Austin Box

Oklahoma LB Austin Box Found Dead OKLAHOMA CITY — Police are investigating whether drugs had a role in the death of Oklahoma linebacker Austin Box. A police report says a man at the house where officers responded Thursday morning believed Box had overdosed. Authorities didn’t immediately release an official cause of death. The Norman university sent out statements from President David Boren and athletic director Joe Castiglione confirming Box’s death. Cherokee Ballard, a spokeswoman for the...Read Full Story

Ou Football OU football notebook: Family of Austin Box attends game ou football The video lasted nearly 15 minutes and ended with “This is Oklahoma football. The video lasted nearly 15 minutes and ended with “This is Oklahoma football This is history” on the video board, then showed Broyles warming up. Broyles b. Oklahoma's Ryan Broyles (85) makes a catch in front of Kansas' Lubbock Smith (1) during the college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University...Read Full Story

Police were investigating whether drugs had a role in the death Thursday of Oklahoma senior linebacker Austin Box, and a witness told authorities he believed his friend had overdosed. Authorities didn’t immediately release an official cause of death, and Box’s body was sent to the state Medical Examiner’s office. Box was 22. “We’re all shocked and heartbroken,” Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops said in a statement. “Austin was a great young man, a great young man to coach, and a great...Read Full Story

OU football notebook: Family of Austin Box attends game. Oklahoma's Ryan Broyles (85) makes a catch in front of Kansas' Lubbock Smith (1) during the college football game between the University of Oklahoma Soo. Mark Hutson showed up OU's red-zone offense is not productive. That's been well-documented. But less known is this: OU's red-zone defense has been superb. The Sooners rank No. 1 in the NCAA's red-zone defense statistics, and though I don't favor the NCAA's formula, OU's red-zone...Read Full Story

FOXSports.comPHOTO: Kenny Stills Remembers Austin Box After Game-winning TouchdownSB Nation (blog)But for plenty of Sooners fans, Stills' most memorable moment from Saturday night will be his touchdown celebration, when he held up a one and a two with his fingers in remembrance of fallen teammate Austin Box, who passed away over the summer and wore ...Alexander chosen to wear Box's jerseyHouston ChronicleAmid Talk of Expansion, No. 1 Oklahoma Pulls Attention to Its PlayNew York TimesSooners's...Read Full Story