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OU football: Tony Jefferson's skills, leadership impressed in high school and now in college
Published: Sun, May 27, 2012
Tony Jefferson's production shocked his high school coaches after the freshman was promoted to the varsity for the playoffs. Now, he's a standout for the Sooners and is poised to become a leader on the defense. Read More
Big 12/SEC bowl game might trigger a plus-one playoff
Published: Sat, May 26, 2012
Berry Tramel: Alliance would pit a pair of teams that certainly would be involved in any playoff scenario. Read More
OU gets commitment from Florida safety
Published: Tue, May 22, 2012
Three-star safety Ahmad Thomas of Miami, Fla., became Oklahoma's eighth verbal commitment for its class of 2013 on Tuesday, Rivals.com reported. Thomas, of Miami (Fla.) Central, called defensive coordinator Mike Stoops to pledge himself to the Sooners, he told the website. Thomas (6-foot-1, 205 pounds) was... Read More
OU Football: Sudden lack of experienced receivers conjures memories of Bob Stoops' first season
Updated: Tue, May 22, 2012
SHADES OF 1999 — The last time Oklahoma's football team was this starved for experienced receivers, Bob Stoops turned to five talented freshman. Read More
OU Football: Arizona defensive back Cortez Johnson transfers to Oklahoma
Published: Mon, May 21, 2012
SOONERS — A defensive back who started two games for Mike Stoops at Arizona is transferring to OU, where he'll be reunited with OU's new defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Tim Kish. Read More
OU football: Coaches saw American football potential in Chuka Ndulue
Updated: Sun, May 20, 2012
The former soccer player grew and grew and grew — and now plays defensive end for Oklahoma. Read More
OU football: Juco receiver LaColtan Bester signs with Sooners
Published: Sat, May 19, 2012
Bester caught 76 passes for 1,042 yards and 17 touchdowns last season for East Mississippi, which won the national championship last season. Read More
Big 12/SEC bowl alliance is great news for the Big 12
Published: Fri, May 18, 2012
JENNI CARLSON COMMENTARY -- At points over the past two years, the Big 12 looked almost doomed. But on Friday, the Big 12, along with the SEC, made a power move to solidify a bowl partner and possibly its future. Read More
Big 12, SEC football champions to meet in bowl game
Updated: Fri, May 18, 2012
The Big 12 and SEC have announced a five-year agreement for their football champions to meet in a bowl game. The matchups will begin following the 2014 season. The champions of the two conferences will be in the matchup unless one or both are selected to play in the new four-team model to determine the national... Read More
Gift to help build bridge to new Baylor Stadium
Published: Thu, May 17, 2012
WACO, Texas (AP) — A prominent Southeast Texas lawyer alumnus has made a major donation to help build a bridge over the Brazos River to connect the Baylor University campus with a proposed Baylor football stadium. Walter Umphrey of Beaumont was the lead attorney for the state of Texas that negotiated a $17.3... Read More
OU football: Sooners get commitment from Texas QB Cody Thomas
Published: Thu, May 17, 2012
Four-star quarterback Cody Thomas, of Colleyville, Texas, has committed to Oklahoma according to multiple reports. Thomas' father, Pete Thomas, confirmed the commitment to ESPN.com. The Sooners' top target for the quarterback position in the recruiting class of 2013, Max Browne of Sammamish, Wash., committed to... Read More
TCU sells full allotment of 30K season tickets
Published: Thu, May 17, 2012
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 is already a boon to TCU football. TCU announced Wednesday that it has sold out its full allotment of 30,000 season tickets for 2012, when the Horned Frogs begin Big 12 play in newly renovated, 45,000-seat Amon G. Carter Stadium. Along with those season tickets, there will be... Read More
Season ticket sales strong as WVU enters Big 12
Updated: Thu, May 17, 2012
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Joining the Big 12 seems to be paying off for West Virginia University: Athletic department officials say sales of season tickets for football are outpacing last year. So far, fans have requested more than 25,200 renewals, up from about 23,600 a year ago. Marketing official Matt Wells... Read More
OU football: Kameel Jackson has change of heart, tweets that he's 'decided to stay at OU'
Updated: Thu, May 17, 2012
NORMAN — Kameel Jackson says he’s staying at Oklahoma after all.
The sophomore-to-be wide receiver tweeted early last week he planned to transfer to Texas A&M. A few days later, OU coach Bob Stoops announced in a release that Jackson was one of four Sooners suspended indefinitely for violating team rules.... Read More
OU athletic director Joe Castiglione talks college football playoff, says regular season must be protected
Published: Wed, May 16, 2012
A college football playoff is coming to a season near you, provided the sport's power-brokers do something they haven't always done. Compromise. So says OU athletic director Joe Castiglione, one of those decision-makers. Read More
WR Saunders transfers from Fresno St to Oklahoma
Published: Tue, May 15, 2012
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Sooners are adding a wide receiver after a recent string of suspensions at the position. Coach Bob Stoops announced Tuesday that Jalen Saunders has transferred to Oklahoma after leading Fresno State in receiving yards last season as a sophomore. Saunders had 50 receptions for... Read More
OU football: Despite suspensions to receivers, the Sooners can persevere
Published: Sun, May 13, 2012
Newcomers and players returning from injury should keep Oklahoma on even-keel in 2012. Read More
Mother's Day: Former OU star Jason White learned resiliency from his late mother
Published: Sat, May 12, 2012
Jason White lost his mother, Sue White, to cancer on April 1. As he watched her battle the disease, he saw where he'd inherited his determination from. Read More
Jenni Carlson: OU football fans should be grateful Landry Jones returned for senior year
Published: Sat, May 12, 2012
COMMENTARY -- After three Oklahoma receivers (and a defensive back) were suspended last week, Landry Jones' return as the Sooners' signal caller became all that much more important. Without him, OU would be breaking in a new quarterback with an almost completely new receiving corps. Read More
Red River Rivalry: OU-Texas staying in Dallas through 2020
Published: Fri, May 11, 2012
Schools sign agreement to keep game at the Cotton Bowl. The Dallas City Council has approved money for renovations to the stadium. Read More
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