Tulsa World’s Bill Haisten meets with former Sooner QB Paul Thompson to discuss the 10th anniversary of the 2006 season and Big XII Championship run. 10 years!?!! For breathing hope into a team that had been rocked by the Bomar scandal, Thompson’s pinch-hit, 11-win, Big 12-title performance should be saluted as having been just as impressive as anything Josh Heupel, Hybl, White, Bradford, Landry Jones and Baker Mayfield accomplished as Stoops-era Sooner quarterbacks. Full Story
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Fox Sport’s Aaron Torres lists Mayfield and the dual threat of Perine/Mixon among his reasons for the Sooners to win the CFP in 2016, but also reasons the Big XII is ‘down’, as a major factor. …at least by the standards of the last few years, doesn’t it feel like the Sooners road to a conference title is at least manageable? Baylor and OSU at home, and does Kenny Hill run the TCU offense with Boykin’s precision? Full Story
On Fox Sports’ “What to Watch on Opening Weekend” previews, Dieter Kurtenbach gives a detailed breakdown on OU’s upcoming season opener with Houston. Houston wants to be in the national title conversation, so they’re going to have to beat a bona fide college football thoroughbred to start the season. The article lists LB Jordan Evans and WR Dede Westbrook as key players on OU’s side, and Houston’s RB Kuke Catalon as the Texas transfer who “needs to establish himself as the Cougs’ No. 1 back early”. Full Story