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Whispers: Pitt close to landing big man

Talented big men are difficult to come by, but Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon is honing in on skilled post player Maurice Walker of Wolfeboro (N.H.) Brewster Academy. The Panthers could be close to landing a commitment from the 6-foot-10 center. Rivals.com's Jerry Meyer has the latest...
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From the Road: Brown comes up big

Lithonia (Ga.) Martin Luther King running back Mack Brown came up big for his team in a 20-0 win over McDonough (Ga.) Union Grove last week. The Florida Gator commit was just one of the big-time offensive prospects that Rivals.com's analysts had the opportunity to scout over the weekend
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LSU interested in USM commit

Three-star defensive end Anthony Wilson grew up on the west bank in New Orleans, La. Like most Louisiana natives, he also grew up rooting for the in-state LSU Tigers. Following Hurricane Katrina, Wilson evacuated New Orleans and relocated to Homewood (Ala.) High School and become a...
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Stoops doesn't buy into offensive excuses

What is it about junior high football coaches that stick in our memories more than our high school football coaches? Maybe it's the fact that all those crass sayings and expressions were first introduced to us by our junior high football coaches. You know what I'm talking...
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2011 Suttons Bay prospect Dwaun Anderson ready for senior season

ChippewaCountry recently caught up with 2011 Suttons Bay (MI) shooting guard Dwaun Anderson to get an update on his recruitment and his goals for his senior season. Look inside to see where CMU stands with arguably the top 2011 prospect in the state of Michigan
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Four-star sets second visit

There is a very good reason that four-star defensive tackle Ricky Heimuli (6-4, 280, 4.9) from Salt Lake City (Utah) Brighton is one of the most sought after players in the western region. He's big, had brute strength and quickness. All things that prerequisites for success at...
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Several top prospects could wait to sign

Wednesday is the first day senior basketball prospects can sign a national letter of intent and 11 of the top-25 prospects in the Rivals150 have yet to choose a school. Rivals.com's Jerry Meyer breaks down the recruiting situations of top prospect Brandon Knight and the rest of...
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Sooner Commits Head to Playoffs

Week after week Oklahoma's commitments have performed well, many of them for some of their area's best teams. Now it's come down to playoff time and Sooner commitments, like Marshall, Texas linebacker Aaron Franklin, to get started on their run towards a state championship...
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Wilson: 'I'm Responsible'

The Oklahoma offense managed to move the ball up and down the field most of the night against Nebraska. But the lack of production from a scoring standpoint left offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson in a foul mood following the 10-3 loss to the Huskers. After it was over, Wilson had...
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Stoops says penalties are foolish

Bob Stoops had another tough pill to swallow as his defense put together another dominating performance, but turnovers and an inefficient offense spelled disaster in Lincoln, Neb. The Sooners fall again 10-3 to Nebraska and drop to 5-4 on the season. Stoops talked about the loss following the game.
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AUDIO: Stoops talks NU loss

The Oklahoma Sooners came into Lincoln and flashed the best defense and earned every stop they could muster. Then Oklahoma's offense went out and gift-wrapped a the win for Nebraska's defense. Bob Stoops talked about the disappointing performance by the offense, the wasted...
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In-Game Analysis: Nebraska

Oklahoma takes on Nebraska in Lincoln. The fans around Lincoln are excited about the opportunity to take on the Sooners. The OU and Nebraska defenses will be tough in this one. Will Landry Jones and the offense prevail. Carey Murdock is in the press box bringing you analysis of all the action.
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Sooners try and avoid the upset in Lincoln

As OU gets set to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers tonight in Lincoln, the Sooners will have to make sure they avoid the upset by accomplishing several key goals. Carey Murdock is in town and sets the scene in Lincoln as game time approaches
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HSP Video: Bishop Carroll vs Newton - Playoffs

Blake Bell ran for 213 yards and a pair of touchdowns and threw for 293 yards and four more as his play helped break open a 21-21 tie with Newton. Bell had a part in six touchdowns after combining for nine last week against Liberal. Game Highlights now onin
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Way became OU's best option at kicker

Just before every practice, Tress Way starts warming up his leg with various kicks through the uprights. Way makes his way further and further back kicking 25-yard field goals, 30-yard field goals, and on and on. But the one kick Way can't wait to put through the uprights is...
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Jefferson Planning on Roommates?

The Sooner Scoop for the week of November 6, 2009 has been released. The Scoop is a weekly look deep inside the Sooners recruiting effort, and is the site's most popular feature as it's one of the many features that is exclusively for Oklahoma fans. In this week's Scoop...
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Recruiting heating up at Heat Academy

Martinsville (Va.) Heat Academy has five uncommitted prospects receiving various levels of recruiting attention. The leader of the pack is 6-foot-10, 225-pound center Kelvin Gaines
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Stoops pressing forward after turmoil

COMMENTARY: Bob Stoops has probably been through about every emotion imaginable this season. But with all the turmoil seemingly behind him, Stoops' coaching style appears to be headed out of damage control and into an old-school mentality
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Favors Out, White Limited at Best

FORT WORTH, Texas - As of late Oklahoma has been battling a rash of injuries and it's a problem that Fort Worth Dunbar head coach Todd Lawson can appreciate. One game into the season he was without star linebacker Rashod Favors and near the end of the season four-star receiver...
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Loften Tired of Talk, Ready for Norman

Some schools may still be trying to get in touch with Oklahoma commitment Eddrick Loften but as the Irving (Texas) Nimitz safety took his official visit to Oklahoma last weekend the only thing he was worried about was the chance to play early in Norma
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Powell Only Worried About Getting to Norman

With Oklahoma's dogged pursuit of a few of the top-ranked wide receiver targets in the country some have wondered whether Oklahoma's current group of commitments might start to doubt their place with the Sooners. However few receivers in recent memory have more confidence in...
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From the Road: Alabama's best

Two of Alabama's top prospects faced off on a rain-soaked field on Friday night. In our look at the top defensive prospects we scouted last week, Rivals.com analyst Barton Simmons has the breakdown of the performances of Millbrook (Ala.) Stanhope Elmore CB DeMarcus Milliner and...
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Video: Austin Haywood makes plays

It's no longer news that Oklahoma has offered Moore (Okla.) Southmoore tight end Austin Haywood. While many who have seen Haywood in person have been touting the 6-foot-4, 245-pound emerging star as a player worthy of an Oklahoma scholarship for quite some time those who haven...
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White Working Towards A Shorter List

FORT WORTH, Texas - No player has captured the interest of Sooner fans more in the past few months than Fort Worth Dunbar superstar wide receiver Darius White. At the same time no player has been more elusive for public comment on his recruiting than the 6-foot-2, 205-pound White
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Sooners blow out UBC from long distance

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Jeff Capel's Oklahoma basketball began the post-Griffin era inside Lloyd Noble Center on Tuesday night by routing the University of British Columbia 93-53. The Sooners were led, as expected, by super sophomore Willie Warren, who poured in a game-high 23 points on 9-of-18 shooting...
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