Tavaris Jeffries expected back: Junior offensive lineman Tavaris Jeffries was suspended against Kansas and did not make the trip. Jeffries also did not travel with the team for Saturday's loss, but this time, it was because of a "major family issue" that forced him to leave the team. Wilson said he anticipated Jeffries would return to the team. (The Oklahoman)

Related: Stoops Wasn't As Optimistic About O-Line

Four questions about OU football: The Oklahoman

OU game plan misfired vs. Nebraska: The Oklahoman

OU Insider: Is this the worst Sooner team of the decade?: The Oklahoman

Oklahoma out of AP poll, Stanford in : The Associated Press

Oklahoma, Texas A&M reflect Big 12's struggles: Dallas Morning News

Losses leave OU, TU with uncertain futures: Tulsa World

Notebook: Tulsa World

Sooner magic? Not this year: The Enid News and Eagle

Labels: Offense, Oklahoma Sooners

Right tackle spot still open: Five penalties in the Sooners' season-opening loss to Brigham Young put Cory Brandon firmly on the sideline. But the junior right tackle has started in each of Oklahoma's past two games after winning a tight competition with Jarvis Jones at right tackle. "Both those guys have been a little erratic," said offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson. "It's not down on Jarvis or Cory, but we're letting them battle so they'll play better," Wilson said. "Our weakest position has been right tackle." (The Oklahoman)

Sooner defense sees slip-ups against K-State: The Norman Transcript

OU offensive line in sync: The Norman Transcript

This time, OU offense steps up: The Oklahoman

Four questions about OU football: The Oklahoman

OU Insider: Ryan Broyles due big-time honors: The Oklahoman

OU bowl watch: Rematch with LSU or USC two of OU's bowl possibilities: The Oklahoman

Improbable conversion for Sooners: Tulsa World

Miller provides Oklahoma another receiving target: Dallas Morning News

Jones finishing strong: Enid News and Eagle

Kansas State shows amazing improvement: Kansas City Star

Nebraska to battle Sooners in prime time: Grand Island Independent

K-State offense finds life:Topeka Capital Journal

Labels: Offense, Oklahoma Sooners

Coach Bob Stoops defends Offensive Coordinator Kevin Wilson: Head coach Bob Stoops came to the aid of offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson, who has been criticized by fans and media for being too conservative in his play-calling during Oklahoma's 21-20 loss at Miami. "Those people, I'm sure they're good play-callers after the fact; they can call plays when they get their team," Stoops told reporters after Monday's practice. "Our game plan was what it had been all along; I don't see where people get that. We went right down the field and scored on the first drive of the game. We were calling those same plays throughout the game. "They don't look as good when they're defended as well or you get a holding call out on the perimeter. I don't see it that way. I thought we called the game the same really throughout." (More at The Oklahoman)
 
Offensive material: Tulsa World
 
QB situation no distraction for OU's Landry: The Oklahoman
 
Sooners still a factor: Topeka Capital Journal

Labels: Kevin Wilson, Offense, Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Murry suffers knee injury; expected to play bowl game: Oklahoma running back DeMarco Murray left the game after taking a helmet to his left knee on the opening kickoff. After being examined on the OU sideline, Murray was taken to the locker room with 4:37 left in the first quarter and didn't return to the game. He came back to the sidelines later in the second quarter wearing sweats. Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, however, said Murray only suffered a knee bruise and that holding him out was just for precaution. Murray is expected to be fine for the Sooners' bowl game. (The Oklahoman)

OU offense sets NCAA record: With 38 points scored in the first half, the Sooners set a record for points scored in a season during the modern era with 678, besting the previous mark held by Hawaii in 2006 (656). The all-time mark is 765 posted by the 1886 Harvard team. The Sooners currently rank third on the all-time list with 702. (SoonerSports PR)

Quality competition: Oklahoma is the only team this season to record five wins over ranked opponents, topping TCU, Kansas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and Missouri. (SoonerSports PR) In addition, Oklahoma defeated Cincinnati who is currently ranked 12th.

60 or more points consecutive games: The OU offense has scored 60 or more points in five straight games, an NCAA record. Overall, Sooner teams have scored 50 or more points in 134 games in school history. (SoonerSports PR)

Lewis surpasses Bosworth to set record: Travis Lewis recorded his 136th tackle of the season in the fourth quarter and set an OU freshman record held by Brian Bosworth. Bosworth had 133 tackles in 1984. (SoonerSports PR)

Record night for Sooners: Norman Transcript

Need more proof?: Norman Transcript

OU Report Card: The Oklahoman

By the numbers: The Oklahoman

Pinkel, Tigers heap praise on Sooners: The Oklahoman

Look out, Florida, here comes the Sooners: The Oklahoman

Sooners offense is one for the ages: The Oklahoman

Jackson keys stingy Sooner secondary: The Oklahoman

English returns from injury, pressures Daniel: The Oklahoman

Don't penalize Sooner quarterback for his stellar teammates: The Oklahoman

OU's Madu fills in for Murray with career-best performance: The Oklahoman

Pinkel -- OU 'best offense I've ever seen': The Oklahoman

OU wins 62-21, takes third-straight Big 12 title: Tulsa World

Impresive Sooners deserve spot: Tulsa World

Bradford, Oklahoma win convincingly: Dallas Morning News

Oklahoma's Brown runs with bigger role: Dallas Morning News

KO'd in KC: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Tigers again exposed against the elite teams: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

How about two national champs?: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sooners make their point: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sooners win with style points for BCS judges: Star-Telegram

Error-prone Daniel says this loss 'hurts the worst': Star-Telegram

Oklahoma eases to another Big 12 championship: Kansas City Star

Sooners' rout likely ends Texas' dreams of a national title: Austin American-Statesman

OU win has Texas bound for Fiesta: Austin American-Statesman

Sooners and Gators End the Debate on the Field : New York Times

With a point to prove, Sooners pack on plenty of points: ESPN.com

Sooners, Gators primed for collision: ESPN.com

Labels: DeMarco Murray, NCAA, Offense, Oklahoma Sooners, Travis Lewis

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

OU Coaches talk about the no-huddle offense: The Sooners have joined the growing horde of teams experimenting with no huddles. "It's the trend," said Sooner defensive coordinator Brent Venables. In the same way the wishbone took over college football in the 1970s, and the spread did the same almost a decade ago, the no-huddle is all the rage in the 21st century, going from fad to standard in a season or two. "I don't think offenses would do it if it weren't advantageous, to a degree," Venables said. Bob Stoops says he ordered implementation of the no-huddle for mathematical reasons. "I want to get as many at-bats as they do," Stoops said. "I don't want anyone having more snaps than we do." Wilson, OU's offensive coordinator, ran the no-huddle for four years at Northwestern. Twice, his Northwestern team led the nation in offensive plays. But I'll bet Northwestern ranked high in plays allowed, too. That's the delicate nature of the no-huddle. Even if it helps your offense, it can hurt your defense. "To me, the problems are, can you protect your defense?" Wilson said. "At Northwestern, our defenses weren't any good. We didn't really worry about helping them." That's why Wilson must be careful. For example, coaches say OU this spring practiced about 60 percent huddle, 40 percent no-huddle. (The Oklahoman)

OU confirms Malcolm Kelly to run another 40: University of Oklahoma spokesman Kenny Mossman said Kelly will run the 40-yard dash again on Wednesday, presumably on AstroTurf, after running 4.68 and 4.75 last Wednesday. After his workout, Kelly sounded off about the setup, particularly a perceived lack of loyalty to him by "certain people" on the OU football staff. He also criticized the OU training staff for misdiagnosing an injury that kept him out of the Fiesta Bowl. Kelly was upset because he and OU strength coach Jerry Schmidt agreed he would run his 40s on the AstroTurf of the Mosier Center instead of the Field Turf of the Everest Center, on which every other OU football player has worked out for NFL scouts the last two years. (Tulsa World)

OU's missing pieces hold back offense: The Oklahoman

OU Football Notebook: The Oklahoman

What Do We Really Learn From Spring Football? The Crimson and Cream Machine

Labels: Defense, Malcolm Kelly, Offense, Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

University of Oklahoma Football Second Scrimmage stats and quotes at SoonerSports.com

Box may return next weekend: Defensive coordinator Brent Venables said Box might return to noncontact work next week. Venables also said it was important for Reynolds to be back. "He's not 100 percent," Venables said, "but he needs to be out there to get some of the positioning down as much as anything, get a presence about him." (Tulsa World)

Recruits visit Norman: Centennial Frisco (Texas) High School quarterback Ryan Mossakowski was one of several blue-chip recruits in attendance. Mossakowski, the No. 53-ranked player in the nation according to Rivals.com, was accompanied at the scrimmage by Las Vegas defensive end Justin Chaisson, who is the No. 27-rated prospect in the country. Four-star cornerback Gabe Lynn of Jenks saw his second OU scrimmage. He was in Norman last weekend as well. Linebacker Tom Wort of New Braunfels, Texas, and tight end Greg Brown of Bixby were also in attendance Saturday. (The Oklahoman)

Bradford on the no huddle: Telling the Tulsa World "Today was about as game-like as we've had with the no-huddle as far as the referees and the clock and everything going," Bradford said. "I think we did move the ball pretty well. We did have some penalties that hurt us, but I thought our tempo was good today and guys for the most part, we were on the same page."

For OU walk-ons, spring is the time to shine: The Oklahoman

At last, Sooner offense springs to life: The Oklahoman

Replacing Hartley: The Oklahoman

Q&A -- Fullback Matt Clapp: The Oklahoman

Sooners a little rusty in second scrimmage: Norman Transcript

Flags fly fast in Norman: Tulsa World

Labels: Austin Box, Offense, Oklahoma Sooners, Recruiting, Spring Practice

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

University of Oklahoma Football 1st Spring Scrimmage Top Performers
PASSING
Player, Comp.-Att.-Int.-Yards-TD
Bradford 8-16-0-104-0

RUSHING
Johnson 17-57

RECEIVING
Player, Rec.-Yards
Iglesias 4-62

Tackles
Jackson 7

Tackles For Loss
Clayton 4

Sacks
Clayton 2
Alexander 1

Interceptions
Clayton 1-5
Bowers 1-30
Lewis 1-0

Complete Stats at SoonerSports.com

Sooners held out of scrimmage: Several projected starters did not participate in the scrimmage while recovering from injuries. Among those were running back linebacker Austin Box, Chris Brown, defensive end Auston English, safety Nic Harris, receiver Manuel Johnson, linebacker Ryan Reynolds, offensive guard Duke Robinson and defensive end John Williams. (SoonerSports.com)

OU Coaching Clinic ends: Saturday's scrimmage marked the end of a three-day coaching clinic that brought in high school coaches from as far away as Pennsylvania. Several local coaches attended the scrimmage, including ones from Edmond North, Chickasha and Deer Creek. (The Oklahoman)

Wilson decides against using no-huddle in scrimmage: With so many players injured and so many others filling in, offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said he all but scrapped the no-huddle offense for this scrimmage. "It's a much slower pace than we'd like to play if we're going to do things in the no-huddle," Wilson said. "We do need to practice and do that, but right now, you're developing the foundation of your team. Going out there and going hectic and making it an unorganized drill is not helping our team." (Tulsa World)

Sooner football holds first scrimmage: Norman Transcript

Injury bug won't leave players, even coaches alone: The Oklahoman

OU Football Q&A: The Oklahoman

OU defense steals show in spring scrimmage: The Oklahoman

Q&A -- Jimmy Stevns, OU kicker: The Oklahoman

Linebacker post not easy: Tulsa World

Labels: Offense, Oklahoma Sooners, Scrimmage

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

OU Pro Day Today: The OU football program holds its annual pro day this morning at the Everest Indoor Training Center.. Results and measurements to be posted later today.

OU offense tries goes no-huddle: OU coaches determined during the offseason that a quicker tempo was needed. So through three spring practices, the Sooners have worked extensively on installing a version of the no-huddle offense. "We're looking into doing that (exclusively)," offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said Monday, "and if we feel it's going good, then we'll consider doing that. "We won't go to it if it's not a good deal." Wilson said head coach Bob Stoops and "defensive coaches" approached him after the Fiesta Bowl with the idea of speeding things up offensively. (Tulsa World)

March of Dimes to honor Coach Stoops: The March of Dimes will honor New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker and Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops during its 32nd annual Sports Headliner Banquet on Wednesday. The banquet will begin at 7 p.m. at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63. Tickets are $100 per person. Tables for groups start at $500. For more ticket information, call the March of Dimes office at (405) 943-1025 or go to MarchofDimes.com/Oklahoma. (The Oklahoman)

Signee charged with felonies in gun case: Tulsa World

Stolen Gun Should Cost Jarboe Scholarship: Crimson and Cream Machine

Labels: Bob Stoops, Offense, Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Former UCLA Offensive Coordinator Norvell hired: Jay Norvell has joined Oklahoma's football staff as co-offensive coordinator and receivers coach. OU head coach Bob Stoops made the announcement today. Technically it's the second tour of duty for Norvell with Oklahoma. He had been announced in a similar position prior to the 2002 season, but then opted to join the staff of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. Norvell left the Oakland Raiders in February of 2004 for a three-year stint at Nebraska. In 2007, he was the offensive coordinator at UCLA. "Jay has a varied and impressive background of coaching both college and professional football and we are excited that he is coming to Oklahoma," Stoops said. "He brings with him expertise in both coaching and recruiting and we feel there are significant contributions that he can make to our program." Norvell said that the positives of the Oklahoma program are overwhelming. "I'm so excited to work with Bob and the staff there," he said. "I have so much respect for that program. The talent of the team, the quality of the staff and the tremendous support all mean so much to me. I've worked at a lot of schools and I know that this is a special situation. "I've known Bob for a long time and he is tops. Several of the assistant coaches are good friends to so there are just so many positive aspects to this move." The new Sooner assistant said his background should benefit the OU program. (SoonerSports PR)

Labels: Coaching, Jay Norvell, Offense

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Malcolm Kelly upbeat despite no catches in a loss to Colorado: "We got a good scheme now," said Kelly, who didn't have a pass thrown his way in Saturday's 27-24 loss to Colorado. "We'll be able to counter that." Kelly said he was frustrated by not being a bigger part of the offense but appeared upbeat after practice. "If I sit around and worry about that, I'm not getting better, getting ready for Texas," Kelly said. "That's all behind me now." (NewsOK.com)

Stoops not worried about Bradford's confidence: With Texas looming, is OU coach Bob Stoops concerned about his redshirt freshman’s state of mind? "No, I don’t think his confidence will be shaken whatsoever," Stoops answered during the Big 12 coaches teleconference Monday morning. "He's doing an excellent job in what we're asking him to do. He was the least of our problems the other day. There’s a whole bunch of other things around him that need to be better." (Tulsa World)

Venables: No scheme found in Texas loss to Kansas State: Defensive coordinator Brent Venables said when he played the tape of Kansas State's 41-21 win over Texas, he was hoping to see the Wildcats had come up with a definitive scheme to stop the Longhorns."That wasn't the case," Venables said. "When Texas wasn't turning the ball over, they were moving the ball. They had to play catch-up... but you would be getting ahead of yourself if you thought Kansas State shut 'em down." (Star-Telegram)

OU-Texas -- Big game for Sooners: SoonerSports.com

Texas coach and player qutoes on OU: SoonerSports.com

Sooners' Johnson returning to old self: The Oklahoman

Longhorn's McCoy given the OK to play Saturday: The Oklahoman

Hard times in Austin: Norman Transcript

Kelly a focus: Norman Transcript

OU's Kelly ready for Saturday: Tulsa World

McCoy may play Saturday: Tulsa World

McCoy cleared to play against OU: Austin American-Statesman

Horns need less fear, more focus: Austin American-Statesman

Red River Matchup -- The Quarterbacks: Austin American-Statesman

Longhorns Notebook: Austin American-Statesman

Longhorns need to sit McCoy: Dallas Morning News

OU's Kelly is eager to rebound: Dallas Morning News

UT stresses protection: Dallas Morning News

McCoy returns with simplified plan: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram

Oklahoma-Texas among best rivalries, if not the best: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram

Longhorns focus on keeping McCoy on his feet: Houston Chronicle

Red-faced Rivalry as UT, OU enter game humbled: San Antonio Express-News

Labels: Defense, Malcolm Kelly, Offense, Oklahoma Sooners, OU-Texas, Sam Bradford

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes

Oklahoma coach Stoops avoids replay talk: Two Oklahoma pass plays in Saturday's 27-24 loss to Colorado were reviewed by the replay booth during the second half. And both calls eventually went against the Sooners. OU coach Bob Stoops refrained from commenting on either play. "I'm not gonna get into it,” he said. "What's that gonna do?” (NewsOK.com)

OU's Ryan Reynolds "fine": OU defensive coordinator Brent Venables said linebacker Ryan Reynolds is "fine" after playing through a shoulder injury Saturday. "He's just a little bit sore," Venables said. Reynolds had numbness in his right arm after getting hit by another player's helmet. (NewsOK.com)

Kevin Wilson: On OU's offensive performance against Colorado: OU had seven second-half possessions against the Buffs, none longer than five plays. A Sooners' offense that had averaged 562.3 yards per game finished with 230. "We had been playing so well," OU offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said, "but our execution was just off, and it hasn't been that way." (Dallas Morning News)

Stoops on the Red River Rivalry after losses: When asked if the losses [OU and Texas, Saturday] detract from Saturday's showdown, Sooner coach Bob Stoops dryly responded: "I don't know how it could add." (Norman Transcript)

Upsets let the air out of Oklahoma-Texas' sails: The Oklahoman

Teams likely to keep double-teaming Kelly: The Oklahoman

OU and Texas suddenly have plenty of competition for Big 12 supremacy: The Oklahoman

Four questions -- Colt McCoy's status up in air: The Oklahoman

Brown knows it -- Texas has problems: The Oklahoman

Sooners need help for title game: The Oklahoman

Lessons not pretty: Tulsa World

Coaches accept blame for defeat: Tulsa World

Tough Buffs change Sooners' season: Tulsa World

OU Notebook -- Reynolds battling: Tusla World

OU-Texas memories: Tulsa World

At times, experience isnt' that important (Texas related): Ft. Worth Star-Telegram

Vince Young calls for Texas Longhorns unity: Dallas Morning News

Big 12 upsets reset weekend's focus: Dallas Morning News

Red River Rivalry Where are they Now?: Dallas Morning News

Red River Rivalry -- Key matchups: Dallas Morning News

Dangerous OU lurking ahead: Austin American-Statesman

OU-Texas position matchup -- Running backs: Austin American-Statesman

Texas might need some anger to beat Oklahoma: Austin American-Statesman

Labels: Bob Stoops, Kevin Wilson, Offense, Oklahoma Sooners, Ryan Reynolds