Published: October 16, 2007
Modified: October 17, 2007 at 1:04 am
OU's Iglesias vows not to fumble again
Last Saturday, OU receiver Juaquin Iglesias had two fumbles against Missouri, both leading to Tiger touchdowns.
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"On the first one, I started to fumble when I tried to stiff arm,” he said. "On the kickoff, I was trying to cut back, and that's when someone knocked it out.
"I got to keep it in the back of my mind not to fumble.”
Despite his fumbles, Iglesias has been OU's most effective receiver this season, catching 42 passes for 635 yards and four TDs.
"But I can't fumble,” he said.
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• Murray better: Running back DeMarco Murray played sparingly against Missouri because of a slight sprain on the outside of his left ankle he suffered the week before against Texas.
"It feels better now,” Murray said. "But it was hurting me last week.”
In Murray's place, Chris Brown relieved starter Allen Patrick and rushed for 67 yards and three TDs in Brown's best performance of the season.
• Major league: Coach Bob Stoops, who grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, has enjoyed cheering for the Cleveland Indians in the baseball playoffs. But he is nowhere near the Indians fan his dad, Ron Stoops, was.
"I remember him breaking the TV he'd get so mad at the Indians,” said Bob Stoops, who grew up in the 1970s when the Indians were perennial doormats. "I never was a big baseball fan.”
"My dad was a big baseball player — that was his sport. He was drafted out of high school, drafted out of college. He would watch them and get frustrated.”
Ron Stoops Sr., died of a heart attack at age 54 in 1988. The Indians, who lead the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in the American League championship series, are two wins away from making the World Series.
• Yo Adrian: Stoops said he called Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson on Monday, one day after Peterson ran for 224 yards and three TDs in a win over the Chicago Bears.
"I just told him ‘We're happy for you,' ” Stoops said.
Two weeks ago, Vikings coach Brad Childress called Stoops to tell him how pleased he was with Peterson off the field.
"(Childress) said, ‘(Peterson) is everything you told me he was,' ” Stoops said. " ‘He's a good person, good locker room guy. All that stuff.' ”
By Jake Trotter
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I think Iglesias' attention has been gotten, and his ball handling is about to get a lot better. Let's remember Billy Sims had a fumbling problem, Iglesias should have plenty of ball holding time at practice! All in all he's done a great job this season.
THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR HIS FUMBLING. HE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A GREAT RECIEVER - BUT HE WONT BE UNTIL HE STOPS FUMBLING. HIS FUMBLES ARE NOT EVEN GREAT HITS - HE IS CARELESS WITH THE BALL. BEFORE THE MU GAME - I TOLD A MU FAN - YOU WATCH - ITS A BIG GAME AND INGLESIAS WILL FUMBLE. I WAS WRONG - HE FUMBLED TWICE.
He seems to do it when he is fighting for extra yards. Also, what was he doing on that kickoff return at Colorado? Its great for guys to fight for yards, but sometimes you need to understand when you already have made a great return that sometimes you just get down and not worry about those extra 2 or 3 yards. Hard to do in the heat of the moment though.
Great receiver, needs to focus on fundamentals!!! Had a couple last year, we're awfully deep at receiver to allow anymore. Stoops didn't hesitate to bench Hybl against Kansas a couple of years back for performance related issues.
juaquin has been a very good receiver at OU. I know some fans were hard on him for fumbles but look at the positives he has brought to the team. He seems to have a great attitude and contributes alot to the success of the team. Keep it going Juaquin.
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