Mike Stoops has received a three-year contract that will pay him $600,000 annually to be the defensive coordinator for Oklahoma, and he'll have a familiar face helping him.The university's board of regents voted Tuesday to approve the terms of Stoops' employment, which includes a $245,000 base salary and $355,000 for personal services and fundraising. Later in the day, the Sooners announced that... [Read More]
Former Arizona coach Mike Stoops will join the Oklahoma staff -- and his brother -- as co-defensive coordinator, a move that will be announced as soon as Wednesday, sources said.Willie Martinez, an assistant who coached the defensive backs, is leaving the staff. The Sooners' head coach is Bob Stoops.Stoops was coach at Arizona from 2004 to 2011, going 41-50 overall, 27-38 in the Pac-12.Stoops... [Read More]
Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones, the school's all-time leading passer, announced Thursday that he is returning to school for his senior year."I want to accomplish the goals that I set before I got here, and there is still a lot more to do," Jones said. "I want to make sure I've exhausted every effort in that area. And I want to be a senior. I enjoy being at OU and with my... [Read More]
Bob Barry Sr., the longtime radio voice of Oklahoma football who was handpicked by Bud Wilkinson, has died."Bob Barry represented the best of the Sooner spirit," OU president David Boren said in a statement Sunday. "With his contagious enthusiasm, he was one of the best sports broadcast journalists in the entire nation. He was loved by Oklahomans all across our entire state and... [Read More]
Oklahoma (No. 9 BCS, No. 11 AP) lost top running back Dominique Whaley on the first play of Saturday's game against Kansas State (No. 8 BCS, No. 10 AP) with an injury to his left leg. Whaley was blocking on a run by Roy Finch when he was rolled over in the backfield. The Sooners' leading rusher appeared in obvious pain while several trainers and Kansas State coach Bill Snyder came out to check on... [Read More]
Seemingly invincible for so long at Owen Field, No. 3 Oklahoma finally proved fallible at home. Seth Doege threw for 441 yards and connected with Alex Torres on three of his four touchdown passes, and Texas Tech snapped the Sooners' 39-game home winning streak with 41-38 victory Saturday night. About 2 hours after Wisconsin (No. 6 BCS, No. 4 AP) lost, a second top-five team... [Read More]
Oklahoma starting cornerback Jamell Fleming is expected to miss Saturday’s game against Texas Tech, and possibly more time, after having minor knee surgery this week, multiple sources said Friday afternoon. The third-ranked Sooners (6-0) will face the pass-happy Red Raiders (4-2) without Fleming, and the senior could also be sidelined for next week’s game at resurgent Kansas State (6-0) due to... [Read More]
Oklahoma receiver Ryan Broyles broke the FBS career receptions record with a 57-yard touchdown catch during the second quarter of Saturday night's 47-17 victory over Kansas. Broyles finished with 13 catches for a school-record 217 yards, including a 57-yard touchdown grab midway through the second quarter. The catch broke former Purdue standout Taylor Stubblefield's record of 316 receptions --... [Read More]
Oklahoma freshman linebacker Londell Taylor was arrested on multiple misdemeanor complaints last weekend, including driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident, Norman Police Department spokesperson Jennifer Newell said. The incident occurred about 11:15 Saturday night, less than an hour after OU's 38-28 victory over Missouri. According to Newell, Taylor was involved in a car... [Read More]
Starting wide receiver Trey Franks was suspended indefinitely by No. 1 Oklahoma on Tuesday for an unspecified violation of team rules. Coach Bob Stoops announced the suspension for Franks, who is the team's third-leading receiver with seven catches for 74 yards this season. He's also one of the Sooners' kickoff returners. Co-offensive coordinator Jay Norvell said after practice that Jaz Reynolds,... [Read More]
Oklahoma will apply for membership to the Pac-12 before the end of the month, and Oklahoma State is expected to follow suit, a source close to OU's administration told Orangebloods.com. Even though Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said Friday the Pac-12 was not interested in expansion at this time, OU's board of regents is fed up with the instability in the Big 12, the source said. The OU board of... [Read More]
When Landry Jones arrived at Oklahoma, he took the No. 12 jersey simply because it was the one he'd always worn. Now, it takes on a whole new meaning. The top-ranked Sooners plan to honor the late linebacker Austin Box this season by allowing a defensive player to wear his No. 12 jersey for each game. Jones wears the same number on offense and says he asked Box's parents for permission to keep... [Read More]
Oklahoma running back Jonathan Miller was arrested Aug. 18 for a warrant issued over fines resulting from a previous traffic incident, Norman Police Sgt. Jennifer Newell confirmed to the Tulsa World on Tuesday. Asked about any effect this might have on Miller after practice Tuesday night, OU coach Bob Stoops said: "I don't suspend guys for traffic tickets." According to Cleveland County... [Read More]
Freshman linebacker Kellen Jones has transferred from Michigan to Oklahoma. Sooners coach Bob Stoops announced Tuesday that Jones would be eligible to play for the Sooners this year. That doesn't necessarily mean he'll be able to crack the rotation right away. "If history is indicative, I think he's got his work cut out for him," said defensive coordinator Brent Venables, who coaches... [Read More]
Jimmy Harris, the starting quarterback for much of Oklahoma's record 47-game winning streak in the 1950s, has died. He was 76. The Osborn Funeral Home in Shreveport, La., says Harris died early Tuesday and his funeral is planned Saturday at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Shreveport. A visitation is scheduled for Friday afternoon. Harris took over as Oklahoma's quarterback during the 1954... [Read More]
Senior linebacker Travis Lewis, Oklahoma's leading tackler for the past three seasons, likely will miss the next eight weeks after breaking a bone in... [Read More]
Before Oklahoma won its first Big 12 title in 2000, and went on to the win the national championship that season, coach Bob Stoops had no idea how good his second year there would be. That was the first of seven conference titles over the last 11 seasons when there were still 12 teams in the league. Now in the new-look Big 12, with 10 teams playing a round-robin schedule instead of in divisions,... [Read More]
I just received confirmation from a source close to the situation that Oklahoma cornerback/wide receiver Marcus Trice is transferring to UNT. Trice was a top 250 player in the country coming out of high school. Needless to say this is another huge get for Dan McCarney's staff. He appears to be a perfect fit to slide right into the spot Royce Hill will vacate after his senior season this fall. I... [Read More]
Oklahoma’s football coaches now have a greater incentive to finish in the top five of the BCS standings. University regents voted Wednesday to approve amended contracts for Bob Stoops’ assistants, giving each one a $25,000 bonus if the Sooners finish in the top five. No changes were made to the coaches’ annual salaries, but the new bonus was added and there was also a... [Read More]
Back in the 1980s, during the two work stoppages of the NFL, there was much talk about college football being played on Sundays. Never really went much of anywhere. We missed one week of pro games in 1987 and seven weeks of games in 1982, but college football never tried to fill void. So anything is possible. But games being moved to Sundays aren’t likely for most traditional powers and aren’t... [Read More]
