Football: Who redshirted?
Interesting list today from the folks at OU. Hee are all of the players who redshirted last year.
DE Frank Alexander, DE David Anderson, LB Austin Box, WR Ryan Broyles, FB Buck Buchanan, DE Jontae Bumpus, DB Quinton Carter, FB Matt Clapp, OL Kody Cooke, K Spencer Covey, DB Sean Edwards, DB Jamell Fleming, OL Jason Hannan, FB Arron Hayes, DB Desmond Jackson, LB Travis Lewis, K Matthew Moreland, DB Sam Proctor, TE Trent Ratterree, OL Donald Stephenson, K Jimmy Stevens, WR Tyler Stradford, DB Arthur Thomas, OL Alex Williams, WR Corey Wilson.
Softball: OU has top Big 12 pitcher, player
Oklahoma swept the first slate of weekly Big 12 softball awards as Amber Flores was named the Player of the Week and D.J. Mathis received the Pitcher of the Week honor, the conference announced Tuesday.
Gymnastics: OU women sweep Big 12 honors
After leading the OU women’s gymnastics squad to its 12th consecutive win last Saturday, Sooner gymnasts Kiara Redmond-Sturms and Mary Mantle were honored as Big 12 Gymnast and Event Specialist of the Week, respectively, the conference office announced Tuesday.
Volleyball: OU recruit honored
Oklahoma volleyball incoming freshman setter Brianne Barker has earned another prestigious award as she was named to the AVCA High School Senior All-America Team that was released on Tuesday afternoon. Barker, an Amarillo, Texas native, was one of five prep players from the state of Texas named to the squad.
Football: Big 12 title game tickets on sale
Tickets for the 2008 Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship Game on Saturday, December 6, at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium, go on sale Friday, February 15, at 10 a.m.
Tickets can be purchased through all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at (800) 676-5488 or (816) 931-3330 in Kansas City, via the internet at www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Arrowhead Stadium ticket office. Tickets will not be sold through the Big 12 Conference office.
Tickets are priced at $85, $75, $65 and $55 each based upon location, plus applicable convenience and handling fee charges.
Each participating university is allotted approximately 8,500 tickets, which will become available upon qualification for the championship and distributed by the respective participants’ ticket office.
Fans interested in hospitality packages may contact Cori Hale at (816) 920-4539. For information regarding suites, please contact Kristin Helmink at (816) 920-4505.
Here’s everything you need to know about OU’s game against Iowa State.
Teams: Oklahoma (15-8, 3-5) vs. Iowa State (13-11, 3-6)
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 13
Tip: 7:05 p.m. CST
Site: Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center)
Radio: Sooner Radio Network (KOKC 1520-AM in OKC; KTBZ 1430-AM in Tulsa; Sirius 122)
TV: ESPN Plus (KOCB Ch. 34/Cox 11 in OKC; KWHB Ch. 47/Cox 7 in Tulsa; ESPN Full Court)
Series: Oklahoma leads 106-77
Gymnastics: Horton earns weekly honor
Oklahoma senior Jonathan Horton has been named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Gymnast of the Week for Feb. 11, the conference announced Tuesday. The honor is the first of the season for the two-time MPSF Gymnast of the Year and follows a solid performance at the 2008 Winter Cup Challenge, Feb. 7-9 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Men’s hoops: National folks still have faith
By Scott Wright
Taking a look around some of the national bracket projections, many analysts still believe Oklahoma is an NCAA Tournament team.
If you listened to our most recent Sooner Express podcast, you know that I currently see the Sooners on the outside looking in.
But ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi had OU as a No. 6 seed in last Friday’s bracket and dropped them to a No. 9 on Monday. The Sooners vs. Florida would be a blast, if you ask me. And the potential for the Jeff Capel/Mike Krzyzewski matchup in the second round is even better.
Jerry Palm of CollegeRPI.com has OU as a No. 10 seed. Brad Evans of Yahoo! has them at No. 11. And NITology.com, an NIT bracketology Web site, still hasn’t begun to look at the Sooners as a potential team.
Football: Brandon Caleb gets hardship ruling
Oklahoma receiver Brandon Caleb received a hardship waiver from the Big 12 Conference, meaning he will be a sophomore for the 2008 season.
The Atlanta, Ga., native played in the 2007 opener against North Texas and logged one tackle while playing on special teams.
Caleb injured his right knee against North Texas and missed the remainder of the season, but has full clearance to participate in spring drills.
Trotter taking football questions…
By Jake Trotter
Sooner fans, I’ll be taking questions from you about OU football and answering them in the newspaper every Sunday.
To ask a question, send me an email at: mailto:jtrotter@oklahoman.com.
Keep it brief and clean. Oh, and let me know what town you’re from.
Look forward to hearing from you.
