Oklahoma football: Safety Tony Jefferson misses week of practice
The Oklahoman's Jason Kersey, Stephanie Kuzydym, Anthony Slater and Jenni Carlson provided live coverage of Bob Stoops' press conference at OU today. It followed a bye weekend for the Sooners. Oklahoma (6) takes on Kansas State (15) on Saturday in Norman.
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Published: September 17, 2012
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Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said junior safety Tony Jefferson did not practice last week, but should be back on the field Monday and will be reevaluated after practice.
Jefferson injured his right ankle in the Sooners' win over Florida A&M on Sept. 8.
Late in the first quarter against FAMU, Jefferson hobbled off the field, got his ankle taped and returned a play later. He walked off the field hurt again after that play. That's when the trainers put Jefferson in a boot and had him sit out the rest of the game.
"If it was a tighter, tougher game he could have probably played," Stoops said then, "but we didn't feel we needed to do that."
Stoops met with the media on Monday to set up the Sooners' showdown with No. 15 Kansas State.
Here is a look at what else Stoops had to say on Monday:
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11:05 a.m.
Washington: Said defense played more disciplined in Week 2 than Week 1. #Sooners
11:08 a.m.
Washington: On his performance: "I think it's sort of been subpar to be honest with you." #Sooners
11:08 a.m.
Bob Stoops will meet with the media at noon. RJ Washington is talking to reporters at the moment.
11:10 a.m.
Washington: Said he was surprised USC lost. #Sooners
11:12 a.m.
Washington: Said defending play action passing could determine the whole game. #Sooners
11:14 a.m.
Washington: Said the four DE package that debuted last year vs KSU is still in the playbook. #Sooners
11:15 a.m.
Washington: Said Klein has deceiving speed. Covers a lot of ground. #Sooners
11:18 a.m.
Javon Harris and Lane Johnson here, too. #Sooners
11:19 a.m.
Harris: Secondary has to keep eyes where they need to be and not bite on play action. #Sooners
11:20 a.m.
Harris: Said physicality will be key vs KSU. #Sooners
11:21 a.m.
Johnson: Said having Ben Habern at practice has been a great help. #Sooners
11:22 a.m.
Johnson: A quick start would be nice, could push KSU into passing situations. #Sooners
11:24 a.m.
Johnson: Said this is the team's first real test. Approaching it like a Big 12 title game. #Sooners
11:25 a.m.
Lane Johnson said thy are prepare for this week like it's a Big 12 Championship week. The #Sooners know they have to play better than past.
11:45 a.m.
OU's Collin Klein this week? Freshman QB Trevor Knight, according to Javon Harris. #Sooners
11:46 a.m.
Harris said they aren't just focused on one player for Kansas State and they aren't going off last year's result. #Sooners
11:46 a.m.
By the way, short break in interviews. Bob Stoops up soon. #Sooners
11:59 a.m.
Bob Stoops to the podium soon. Previewing OU's crucial Big 12 opener against Kansas State. Game kicks Saturday at 6:50 on FOX.
12:02 p.m.
Last season, OU dominated Kansas State 58-17 in Manhattan. Landry Jones threw for 505 yards and five touchdowns.
12:05 p.m.
Bob Stoops about to get started. #Sooners
12:06 p.m.
Stoops: Felt good about practices last week. #Sooners
12:06 p.m.
Bob Stoops beginning his weeks news conference #Sooners
12:06 p.m.
Stoops: Said all KSU's offensive schemes take a little more work. #Sooners
12:07 p.m.
Stoops: "It'll take a great effort by our guys ... to be prepared for them." #Sooners
12:07 p.m.
Bob Stoops: "We'll need to play at a great level to have a chance to win." #Sooners
12:07 p.m.
Stoops: Said Casey Walker practiced well last week, looked like his old self. #Sooners
12:08 p.m.
Stoops: Said several of sacks have been on QBs making bad decisions. Not all on offensive line. #Sooners
12:09 p.m.
Stoops: Expects David King to play both DE and DT. #Sooners
12:09 p.m.
Stoops on where David King will play: "we'll play him at both." #Sooners
12:09 p.m.
No update on Tony Jefferson per Stoops. Jefferson didn't practice at all last week.
12:09 p.m.
Stoops: Has no update at this point on Tony Jefferson, who didn't practice last week. #Sooners
12:10 p.m.
Stoops won't have an update on Tony Jefferson until after practice today. He didn't practice at all last week #Sooners
12:10 p.m.
OU's offensive line gave up only 11 sacks last year. Six already this year. Stoops: "Some of those are on the quarterback."
12:10 p.m.
Stoops: Said he was and wasn't surprised that Bill Snyder returned to coaching. #Sooners
12:11 p.m.
Stoops on Bill Snyder and what we may not know: "Way back when, he was a swimmer." #Sooners
12:11 p.m.
Stoops: Said Snyder used to swim for exercise. Had swim lane at his house in Manhattan. #Sooners
12:12 p.m.
Stoops: About whether he thought they could win at KSU when he went w/ Snyder: "I never thought for a minute we wouldn't win." #Sooners
12:13 p.m.
Stoops: "Credit Coach Snyder's determination" when talking about KSU success. #Sooners
12:14 p.m.
Stoops: Sees more effective passing out of Collin Klein. #Sooners
12:14 p.m.
Bob Stoops used to coach with Collin Klein's dad when they were both at Kent. Klein was QB coach. Stoops was with DE. #Sooners
12:14 p.m.
Stoops: Said he coached at Kent with Klein's dad. #Sooners
12:16 p.m.
That last quote was about Snyder. #Sooners
12:17 p.m.
Stoops: Said execution and timing last year at KSU was among last year's best. #Sooners
12:18 p.m.
Stoops: Some similarities in planning for Tebow and Klein. Offenses are different. #Sooners
12:18 p.m.
Stoops on 6-foot-5, 226 pound K-State QB Collin Klein: "He's a big physical guy. You're not going to arm tackle him."
12:19 p.m.
Stoops: Refuses to call out crowd like he did a few years back but says if can't be raucous every week, be raucous this week. #Sooners
12:19 p.m.
Stoops won't comment on the crowd. He said the media is there so we can draw on what we see. #Sooners
12:20 p.m.
Stoops on who the No. 1 running back is: "What's it matter. They're both going to play and so is Brennan Clay." #Sooners
12:21 p.m.
Stoops: Said coaching against a mentor is not a big consideration. Distances himself from it. #Sooners
12:23 p.m.
Stoops: On kick coverage: "We're working our cover units really hard." KSU had a 96-yard KO return Saturday. #Sooners
12:24 p.m.
Stoops: "If you look across the country, it's hard to be perfect every week. ... In the end, I think it takes more than 3 games to know."
12:25 p.m.
Stoops: Jokes that they are going to stop using Bulldozer because of success of Jones, Williams and Co. #Sooners
12:26 p.m.
Stoops: Learned to be methodical and consistent from Snyder. #Sooners
12:27 p.m.
Stoops is done. Landry Jones up next. #Sooners
12:28 p.m.
Jones: "Any chance you can get an extra week for a team like that, it's beneficial." #Sooners
12:28 p.m.
Stoops says he learned a lot from Snyder in the years he worked around him. All the details and evaluation and developing the team. #Sooners
12:29 p.m.
Jones: "I think it's going to be a great game." #Sooners
12:30 p.m.
Jones: Feels passing game is heading in the right direction. #Sooners
12:31 p.m.
Jones: About KSU D: "They do a great job of playing fundamental football, sound football." #Sooners
12:32 p.m.
Jones: Admits that he's curious to see where the team is. #Sooners
12:32 p.m.
Jones: Watched football Saturday, but fell asleep in the middle of a game. #Sooners
12:33 p.m.
Jones: Thinks he fell asleep watching Alabama-Arkansas. #Sooners
12:34 p.m.
And we're done here in Norman. #Sooners
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