. "He's better, better than he was Friday." But there was no indication given about Patrick's availability for the Baylor game. (Norman Transcript)No Future Information on Peterson: Stoops said there was no update on the status of tailback Adrian Peterson, who has missed four games with a broken collarbone. "He's not playing this week," Stoops said. "Next week if you want to talk about it, we'll talk about it. There's nothing else." (Dallas Morning News)More on Manuel Johnson: OU receiver Manuel Johnson was released from the hospital and attended team meetings Monday, according to Sooners co-offensive coordinator Kevin Sumlin. Johnson was knocked unconscious and experienced temporary numbness after a helmet-to-helmet hit last Saturday night. He spent the night at OU Medical Center. Stoops said Johnson is scheduled to begin some weight-lifting and running later this week, but he won't play Saturday at Baylor. (NewsOK.com)Offense preps for trip to Waco: SoonerSports.com
Eye on the opponent -- Baylor: SoonerSports.com
Sooners Talk Baylor Game with Media: SoonerSports.com
Wrestling stars support Sooners: Norman TranscriptOU's food drive a big success: The Oklahoma
OU Notebook -- Aching news: Tulsa World
Sittler's Big 12 Rankings: Tulsa World
Pollsters struggle with where Sooners rank: Tulsa World
New Baylor QB may need to make more reads: Dallas Morning News
Something's got to change for Morriss: Waco Tribune
Labels: Adrian Peterson, Allen Patrick, Injuries, Injury, Manuel Johnson
Oklahoma Soooner Football Articles and NotesManuel Johnson out for Baylor: Oklahoma receiver Manuel Johnson won't play Saturday against Baylor after being knocked out in the Sooners' game against Texas Tech. Johnson -- who has 23 catches for 255 yards -- was hospitalized after the game but returned home Sunday. Fellow receiver Malcolm Kelly says his roommate has a bad concussion but is all right now. Kelly says Johnson came home laughing and joking. Johnson had just caught a four-yard pass when he and Texas Tech's Chris Parker collided and hit helmets. Johnson had to be carted off the field and taken to a waiting ambulance. Kelly says all remembered was getting tackled and then waking up in the X-ray room. (AP/KOTV.com)Peterson back for Bedlam? Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops confirmed Monday that tailback Adrian Peterson might play in the Sooners' regular-season finale Nov. 25 against Oklahoma State. "Next week would be six weeks," Stoops said, referring to the time passed since Peterson fractured his left collarbone diving into the end zone to score a late touchdown against Iowa State. Stoops said Peterson would be re-evaluated next week and a determination would be made then. Peterson has been running and lifting weights the past few weeks. (Star-Telegram) Labels: Adrian Peterson, Injuries, Injury, Manuel Johnson, Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and NotesJohnson Recovering, to be released Sun. Night or Monday: The outlook for Manuel Johnson, the Oklahoma wide receiver who was knocked unconscious in the fourth quarter of Saturday's victory over Texas Tech, is encouraging. "Everything is all checked out fine," Sooner coach Bob Stoops said. "He'll be released from the hospital later this afternoon or first thing in the morning." Johnson was kept for precautionary reasons. Stoops said Johnson was getting some feeling back while lying on the Texas Tech sideline for nearly 15 minutes. (Tulsa World)Labels: Injury, Manuel Johnson, Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes
Sooners rally to beat Tech 34-24: Chris Brown started out three spots behind Adrian Peterson on Oklahoma's depth chart at running back. He never thought he'd be the key to a big win down the stretch. Brown, the fourth-string tailback, ran for two fourth-quarter scores and Paul Thompson threw for a career-high 309 yards and two touchdowns as the No. 17 Sooners rallied to beat Texas Tech 34-24 on Saturday night. "The things we've gone through, whoever's in there we're going to win with them," Thompson said. "That's our mind-set. We've got confidence. If something happens no one's freaking out." (AP/SooonerSports.com)Johnson OK after hit: Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said he was encouraged by doctors' reports about receiver Manuel Johnson, who was carted off the field Saturday night after experiencing "numbness." "So far, all the X-rays were negative," Stoops said. "Everything (movement), on his way to the hospital, is all coming back to him. At this point, everything is looking good... hopefully, he'll be fine." Late Saturday evening, Johnson was still in the emergency room at OU Medical Center. He was expected to be admitted for an overnight stay for what Stoops called precautionary reasons. Early in the fourth quarter, Johnson caught a short pass, then was hit � fumbling on the play. Texas Tech recovered at the OU 35, but no one was concerned about a momentum swing. Apparently knocked unconscious, Johnson went down on the Tech sidelines. Tech medical personnel immediately waved for OU's medical staff. And the crowd went silent as doctors hovered over Johnson. (More at NewsOK.com)Hartley gets back-up: Placekicker Garrett Hartley needed a break against Texas Tech after sustaining a slightly sprained ankle during pregame warmups. Hartley, whose kickoffs have routinely gone out of the end zone this season, did not kick off after the opening kick. Instead, freshman Blake Baublits kicked off after the Sooners' scores. Baublits is a walk-on from McKinney, Texas. (Tulsa World) Gutierrez starts:, Brown gets workload Junior Jacob Gutierrez started at tailback for OU, but [Chris] Brown played almost the entire second half. He had nine carries for 58 yards and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. "We were in a close game, and they chose me to be out for the remainder of the game to finish it off," Brown said. "That really touched me and made me want to perform to my whole ability." (Dallas Morning News)Thompson honored with Don Key Award: Quarterback Paul Thompson received the award -- which honors an outstanding senior for his character on and off the field -- before Saturday's game against Texas Tech. But according to the award's namesake, it could have just as easily been given to defensive tackle Carl Pendleton, who is forgoing his senior year to take care of his brother. "They start voting about a month before the award, and there were two names over and over," said Key, a former OU offensive lineman whose career was cut short by injury. "Paul and Carl, Paul and Carl, Paul and Carl. I have no say-so in the process. The coaches finally decide. "I think they chose Paul because of his incredible attitude toward being a team player." (NewsOK.com)Recruits in attendance: Upwards of 50 high school recruits and their families were on hand Saturday, including Enid's Austin Box and his parents. Box has verbally committed to the Sooners. One source said that five or six of those were official visits, the rest unofficial. (Tulsa World)
Sooners outscore Red Raiders 17-0 in second half: Norman Transcript
Thompson the story against Tech: Norman Transcript
Sooners vary blitz schemes against Harrell: The Oklahoman
1-yard touchdown run clinches victory: The Oklahoman
A look into OU's bowl picture: The Oklahoman
OU Stock Report: The OklahomanThompson, Brown lift Sooners past Red Raiders: The Oklahoman
Character wins out for Stoops' Sooners: The Oklahoman
Emotions fill Sooners' senior day: The Oklahoman
Thompson shakes off miscues, leads OU to victory: The Oklahoman
Paul revered: Tulsa World
Defense stifles after half: Tulsa World
Johnson fine, Stoops says: Tulsa World
Two minute drill: Tulsa World
Thompson spectacular in final home game: Tulsa World
Freshman Brown 'shows up': Tulsa World
Tech penalties cause big damage: Dallas Morning News
OU QB has career game vs. Tech: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Play of the game: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Raiders suffer another collapse in second half: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Labels: Chris Brown, Injury, Manuel Johnson, Oklahoma Sooners, Paul Thompson, Recruiting, Texas Tech
Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes
Both Adrian and Nelson excited about Saturday: His is the face of a 43-year-old grandfather, a man who once had designs on the NBA, a man who made millions instead dealing crack cocaine, a man who served almost eight years in federal prison. His is the face of Nelson Peterson, and on Saturday -- when 23rd-ranked Oklahoma kicks off at 11:30 a.m. against Iowa State -- for the first time in a long time, that face will be in the stands to watch his son play a football game. "It's very exciting. Been waiting on this moment for eight years," he said. "I finally get an opportunity to see Adrian play in person." "My dad's an emotional guy," Adrian Peterson said. "I feel like I'm the same way. I'm tough, don't get me wrong. But I'm human, too. When different stuff hurts, when you're emotional, it's good to let it out. You don't want to hold stuff like that in." (In part Tulsa World)
M. Johnson sees playing time: Receiver Manuel Johnson suffered a right knee injury in early August and just couldn't get past the nagging pain. The sophomore from Gilmer, Texas, finally felt healthy against Texas, and it showed in his production. Johnson had four catches for 55 yards. He had four catches combined in the three previous games. "It was just a coincidence that I felt good for that game," Johnson said. "When they called my number, I just made the plays." (Dallas Morning News)Smith's infection kept him off the field on offense: Strong safety Reggie Smith was kept from making his usual cameo appearance at wide receiver Saturday. But that doesn't mean he's done for the year. "(The emergence of wideout Manuel Johnson) really didn't have anything to do with it; he just didn't practice much," receivers coach Kevin Sumlin said, referring to the infection on Smith's lower leg which hampered him last week. (Tulsa World)
OU defense missing 'the really big play': The Oklahoman
OU Notebook: The Oklahoman
Sooners know they've fallen short: Norman Transcript
These guys could really play: Norman Transcript
Plenty to play for: Norman Transcript
Stoops must begin nickname defense: Tulsa World
Oklahoma Football Notes: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
Sooners' star has motivation: Des Moines Register
Sooners in the Pros -- Week Five: SoonerSports.com Labels: Manuel Johnson, Petersons, Reggie Smith
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