The man in the middle
Linebacker Lofton is OU's most indispensable player

 
By Jake Trotter
Published: September 21, 2007

NORMAN — Monday evening, Curtis Lofton pushed himself so hard in linebacker drills he lost his lunch.

"There's noodles on the 26-yard line right now,” defensive coordinator Brent Venables said after practice.

Before a dehydrated Lofton could speak with the media, he needed IV treatment.

That relentlessness has Lofton on track to be the next standout linebacker at Oklahoma .

And it's because of...


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