ESPN.com - NCF - Oklahoma says it monitored athletes' pay properly
Oklahoma said that the NCAA should applaud, not penalize, its efforts to root out violations and noted that NCAA president Myles Brand told one news outlet that the university "acted with integrity in taking swift and decisive action" in the case.
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Who's the QB?
FOX Sports - COLLEGE FOOTBALL - 25 biggest off-season quarterback battles
3. Oklahoma: If Sooner fans weren't happy with Rhett Bomar last year, they're going to loathe him this fall. Bomar got himself booted from the program, leaving Oklahoma in a precarious situation behind center. This from a school that appeared loaded at quarterback just a few years ago. Paul Thompson was terrific in 2006, but he's out of eligibility, leaving the offense with a trio of kids who have two games and two passes of experience between. On seniority alone, junior Joey Halzle rates an edge over true freshman Keith Nichol and redshirt freshman Sam Bradford, both of whom are more decorated than the former junior-college transfer. One extra year as the backup helps, however, Bradford and Nichol have vast upsides and are already competing for the job this spring. Halzle should get the nod in September, but will be real vulnerable if he stumbles and one of the freshmen matures overnight.
Prediction: Halzle
Should be interesting!
3. Oklahoma: If Sooner fans weren't happy with Rhett Bomar last year, they're going to loathe him this fall. Bomar got himself booted from the program, leaving Oklahoma in a precarious situation behind center. This from a school that appeared loaded at quarterback just a few years ago. Paul Thompson was terrific in 2006, but he's out of eligibility, leaving the offense with a trio of kids who have two games and two passes of experience between. On seniority alone, junior Joey Halzle rates an edge over true freshman Keith Nichol and redshirt freshman Sam Bradford, both of whom are more decorated than the former junior-college transfer. One extra year as the backup helps, however, Bradford and Nichol have vast upsides and are already competing for the job this spring. Halzle should get the nod in September, but will be real vulnerable if he stumbles and one of the freshmen matures overnight.
Prediction: Halzle
Should be interesting!
Sunday, March 11, 2007
And It's Official
Oklahoma's season ended with a 47-64 loss to eventual Big XII tourney winner Kansas. The Sooners clearly weren't deserving of an NCAA bid, and with the drawdown of the NIT from 40 to 32 teams, will also be left at home when the NIT begins play.
So ends the nation's longest continuous post-season play streak. Another thing to thank former Sooner coach Kelvin Sampson for.
So ends the nation's longest continuous post-season play streak. Another thing to thank former Sooner coach Kelvin Sampson for.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Spring Football Team Capsules: Big 12 - NCAA Football - Yahoo! Sports
Spring Football Team Capsules: Big 12 - NCAA Football - Yahoo! Sports
OKLAHOMA
Spring practice starting date: March 5
Spring game: April 7
Top returner: WR Malcolm Kelly. This rising junior caught 62 passes for 993 yards and 10 touchdowns last year despite playing in a run-oriented offense and missing almost the entire Fiesta Bowl with a knee injury. He had 10 catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns in the Big 12 championship game.
Player on the verge: DT Gerald McCoy. Oklahoma had enough talent on its front four last year that it could afford to redshirt this former five-star prospect. This should be the year McCoy shows why Rivals.com rated him as the top defensive tackle in the 2006 recruiting class.
Impact newcomer: QB Sam Bradford. This redshirt freshman enters spring practice as the odds-on favorite to replace Paul Thompson as the Sooners' starting quarterback. The former three-star prospect must hold off challenges from junior Joey Halzle and 2007 recruit Keith Nichol, who is already on campus.
The big question: Who will take over on the front seven?: The competitions at quarterback and running back might get more attention, but the Sooners proved last season they can overcome uncertainty at those two positions. A potentially greater concern involves how Oklahoma will restock a defense that loses C.J. Ah You, Larry Birdine, Rufus Alexander and Zach Latimer – among others.
OKLAHOMA
Spring game: April 7
Top returner: WR Malcolm Kelly. This rising junior caught 62 passes for 993 yards and 10 touchdowns last year despite playing in a run-oriented offense and missing almost the entire Fiesta Bowl with a knee injury. He had 10 catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns in the Big 12 championship game.
Player on the verge: DT Gerald McCoy. Oklahoma had enough talent on its front four last year that it could afford to redshirt this former five-star prospect. This should be the year McCoy shows why Rivals.com rated him as the top defensive tackle in the 2006 recruiting class.
Impact newcomer: QB Sam Bradford. This redshirt freshman enters spring practice as the odds-on favorite to replace Paul Thompson as the Sooners' starting quarterback. The former three-star prospect must hold off challenges from junior Joey Halzle and 2007 recruit Keith Nichol, who is already on campus.
The big question: Who will take over on the front seven?: The competitions at quarterback and running back might get more attention, but the Sooners proved last season they can overcome uncertainty at those two positions. A potentially greater concern involves how Oklahoma will restock a defense that loses C.J. Ah You, Larry Birdine, Rufus Alexander and Zach Latimer – among others.
Oklahoma's quarterback competition begins in private
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=ap-oklahoma-stoops&prov=ap&type=lgns
So it's a three-man race right now.
Junior Joey Halzle
RS Freshman Sam Bradford
Recruit Keith Nichol
Pretty cool that they were able to get a recruit on campus early.
So it's a three-man race right now.
Junior Joey Halzle
RS Freshman Sam Bradford
Recruit Keith Nichol
Pretty cool that they were able to get a recruit on campus early.
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This is a blog to allow more interaction than I current have on my Sooner fan page. I'll be posting links to stories as I come across them, and then during the football season, post my own thoughts about games as they occur.
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