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Wed April 16, 2008
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Sooner spring ends with (clean) scrimmage
Oklahoma closed spring practice with a live scrimmage Tuesday.
And even though cameras, reporters and 20,000-odd fans weren't allowed to attend, Sooner quarterback Sam Bradford was happy to report it ran a lot more smoothly than the last one.
"The offense played at a much quicker tempo than we did in the Red-White Game,” Bradford said. "I thought we got some good work done on the last day.”
The sophomore from Putnam City North threw three interceptions during the Red-White Game. Two of them came after defenders tipped low-flying passes.
"I don't think (there were any tips) today,” Bradford said with a grin.
If the defensive units seemed like the overall winners Saturday, the OU offense made up some ground in the rivalry during its final practice. Bradford finished the spring displaying a sharp command of the Sooners' new no-huddle offense.
"Today, they got on us,” redshirt freshman linebacker Travis Lewis said. "They fast-tempo'd us. We've had a chance to get our shots in. They got theirs in today.”
Coaches spent the remainder of Tuesday's workout introducing individual drills to help players develop mechanics and technique during the offseason. Summer training begins the first week of June.
•Strait talk: Defensive backs coach Bobby Jack Wright isn't given to hyperbole.
So when he says the OU cornerbacks have produced the best spring he's seen since the "days of Derrick Strait,” it's a pretty significant compliment.
Strait — a two-time All-American who won both the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Jim Thorpe Award during his four seasons in Norman — is the most accomplished corner in Bob Stoops' tenure.
Wright's admiration didn't stop there.
He also singled out senior safety Lendy Holmes, who missed the Fiesta Bowl in January due academic issues.
The coach said Holmes had such a good grasp of the Sooner defense..."If we had an injury and we needed him, he could move to corner right now.”
•Red Raider flashback: Sooner fans weren't the only ones gasping when defensive end Alan Davis plowed into 