Oklahoman 11 mins ago
Bedlam football: It'll be bad, but not Ice Bowl bad
BY JENNI CARLSONSTILLWATER — Melvin Gilliam was so cold he tried to get kicked out of the game. Spencer Tillman was so numb he didn't feel the ball handed off to him on his touchdown. Gene Burrus was so, um, frozen to the bleachers he heard ice crackle and break when he stood. On a Bedlam Saturday when the weather will be as big a deal as the football, the most important prediction for this game is the forecast.Read more on NewsOK.com
Oklahoman 11 mins ago
Oklahoma football: In Bedlam game, Trevor Knight will be tested like never before
BY JASON KERSEY, Staff Writer, jkersey@opubco.comSTILLWATER — Trevor Knight passed his first road test two weeks ago, when he started and led Oklahoma to a 41-31 win at Kansas State. Knight performed well despite a loud, below-freezing environment unfamiliar to the redshirt freshman from San Antonio who said until then, he'd never played in anything but nice weather. Saturday morning, the temperature will be even colder inside Boone Pickens Stadium as Knight makes his first career Bedlam start, encounters the Big 12's best defense and attempts to tune out what is arguably the league's most...
Oklahoman 11 mins ago
Oklahoma State football: Missed tackle of OU's Blake Bell fueled Caleb Lavey's fire
BY GINA MIZELL, Staff Writer, gmizell@opubco.comSTILLWATER — Caleb Lavey came around the edge and met Oklahoma quarterback Blake Bell face-to-face, in clear position to make the game-saving tackle inside the 10 on fourth down. But the Oklahoma State middle linebacker went too low, allowing Bell to charge his way into the end zone for the tying score in the waning seconds of regulation of Bedlam last season.Read more on NewsOK.com
Oklahoman 12 mins ago
Bedlam football: Talent gap between OU, OSU has all but disappeared
BY BERRY TRAMELSTILLWATER — Mike Stoops went away from the Bedlam Series after the 2003 season.Read more on NewsOK.com
Oklahoman 1 hour ago
Bedlam football: Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake to call Bedlam game
BY MEL BRACHTSean McDonough, Chris Spielman and sideline reporter Shannon Spake will be calling their first game in Oklahoma this season and their first Bedlam game.Read more on NewsOK.com
Oklahoman 1 hour ago
The Oklahoman staff's Bedlam picks
FROM STAFF REPORTSHere is a look at how our crew picked Saturday's game and their headline predictions: RYAN ABER, OU writer OSU 45, OU 35 MR. FREEZE Chelf leads Cowboys to Fiesta with icy Bedlam win JENNI CARLSON, Columnist OSU 35, OU 23 FROZEN OUT Cowboy defense puts Knight, Sooner offense on ice JOHN HELSLEY, OSU writer OSU 31, OU 17 COLD FRONT Cowboys' linemen own the day in Big 12 title clincher JASON KERSEY, OU writer OSU 35, OU 28 COLD WAR Oklahoma hangs tough, but can't top the red-hot Cowboys in icy Stillwater. GINA MIZELL, OSU writer TWICE IS NICE OSU 35, OU 23 Cowboys win second...
Oklahoman 3 hours ago
Big 12 football: A look at the Big 12's potential bowl opponents
BY BERRY TRAMEL, Staff Writer, btramel@opubco.comThe likely bowl opponents for Big 12 schools: Fiesta Bowl: Northern Illinois, if the Huskies beat Bowling Green on Friday night.Read more on NewsOK.com
Oklahoman 3 hours ago
Big 12 football: Art Briles, Baylor need a win over Texas to keep 2013 special
BY BERRY TRAMEL, Staff Writer, btramel@opubco.comBaylor closes out quite a memorable regular season Saturday against Texas. It's the final game in Floyd Casey Stadium history.Read more on NewsOK.com
Oklahoman 3 hours ago
Big 12 football: Will Mack Brown still be the Texas football coach come next week?
BY BERRY TRAMELMack Brown has coached 204 Longhorn football games. No.Read more on NewsOK.com
Oklahoman 3 hours ago
Big 12 football: Could OU or Baylor give conference 2 BCS teams?
BY BERRY TRAMEL, Staff Writer, btramel@opubco.comThe Big 12 hasn't placed two teams in the BCS since the 2008 season. And the conference's off-the-radar season in 2013 didn't figure to change things. But as we arrive on the doorstep of Selection Sunday, both Baylor (10-1) and OU (9-2) are at least in the running for an at-large berth. If Baylor beats Texas, or OU beats OSU, they would join the hopefuls of Clemson, an SEC team, Oregon and the Michigan State-Ohio State loser for the three or four available berths, depending on if Northern Illinois wins the Mid-American title game Friday...
Texas College Blog | Dallas Morning News 7 hours ago
Bedlam breakdown: Predicting Saturday’s winner
2002 throwback: Quarterback Nate Hybl of the Oklahoma Sooners watches from the sidelines as Oklahoma State pulls ahead 21-6 early in the second quarter on November 30, 2002. Oklahoma State upset 3rd ranked Oklahoma 38-28. (Photo by Brian Bahr/)
Oklahoman 22 hours ago
OU football: Bedlam victory a big deal for recruiting
BY RYAN ABER, Staff Writer, raber@opubco.comNORMAN — There is plenty at stake for Oklahoma in Saturday's Bedlam game in Stillwater — for this season and beyond. There aren't a lot of head-to-head recruiting battles left between the schools for the 2014 class, but the outcome of the game could affect the recruiting perception for players in the 2015 class and beyond. “It's really big for Oklahoma State.Read more on NewsOK.com
Oklahoman 23 hours ago
OU football notebook: Sooner center Gabe Ikard named Academic All-America of the Year
BY JASON KERSEY AND RYAN ABER, Staff WritersOklahoma center Gabe Ikard was named the Capital One Academic All-America of the Year on Thursday, also earning a spot on the Division I Academic All-America Team. The team was selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. It's the third Academic All-American honor for Ikard, who was named to the first team last season and second team as a sophomore in 2011. He's the first All-America of the Year for the Sooners' football team and the fourth at the school.Read more on NewsOK.com
Oklahoman 23 hours ago
Oklahoma football: A look at what the future might hold for Blake Bell
BY JASON KERSEY, Staff Writer, jkersey@opubco.comNORMAN — Blake Bell has been on quite the roller coaster ride throughout his football career at Oklahoma. Bell became a cult hero to Sooner fans as the “Belldozer,” when he would replace starting quarterback Landry Jones and plow ahead for short-yardage first downs and touchdowns.Read more on NewsOK.com
Oklahoman Dec 5, 2013
OU football: Sooner coaches continue to make pushes with high-profile recruits
BY RYAN ABER, Staff Writer, raber@opubco.comAbout two months from signing day, Oklahoma football coaches continue to make pushes with several high-profile recruits who remain uncommitted or are committed elsewhere.Read more on NewsOK.com
