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

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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…

Top 10 shakeup helps Oklahoma’s hopes for a playoff spot

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After a bitter loss to No. 7 Texas, No. 9 Oklahoma still has a better-than-expected shot to win the Big 12 and have a chance to make the College Football Playoff. Losses by Georgia, Penn State and West Virginia pushed the Sooners back into striking distance of the playoff. Even if Texas continues to win,…

Riley fires Mike Stoops after record-setting Texas defeat

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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…

It’s always fun to go to Dallas and beat the Longhorns

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My second trip to Texas was in 1973 when I was a student at The University of Oklahoma. Some friends and I drove to Dallas on a Friday afternoon with plans to see OU play Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Wow. The Bedlam game between OU and Oklahoma State is a storied and intense rivalry…

OU QB Kyler Murray has the attention of the Longhorns

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Is No. 7 Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray as good as – or even better – than former OU quarterback Baker Mayfield? Murray, who is in top speculations on a Heisman winner, is being compared to Mayfield, the Heisman winner who was the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft and is now the starting quarterback…

3-1 Baylor to challenge OU after tough OT win over Army

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OU linebackers set a new record in number of tackles NORMAN – In a shootout with Baylor last year, OU running back Trey Sermon rushed for 148 yards as the No. 3 Sooners survived, 49-41. Now, with Sermon solidified as the No. 1 running, No. 5 Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0 in the Big 12) will get…

Murray gains attention as No. 5 Oklahoma hosts Army

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The last time Army was this big of an underdog was in 1776. (Back then, the colonial troops led by General George Washington eventually defeated the British, the most power army in the world at that time.) The Army football teams travels to Norman for a 6 p.m. kickoff against No. 5 Oklahoma in a…

OU pounds UCLA; ISU road trip is next

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No. 5 Oklahoma heads to Ames, Iowa, Saturday to avenge their only Big 12 loss from a year without their best running back. Rodney Anderson, an All American candidate for the Sooners, injured his knee in Saturday’s 49-21 win over UCLA and is lost for the season. Trey Sermon, who started some games last season…

OU may be hard pressed to play better than last Saturday

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NORMAN – If what coaches always say is true and teams get their most improvement between their first and second games, UCLA is in big trouble in Norman Saturday. Oklahoma trounced Florida Atlantic 63-14 last Saturday in Norman and arguably looked better on defense and special teams and at least as good as last season…

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

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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…