OU fans celebrate end of Sooners' bowl slump

 
BY BERRY TRAMEL, Staff Writer, btramel@opubco.com
Published: December 31, 2009

EL PASO , Texas — Temperatures were falling and the sun was setting, yet University of Oklahoma football fans declined to leave the Sun Bowl stadium 30 minutes after the game Thursday.

It was time to celebrate. Their Sooners had just beaten Stanford 31-27 in the Sun Bowl for OU's first bowl victory since 2005.

"I'm relieved; it's a long time coming," said OU fan Darren Heusel of...


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