Oklahoma’s quest for an unprecedented fifth Big 12 Championship – and a possible return to the College Football Playoff – begins at 11 a.m. Saturday as the Sooners host Texas Tech. No. 11 Texas and West Virginia got early Big 12 wins Saturday and Oklahoma State and Kansas opened 0-1 in conference play. Oklahoma, No….
OU quarterback Jalen Hurts was outstanding as the No. 5/4 Sooners beat UCLA 48-14 Saturday in Pasadena. In three games,he has passed for 880 yards and nine touchdowns with no interceptions. He has completed 49 of 61 pass attempts (80 percent). Hurst is tied for sixth in the nation in rushing, with 373 yards in…
NORMAN – Oklahoma (2-0) and UCLA (0-2) are headed in opposite directions. No. 5/4 OU travels to Pasadena Saturday for a 7 p.m. kickoff (Central Time) on Fox Sports. The Sooner football team, with the No. 1 offense in the nation, cruised past a scrappy South Dakota team 70-14 Saturday here while Chip Kelly’s hapless…
With new quarterback Jalen Hurts setting records, Oklahoma’s offense dominated Houston Sunday night as the Sooners won 49-31. And the OU defense showed signs of improvement. Don’t expect No. 4 Oklahoma to be challenged Saturday night when they host South Dakota, who fell to Montana 17-31 Saturday in South Dakota. Hurts, a graduate transfer from…
Jalen Hurts, named starting quarterback by Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley, has an impeccable football background. Sooner fans will get their first look at the former Alabama star as OU hosts Houston at 6:30 Sunday night. “It’s been a very healthy competition,” Riley said. “There’s a lot of respect for each other in that room.” Hurts…
The Oklahoma Sooners are ranked No. 4 in the nation in the Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll. Defending national champion Clemson is ranked No. 1 and Alabama and Georgia are Nos. 2 and 3. From the Big 12, Texas is No. 10, and Iowa State is No. 24. West Virginia, Oklahoma State, TCU and Baylor…
Tulsa, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State all have tough football schedules this season. In nonconference action, the Golden Hurricane have road games at Michigan State and San Jose State plus home contests against OSU and Wyoming. OU opens at home with a Sunday night game against Houston, followed by a home game versus South Dakota and…
Four new head coaches and the other six Big 12 football coaches met with the media in July near Dallas and some made some telling comments. OU coach Lincoln Riley knows he needs to recruit players in Texas, particularly in Dallas. “It’s a critical area for us and it has been historically and even maybe…
After fielding arguably the best offense in college football for several years, the Oklahoma Sooners need the defense to do better in 2019 in case of a potential dropoff in offensive production. Because of graduations and the NFL Draft, OU lost their starting quarterback, their best wide receiver and four of the five starting offensive…
Hurts, Murray rate individual recognitions If the media pundits are correct, Oklahoma should be in great shape for a run at a fifth consecutive Big 12 Conference football title. Six Sooners were picked on the Preseason All-Big 12 team and OU linebacker Kenneth Murray was chosen as the “defensive player of the year” in the…