“Everything has checked out and barring any unforeseen circumstances Sam will play this week,” coach Bob Stoops said Thursday.
Bradford suffered a concussion last weekend at Texas Tech. But coaches said he had progressed well during practice this week and doctors cleared him Thursday.
Bradford leads the nation in passing efficiency and needs just two touchdown passes to break the national freshman record for TD throws in a season.
Stoops didn’t release any more information about injured defensive end Auston English, who is doubtful for Saturday.
Since having a rod inserted into his right ankle last week to stabilize a hairline fracture, English has only been able to participate in light drills.
The Sooners already will be without leading rusher DeMarco Murray due to a dislocated kneecap, as well as defensive end Alan Davis (concussion) and wide receiver Adron Tennell (knee).
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You have a good point Jake. Keep your hat on and no one will notice.
The people who bring up when OU loses don't get to do it very often. Then, they have to always rely on the blowout loss to USC three years ago when it's been a while since the Sooners have lost. These people are jealous of OU football or anyone who is successful at anything. I call them 'aginners' because they are against anything that is successful.
Bob..how may favorites have bitten the dust this year? Have you been watching college football or are you just hear to bash a team? And, I am not talking about mediocre favorites, I'm talking 4 or 6 #2 ranked teams and a slew of others. Can anyone say Applachian State/Michigan?
9-3 and 10-3??? Crap....OSU would be more than happy with a record like that. When is the last time OSU won even 8 games? Please tell me. It's been so long I cannot remember.
“The fans are the main problem. Many of them, disappointed with their personal performance in life, start living their lives through the football teams and the athletes. When the the teams win, the fans win. And when the teams lose, the fans lose as individuals because they are imbued with the idea that the team is a part of them. This brings out the worst in them….What you see in Oklahoma, you see in Arkansas, you see in Alabama, you see in states that are, let us say, less developed than certain areas of the east or west coasts. There, areas may have a broader lower middle class. They are the less sophisticated places, which I think identify too emotionally with their college football teams.” ? former OU president George Cross, quoted in former OU head coach Barry Switzer, Bootlegger’s Boy
Good point Brian. It's awesome being an OU fan. It's awesome to know that every single year, OU has a chance to win the national championship and Big 12 championship. Not many programs around the country can say that every year they have a chance to win the whole thing, only a select few(OU, USC, LSU, Florida, Ohio St)
Stoops is stupid for playing Bradford...
He is goign to screw up his #1 QB for a win against the Cowboys and it is obvious how well they play without them. GO COWBOYS!!!!!
Bob, it must be nice to not have any expectations in life. I can tell you don't because you are such a strong agie follower. YOU said it in your note. OU is always the favorite. That tells me yes they are always expected to win. What an expectation. I would say that says alot for the OU program. Now we know you can't win them all but at least OU has the opportunity to do that. What about osu? Not much expectation there. All agies expect them to lose all of their games but guess what just like OU can't win them all osu won't lose them all. Every blind hog (cowboy) finds and acron now and then. GO SOONERS!!!! HANG 1/2 A 100 BY HALFTIME
I love it. No poster, in this string, could be classified as a jerk. Hey Joe, what exactly is an OU fan supposed to say going into Bedlam. We believe the Sooners will win, and we are usually right (4 Big XII titles in 7 years). Hey Ann Arbor, MI and Signal Hill, CA, OU doesn't win them all (no one does), but the Sooners are always in the conference and national title hunt. Deal with it! Boomer Sooner!
Bobby is very very happy about QB...if OU losses to the boys he losses a chance at up to $175,000 incentives....that will buy a nice bass boat...
Big 12 championship game appearance: $37,500
Big 12 championship game victory: $57,500
Non-BCS bowl game: $37,500 or
BCS bowl game: $75,000
No one figured in the QB injury. Things happen. If we win the big-12 and the bcs bowl game, it will be a 12-2 season with a top 5 ranking. that is an excellent record. we get the same guys next year on offense and a qb that will no longer be a freshman. we should dominate next year
Bob must be a jealous aggie. Otherwise, why is he wasting time commenting on articles about OU? I'm sure he's very sad to hear that Bradford will play Saturday.
Bob - Have you watched any college football this year? Obviously teams lose. Even the powerhouses. Standford over USC, App. State over Michigan, Kentucky over LSU, Illinois over THE real osu, many beat florida, all those #2's that lost this year, Oregon, BC, etc, etc. Chill out. That said, OU: 45 OSUck: 21
Just a question for all of you arrogant OU fans...when is the lsst time OU played someone and was an underdog? I really don't know, but can't think of any this year or last. And yet they find a way to lose to some mid-tier teams almost every year, and when they play a really GOOD team they almost always lose. Think USC 55, OU 17. I think they were favored the year before against LSU and still blew it. With the always, ALWAYS huge talent advantage they have, this just represents inadequate coaching. They should never lose, but manage to do so anyway.
Ya, just like they did in trap games vs. Colorado and TTech! It will be a good game, hope it is close with no injuries. And Steve, sounds like you are still mad you lost to Tech!
Sam Bradford may be cleared to play, but will he and for how long? What will be the final score? What will be the winning numbers on the next Mega lottery?
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You people are funny.
He is goign to screw up his #1 QB for a win against the Cowboys and it is obvious how well they play without them. GO COWBOYS!!!!!
Big 12 championship game appearance: $37,500
Big 12 championship game victory: $57,500
Non-BCS bowl game: $37,500 or
BCS bowl game: $75,000