NORMAN —
The indelible image from Oklahoma's 63-21 victory over Texas will likely be running back Damien Williams sprinting down the sidelines for a 95-yard touchdown and the block wide receiver Kenny Stills laid on Texas cornerback Quandre Diggs 40 yards down field.
"It was a lot of fun, " Stills said. "I was just in the right place at the right time."
OU's receivers were a force in the run game against the Longhorns. It's hard to get long runs without them being a factor.
OU enters Saturday's game against Kansas averaging 6.0 yards per carry. During head coach Bob Stoops' tenure, OU has never averaged more than 4.8 yards per carry. The last time the Sooners averaged over 5.9 was 1987.
"We have a lot of very good players and they're very unselfish right now. I think that bodes something special for this team," OU receivers coach Jay Norvell said. "When they can play that hard without the ball, that's what we're looking for. We just have to build on it now."
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A block by OU wide receiver Kenny Stills (4) springs Sooner runing back Damien Williams on a 95-yard scoring run in the Red River Rivalry against Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Jerry Laizure / The Transcript
Shinn at 3 p.m.: Sooners averaging 6.0 yards per carry
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NCAA shouldn’t ban Adderall
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Oklahoma pitching rotation for the Super Regional series at LSU will remain the same
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'Oklahoma Strong", Sooner's wear stickers in support of tornado victim
Oklahoma and the other seven teams at the Women’s College World Series have gone out of their way to connect with victims of recent tornadoes. Before the series began, several teams donated time or money to the cause and the Sooners spent time volunteering at local drop-off locations. At the tournament, they’ve worn “Oklahoma Strong” stickers on their helmets, while “One Moore” was the rallying cry before the final game.
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Gray with not a lot to say about testing positive for banned stimulant
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Sooners, National Championship
Really, that’s about right.
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The opening meeting between Tennessee and Oklahoma in the Women’s College World Series was expected to be a pitcher’s duel. And it didn’t disappoint.
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Gray still set to pitch in super regional despite testing positive for Addderall
ESPN.com reported Monday afternoon that Oklahoma pitcher Jonathan Gray tested positive for the stimulant Adderall in a pre Major League Baseball Rule 4 draft screening.
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Sooners’ next task: Taming the LSU Tigers in super regional
Oklahoma returned from Virginia Monday and got some needed rest. Winning the NCAA tournament’s Blacksburg (Va.) regional was a feat, but the payoff is a bigger challenge.
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Oklahoma and Tennessee just played the best dad-gum game in the history
Quick, come up with a name for it, because Oklahoma and Tennessee just played the best dad-gum game in the history of the sport.
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Oklahoma completed big rally in Women’s College World Series history, scoring three runs in the bottom half of the inning
The game seemed over. Tennessee finally broke the seal with Madison Shipman’s three-run home run in the 11th inning, and the Sooners were down to, literally, their last strike.
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