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Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes 1985 Red River Rivalry: Final Score: 14-7 OU Win Sooners stay perfect: The No.2-ranked Oklahoma Sooners proved they can win without Tony Casillas, and it`s a good thing, because the all-America noseguard may be missing from the lineup for a while. Casillas played three plays before suffering a knee injury Saturday, but the stout Sooner defense slammed the door on the Texas Longhorns anyway in a 14-7 victory. (AP) The Big D Was A Big Deal In Big D : Sports Illustrated Oklahoma Beats Texas : UPI Related: 1984 OU-Texas 1971 OU-Texas Read Full Story

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes Here's a look at Oklahoma Sooners in preseason college football rankings. Kansas City Star ... Oklahoma No. 5 - All systems are go for another successful season, but there are some questions, especially on defense. Oklahoma is breaking in a total of four new starters at linebacker and in the secondary. - Blair Kerkhoff Los Angeles Times ... Oklahoma No. 5 - Sooners fans would probably circle the wagons and agree on this: It's just not good enough winning the Big 12 Conference title while ruining Missouri's national championship hopes.That was nice, but it's time for Oklahoma to ... Read Full Story

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes Oklahoma ranked No. 4 in Associated Press preseason poll: Oklahoma was ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press preseason poll released today. The Sooners were the highest-ranked team in the Big 12 followed by No. 6 Missouri, No. 11 Texas, No. 12 Texas Tech and No. 14 Kansas. OU was also ranked at No. 4 in the Coaches Poll. OU has the most appearances at No. 1, in the Top 5 and in the Top 10 of the AP preseason poll. ( SoonerSports.com ) Top 10 with Big 12 teams 1. Georgia (22) 2. Ohio State (21) 3. ... Read Full Story

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes OU, Mizzou favorites in Big 12 preseason poll: Missouri and Oklahoma were picked to repeat as division champions in 2008 in a preseason poll of media that cover the Big 12 Conference. Missouri was the unanimous choice of 51 voters to win the North division. The team returns 17 starters off of last year's 12-2 squad that tied with Kansas for the North title and made its first appearance in the Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship. The Tigers ended the 2007 season with a win over Arkansas in the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic, their fourth consecutive bowl ... Read Full Story

Oklahoma Sooner Football Articles and Notes Coach Stoops respects Cincy as non-conference opponent: OU is taking a risk by scheduling nonconference games against the likes of Cincinnati. "I'm from Ohio, and I know they have a great program," Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. "They don't win 10 games like they did last year and not be very good." The Sooners booked the game in July 2007, when the rise of the Cincinnati program was apparent. ( Dallas Morning News ) Coach Stoops on Cincinnati's talent: "Talking to NFL scouts, they're evaluating 10 of their guys (Cincinnati) -- more than we have. They're really good," ... Read Full Story