Friday, August 14, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
Meet the Sooners Day
Meet the Sooners DayOne of the most popular traditions surrounding the Oklahoma football program is Meet the Sooners Day. The annual event kicks off preseason practice and gives the Sooner Nation a unique opportunity to interact with the Sooner players and coaches.
The 2009 Meet the Sooners Day is slated for Friday, Aug. 7 at the rugby practice fields west of Lloyd Noble Center. Gates will open at approximately 10 a.m. for OG&E Sooner Kids Club members and at approximately 10:30 a.m. for the general public. Fans are permitted to bring ONE autograph item per person - no exceptions.
Admission to Meet the Sooners Day is free and open to the public.
From SoonerSports.com
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Cotton Bowl Quarterback Competition
Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy met Saturday at the Cotton Bowl for an interview segment with ESPN's Wendy Nix. The footage will be part of ESPN's coverage leading up to this year's OU-Texas game.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Sooner Have Eight Preseason All-Big 12 Picks
Dominique Franks was one of 8 Sooners selected
to the Preseason All-Big 12
Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford was selected as the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Quarterback. Jermaine Gresham, DeMarco Murray, and Trent Williams were also selected on offense. Gerald McCoy, Jeremy Beal, Travis Lewis, and Dominique Franks represent on defense.
42 Days to Kickoff!
Football season is almost here! The Sooners will kick off the season against the Brigham Young Cougars at 6 pm Central time on September 5. The game will be held at Arlington, Texas. Oklahoma is #5 on the AP Top 25, behind Texas, USC, Utah and Florida.
Five of last season's Sooners have moved on to the NFL. OT Phil Loadholt went to Minnesota in the 2nd round. Juaquin Iglesias was drafted by Chicago in the 3rd round. Nic Harris and Duke Robinson both went in the 5th round: Harris to Buffalo and Robinson to Carolina. Finally, in the 7th round Manual Johnson went to the Dallas Cowboys.
Only five of last season's offensive starters are returning for another season with the Sooners, but among them are Jermaine Gresham, DeMarco Murray, Chris Brown, Trent Williams and last year's Heisman winner, Sam Bradford. Eight defenders are returning to OU: Jeremy Beal, Gerald McCoy, Travis Lewis, Keenan Clayton, Dominique Franks, Brian Jackson, Auston English and Adrian Taylor.
We have an exciting season to look forward to! Boomer Sooner!
