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Sooners and Miners meet in 2012 season opener

The fourth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners kick off the 2012 season on Saturday night, as they head to the Lone Star State to battle the Miners of Texas-El Paso in non-conference action.Oklahoma is clearly the class of the new-look Big 12 Conference this year, as coach Bob Stoops has assembled a top-notch squad on both sides of the ball. The Sooners went 10-3 last year, which included a 31-14 win over Iowa in the Insight Bowl, and while some schools may have viewed that as a positive, in Norman there was only disappointment as the squad once again failed to live up to lofty expectations.The Sooners, who are playing their first season opener outside the state of Oklahoma in nearly 20 years, haven't lost a season opener on the road since 1968, going 13-0 in such bouts since. OU is 11-2 in openers under Stoops, and this is only the second time in his tenure that the team has opened away from home.UTEP is probably a middle-of-the-pack team at best in Conference USA this season, but that isn't nece...

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  1. Oklahoma's Millard draws task of taking on Te'o

    There was a time during Bob Stoops' tenure as Oklahoma coach that the notion of letting the fullback run the ball was dismissed without much consideration. Why give ...

  2. Stoops says reserve DB Trice leaving Oklahoma and will transfer to another school

    Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops says reserve defensive back Marcus Trice plans to transfer to another school.Stoops made the announcement Friday. He says Trice "i...

  3. Stoops reinstates DT McGee for Notre Dame game

    Oklahoma's first marquee game of the season on Owen Field ended up being a flop.One month later, there's an opportunity for the eighth-ranked Sooners (5-1) to climb ...

  4. Sooners start spring with changed coaching staff

    After hiring three new assistant coaches this offseason, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops is switching some duties around on his defensive staff.Stoops said Thursday that B...

  5. Freshman DE Ward declared eligible at Oklahoma

    Freshman defensive end D.J. Ward, one of the top prospects in Oklahoma's recruiting class and ranked the top in-state player by recruiting services, practiced with t...

  6. Bell outshines QB competitors in Sooners scrimmage

    For nearly two hours Saturday in Oklahoma's spring game, junior Blake Bell did everything to show the starting quarterback's job should be his to lose when training ...

  7. Eagles take OT Lane Johnson at No. 4

    Chip Kelly took size over glamour.The Philadelphia Eagles selected Oklahoma offensive tackle Lane Johnson with the No. 4 overall pick in Kelly's first NFL draft Thur...

  8. Stoops pleased with Sooners' attitude heading into spring football

    A little later than planned, Oklahoma is heading back to the football field.The Sooners started spring practice Monday after a two-week delay because coach Bob Stoop...

  9. Run defense in crosshairs for No. 13 Oklahoma

    Ask one Stoops brother and he'll tell you he loves that Oklahoma gave up over 200 yards rushing for a fourth time this season, as long as the end result was a victor...

  10. No. 10 Sooners face Kansas between rivalry, Irish

    In all his time as Oklahoma's coach, Bob Stoops has always found a way to navigate his Sooners around the potential trap that looms each year following the emotional...

  11. Sooners' DT McGee suspended indefinitely

    Oklahoma Sooners senior defensive tackle Stacy McGee has been suspended indefinitely for violating university policy, head coach Bob Stoops said Friday.McGee appeare...

  12. Sooners' Ben Habern ends football career

    Oklahoma Sooners senior center Ben Habern has opted to conclude his playing career, head coach Bob Stoops announced on Wednesday.Habern started 30 games during his t...

  1. Oklahoma quarterback Kendal Thompson arrested

    Oklahoma sophomore quarterback Kendal Thompson has been arrested for public intoxication and refusing to obey a police officer's orders.School spokesman Pete Moris i...

  2. QB Landry Jones, No. 10 Sooners get back on track with 47-17 rout of No. 17 Florida St

    Surrounded by family, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops reached out for a handshake and an embrace with his little brother, Mark.Perhaps if No. 10 Oklahoma's 47-17 win on Sa...

  3. Kentucky tabs Mark Stoops as head football coach

    Florida State defensive coordinator Mark Stoops will become the new head football coach at Kentucky, the university announced on Tuesday.Stoops will replace Joker Ph...

  4. Stoops drops 2 more assistants from coaching staff

    Coach Bob Stoops confirmed a big shake-up on his staff at Oklahoma on Wednesday, with defensive tackles coach Jackie Shipp and offensive line assistant Bruce Kittle ...

  5. Stoops borrows pages from mentor Snyder's playbook

    When asked to identify the lessons he learned from working and playing under Kansas State's Bill Snyder, it's difficult for Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops to narrow it do...

  6. Stoops : Sooners "not claiming any championships" after BCS vacates Southern California's title

    Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops won't be laying claim to the 2004 national title that Southern California had stripped by the BCS this week.The Trojans beat the Sooners 55...

  7. Sooners extend contract for Stoops

    The University of Oklahoma's board of regents has approved a contract extension for head football coach Bob Stoops .The Tulsa World reported that Stoops got a three-...

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