Tag: Lincoln Riley

OU looks for its next starting quarterback in the spring game

April 11, 2019

Oklahoma fans will get to see three quarterbacks battle for the starting nod Saturday during the annual spring game in Norman. Jalen Hurts graduated from Alabama in December with one year of eligibility left. Under the graduate transfer rules, he is immediately eligible at OU. In high school, he was rated the No. 1 dual-threat…

Lincoln Riley gets a new contract; Brown, Ford declare for the draft

January 10, 2019

In light of the remarkable success he has enjoyed in his first two years as head coach, officials at The University of Oklahoma have offered Coach Lincoln Riley a new contract extension with a higher salary. Riley has agreed but details are not yet public. “We felt it important to extend and amend Lincoln’s contract…

Marquise Brown, Cody Ford to the NFL

January 10, 2019

Riley will have some rebuilding to do on offense next season. Heisman winner Kyler Murray intends to play for the Oakland A’s this spring. All-American wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and offensive tackle Cody Ford will both forego their senior year of eligibility to enter the NFL draft. Brown had 1,318 receiving yards in 2018…

Prospect of a shootout with Alabama won’t bother OU

December 20, 2018 Charles Biggs

Oklahoma players like big games away from home and recent trips to the College Football Playoff have helped the Sooners prepare for the big game. No. 4 OU faces No. 1 Alabama in the playoff semifinals at 7 p.m. December 29 in the Orange Bowl near Miami on ESPN. This will be Riley’s second year…

Editorial: Kudos to the Big 12 Champions

December 13, 2018

Congratulations to Coach Lincoln Riley and the Oklahoma Sooner football team for winning the Big 12 Conference Championship and gaining a spot in the four-team College Football Playoff. The No. 4 Sooners face No. 1 Alabama in the Orange Bowl in Florida on December 29. Oklahoma took Georgia to overtime last year in a CFP…

Saban thought Georgia was one of the top 4 teams in the nation

December 13, 2018

Alabama Coach Nick Saban thinks No. 5 Georgia is a better team than No. 4 Oklahoma – at least he thought that before the Sooners won the Big 12 Championship and were schedule to play the Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoffs semi-finals. “Well, I do think they’re one of the top four teams…

OSU could derail the championship hopes of Oklahoma

November 8, 2018 Charles Biggs

Sooners face another rival The only game No. 6 Oklahoma has lost this season was to a traditional rival. On Saturday, the other big Sooner rival will have a chance to dash OU’s hopes for a fourth straight Big 12 title and a possible ticket to the four-team College Football Playoff. The Sooners (8-1, 5-1) …

OU regains momentum with TCU win; K-State up next

October 25, 2018 Charles Biggs

A 52-27 win over TCU in Fort Worth has cured the “Texas hangover” as No. 8 Oklahoma keeps climbing in the national polls. After a bitter three-point loss to the Longhorns, OU had two weeks to prepare for the Horned Frogs. Another complication was the firing of former Defensive Coordinator Mike Stoops. Now, if OU…

Riley fires Mike Stoops after record-setting Texas defeat

October 11, 2018

Ruffin McNeil will take over defensive leadership Oklahoma coaches get fired for losing to Texas and Lincoln Riley just made a point about defensive deficiencies by firing OU defensive coordinator Mike Stoops – the brother of former Coach Bob Stoops. Last Saturday, Texas scored 48 points against Mike Stoops’ defense – the most points OU…

Riley/Kiffin matchup could determine OU vs. Fla. Atlantic

August 30, 2018 Charles Biggs

Quarterback Kyler Murray, a junior transfer from Texas A&M, will lead the Oklahoma Sooners on the field at 11 a.m. Saturday to begin the second season under Lincoln Riley as head coach. Murray, who has signed a $4-plus million contract with the Oakland A’s, won a battle with Austin Kendall for the starting job. Those…