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STOOPS: TIMEOUTS AREN'T AN ISSUE

Bob Stoops isn't concerned about timeouts.

Oklahoma has used at least one timeout during the first or second drive in each of the Sooners' five games this season. In last weekend's rout of Texas, OU used two timeouts within one game minute on its opening offensive series.

“Hasn't been that big of a deal has it? We haven't been short on timeouts have we?” Stoops responded when asked about the early timeouts after Wednesday's practice.

“I don't think timeouts are a big issue.”

BRITISH SOONERS MEET AGAIN

The two British Sooners — junior linebacker Tom Wort and rabid Oklahoma fan Sam Deakin — met again last weekend in Dallas.

Wort, who is originally from Crawley, England, moved to the United States with his family as a 14-year-old. In New Braunfels, Texas, he became a high school football standout, earning a scholarship at Oklahoma.

Deakin fell in love with Oklahoma football about eight years ago. He was vacationing in Florida, watched the Sooners beat Texas and was hooked.

The two Englishmen met last year, when Deakin visited Norman for the first time. Back home, he runs a website dedicated to Wort.

Deakin returned to Oklahoma this month, and went down to the Cotton Bowl to see his first Red River Rivalry game in person. He'll be in the house for Oklahoma's highly anticipated showdown with Notre Dame on Oct. 27, too.

But while in Dallas, Deakin had a chance to visit with Wort again.

“I saw him at the hotel in Dallas,” Wort said. “He was wearing an Arsenal soccer jersey, so that's how I recognized him.

“He's a real good guy. He really enjoys Sooner football, so when he gets to come over he always enjoys it.”