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COLUMN: Road trip to Miami alters perceptions

January 20, 2009 | 1 comment

As I loaded stuff into a car for my first trip to Florida, courtesy of OU’s appearance in the national championship game, I thought I knew what to expect: a sprawling metro area, crowded with people, especially nasty Florida fans. READ MORE

Football: OU ready for championship rematch

December 4, 2008 | 0 comments

At this time last season, OU was preparing to take on No. 1 Missouri in the Big 12 Championship with the possibility of ruining a national title. READ MORE

Football: Balogun ready to step up

December 3, 2008 | 1 comment

The injury bug has once again affected the Sooner linebacking corps, but this time the reserves are prepared to take over and pick up the slack. READ MORE

Football: OU jumps Texas in BCS, will play Missouri in Big 12 Championship

November 30, 2008 | 15 comments

After a month of calamity in the BCS, the computers shined OU's way and have landed the Sooners at No. 2 in the nation and in their third straight Big 12 Championship game. READ MORE

Football: Ball bounces in OU’s favor in blowout victory

November 24, 2008 | 1 comment

When freshman wide receiver Ryan Broyles signaled his teammates to clear out on a short punt in the second quarter, he slipped, fell and the football bounced into his lap. READ MORE

Football: Seniors ready for final home game

November 20, 2008 | 1 comment

Saturday marks the final game at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium for OU’s group of seniors. The players will be honored on the field with their families before they face the important match-up with No. 2 Texas Tech. READ MORE

COLUMN: Three reasons to go to basketball games

November 13, 2008 | 0 comments

The last two years (and the only two) I’ve been at OU as a student I’ve purchased OU men’s basketball season tickets, and I’ve tried to go to as many men’s and women’s games as possible. I’ve done so because I enjoy basketball a lot, and I enjoy supporting OU. READ MORE

Football: Running game shows improvement

November 11, 2008 | 0 comments

The OU rushing attack continues to impress after another dominant performance against Texas A&M. The Sooners ran for 328 yards against the Aggies Saturday, their most productive running game of the season. READ MORE

OU ready for hostile atmosphere

November 6, 2008 | 1 comment

With Texas Tech moving to No. 2 in the polls and the annual Bedlam game looming, some OU fans have already begun to look to the end of the season. READ MORE

Football: OU defense looking to force turnovers on the road

November 5, 2008 | 1 comment

OU’s trip to College Station to take on Texas A&M this weekend will be their fourth road game of the season. In the first three trips, the Sooners had a turnover ratio of plus seven. READ MORE

Football: No. 6 Sooners Sooners strike early and often

November 2, 2008 | 0 comments

The Sooners scored 28 points within six minutes of kickoff and didn’t look back on the way to a 62-28 rout of rival Nebraska. The Cornhuskers got off to a dreadful start, with turnovers on three of their first five plays. READ MORE

Football: Murray dazzles with four-touchdown performance

October 27, 2008 | 0 comments

Sophomore running back DeMarco Murray has struggled at times this season, but against Kansas State Saturday he burst back onto the scene. READ MORE

Football: Offense improves with fullback Clapp

October 23, 2008 | 0 comments

He isn’t a statistical juggernaut. Over the course of the 2008 season Matt Clapp has rushed seven times for 21 yards and caught five passes for two touchdowns. But Clapp is a favorite of the coaching staff, thanks to his ability to run, catch and block equally well. READ MORE

Football: Offense racks up massive yardage

October 20, 2008 | 0 comments

Sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford provided another offensive show Saturday, passing for a school-record 468 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions. READ MORE

Football: Undermanned defense bends but doesn’t break

October 20, 2008 | 1 comment

One week after losing starting middle linebacker Ryan Reynolds, the OU defense faced a tough test against a potent Kansas offense. READ MORE

Football: Sooners putting past behind them

October 16, 2008 | 1 comment

Coming off its first loss of the season to rival Texas, the OU football team is now looking to make a statement against No. 16 Kansas. READ MORE

Football: Sooners address rushing woes

October 15, 2008 | 1 comment

The lack of a running game in OU’s offense has been obvious in games against TCU and Texas. Against their other four opponents, the Sooners averaged 217.5 rushing yards per game, while TCU and Texas held the Sooners to only 36.5 yards per game. READ MORE

Football: Texas escapes Dallas with win over Sooners

October 11, 2008 | 1 comment

Sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford threw for more than 300 yards for the fifth consecutive game and connected on five touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough as the Sooners fell to rival Texas 45-35 Saturday in Dallas. READ MORE

Football: OU-Texas now on the horizon

October 9, 2008 | 0 comments

Two teams will meet on the gridiron Saturday in one of the most anticipated rivalry games of the year. READ MORE

Sooners ready to take on Baylor

October 3, 2008 | 1 comment

For the first time in five years, the Sooners are entering a weekend ranked No. 1 in both polls. But the team’s focus this week has been ignoring that ranking and focusing on the Baylor Bears. READ MORE

Football Notebook: Granger making progress, Braxton sits out

October 1, 2008 | 0 comments

Head coach Bob Stoops said junior defensive tackle DeMarcus Granger and freshman defensive end Frank Alexander may both return to practice as early as Monday. READ MORE

Football: Defense sets tone early and stifles TCU offensive attack

September 29, 2008 | 1 comment

Without junior defensive tackle DeMarcus Granger to aid the front line, the Sooner defense still overpowered a potent Horned Frogs offense. READ MORE

Football: Sooners looking to avenge 2005 loss

September 24, 2008 | 0 comments

The last time OU lost at home was in 2005 against the unranked TCU Horned Frogs. That upset came in the first game of the season, and doomed the Sooners to the Holiday Bowl — the last time they did not qualify for a BCS bowl game. READ MORE

COLUMN: Into A Hostile Environment In Washington

September 12, 2008 | 0 comments

Two years ago OU traveled to the west coast to face a different Pac-10 opponent, Oregon. READ MORE

Football: Sooners smother Cincinnati, 52-26

September 8, 2008 | 0 comments

The No. 4 Sooners survived a second-quarter surge and pulled away from the Cincinnati Bearcats Saturday afternoon, winning 52-26 at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. With the win, the Sooners will hit the road to Washington at 2-0, while Cincinnati, now 1-1, will return home to play against Miami-Ohio. READ MORE

Football: Sooners’ special teams not so special

September 8, 2008 | 0 comments

OU’s biggest concern coming into the game against Cincinnati was not the special teams’ performance. By all standards, the focus was predominately towards the performance of OU’s offense against the experienced defense that the Bearcats provided, and the tenacity of OU’s defense against a versatile Cincinnati spread offense. READ MORE

FOOTBALL: Sooners slam Bearcats 52-26

September 6, 2008 | 1 comment

The No. 4 Sooners survived a second half surge and pulled away from the Cincinnati Bearcats Saturday afternoon, winning 52-26 at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. READ MORE

FOOTBALL: Opponents get double dose of starters

September 3, 2008 | 0 comments

The position of kick and punt returner is often reserved for the fastest man on the team. In most cases, this designated runner plays a reserve role on the team. OU’s situation is a bit different. All the players who will be returning kicks and punts this year are starters — sophomore running back DeMarco Murray, senior wide receiver Juaquin Iglesias and sophomore cornerback Dominique Franks. READ MORE

FOOTBALL: Sooners prepare for stout Cincy ‘D’

September 2, 2008 | 0 comments

After last weekend’s 57-2 thrashing of Tennessee-Chattanooga, the focus of the Sooner football team quickly switched to next weekend’s matchup against Cincinnati. The Bearcats will present a remarkably tougher challenge, especially to the Sooners’ offensive line. Cincinnati’s group of linebackers and defensive linemen is packed with experienced and talented players. READ MORE

COLUMN: When Mother Nature strikes, let the clock run

September 2, 2008 | 0 comments

The conclusion of Saturday’s football game between OU and Tennessee-Chattanooga was played out in front of less than 40,000 people after halftime was extended to an hour and 20 minutes. Both the players and the fans should’ve been treated to a running clock and the game should’ve finished at 10 p.m., rather than almost 11 at night. READ MORE

OU beats Chattanooga 57-2

August 30, 2008 | 0 comments

OU only needed two minutes and 28 seconds to score and didn't look back from there. Junior running back Chris Brown ran in a six-yard touchdown to start the 57-2 route over the Tennessee Chattanooga Mocs. SLIDESHOW inside. READ MORE

COLUMN: What newbies need to know about the art of the tailgate

August 29, 2008 | 0 comments

Tailgating is one of the most essential parts of game day. Surrounded by friends, food and football, it’s allure is virtually irresistible. But there are of plenty who go about tailgating all wrong. It’s not something you can do haphazardly, you either go big or go home. READ MORE

Scouting the Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs

August 29, 2008 | 0 comments

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs should not be overlooked, despite playing in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as the Division 1-AA). READ MORE

Turning a weakness into a strength

August 27, 2008 | 0 comments

Going into the summer, OU’s linebackers and defensive backs were listed as the team’s major weaknesses. But according to defensive coordinator Brent Venables, that is no longer the case. READ MORE

‘Thunder and lightning’ ready to strike

August 26, 2008 | 0 comments

The offensive backfield has been one of the biggest strengths of the OU football team in recent years, and this season will be no different. The combination of junior Chris Brown and sophomore DeMarco Murray should provide one of the best one-two punches in the nation. READ MORE

OU’s success could hinge on the men up front

August 25, 2008 | 0 comments

Skill position players tend to dominate the attention of fans and media alike. But none of them could succeed without the big men in the trenches: the offensive linemen. The line did not lose any starters from last year, and this season’s group may be one of the most experienced, balanced and powerful fronts OU has seen in the last decade. READ MORE

Football preview: the end of two-a-days

August 25, 2008 | 0 comments

The OU football team had to endure its last day of two-a-day practices on Friday. The regular season is right around the corner, starting with the out of conference Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs. READ MORE

Friday Face-off: What should be the name of the new OKC NBA team?

August 21, 2008 | 2 comments

The Daily's sports desk faces off in a four-way royal rumble on what the name of Oklahoma City's new NBA team should be. Wind? Thunder? Barons? Sonics??? You be the judge. READ MORE

Articles by Kyle Burnett