Game Day - Oct 13, 2012

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Red River Rivalry: Oklahoma vs. Texas 11 a.m. ■ Cotton Bowl ■ KOCO-5 ■ KOKC-AM 1520

Landry Jones in position to make history

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THE VIEW

Big day for Josh Coordinator must put together two strong games, too It’s unclear just what’s been behind Josh Heupel’s gameday struggles since his elevation to co-offensive coordinator and play-caller.

Perhaps he has struggled to see the game through Landry Jones’ eyes rather than only his own.

Perhaps, as a dropback passer lacking outsized physical talent but able to see plays develop in front of him a beat or two faster than everybody else, he has tended to draw up game plans that would have worked terrifically for the 2000 Sooners but not so much for the 2011 and 2012 Sooners.

Perhaps Heupel has been influenced by Mike Leach to a fault, because Leach was going to keep doing what he was doing, consequences be damned.

Asking Leach to run clock or the ball tended to be futile inquiries; and that remains the best insight as

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to why OU simply refused to run the ball in Stillwater last season.

You must coordinate the offense you have (against the defense you’re playing), not the one you wish.

Heupel, though, is on a roll.

One game, but it counts.

Today is his chance to prove his development has legs, whether it’s the continuation of the increasingly physical and sped-up Sooners, an offense that knows its run-game batting order, willing to use its running backs in the passing game, or one that’s still building, adding new • See HORNING Page 14

Oklahoma vs. Texas Time: 11 a.m.

Place: Cotton Bowl Series: OU leads 13-6 Records: OU 3-1 (1-1 Big 12), Texas 4-1 (1-1) Rankings: OU No. 13 Associated Press Top 25; No. 10 USA Today coaches poll Texas No. 15 AP Top 25; No. 15 USA Today coaches poll Line: OU minus 3 TV: ABC (KOCO-5) Radio: KOKC-AM 1520, KRXO-FM 107.7

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Jones can make history 4 Breakdown 5 Rosters 6 Two-deeps 7 Poster 8 Stats 10 National Schedule 12 Big 12 Glance 13 Predictions 14

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Oklahoma offensive coordinator Josh Heupel spends time on the field prior to the start of OU’s victory over Florida A&M earlier this season.

Today, Heupel will be trying to implement an offensive plan that works as well as last week’s plan worked in a 41-20 victory over Texas Tech.

Transcript Photo by Jerry Laizure

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THE BIG STORY: K EEPING UP WITH JONES

History on his side

Jones can become Sooners’ all-time winningest QB

By John Shinn Transcript Sports Writer

Where Landry Jones sits in the pantheon of Oklahoma quarterback is up for debate.

The group includes two Heisman Trophy winners and five more that led teams to national championships.

But Jones can pass all of them in career wins when the 13th-ranked Sooners (3-1, 1-1 Big 12) face No. 15 Texas (41, 1-1) at 11 a.m. today at the Cotton Bowl.

“Just a big honor, just to be in that talk and in that category is so great,” Jones said.

“I’ve had the privilege to play at this place for a long time

now and I’ve just had a really successful career and by the grace of God he’s allowed me to play at this place and give me the talents he’s given me to play on the football field.”

Even if sometimes it can seem more like a burden than a privilege.

Jones will make his 42nd career start today. No other Sooner quarterback has come close to that number. It goes by in a flash when things are going well. When they’re not, time seems to stand still.

Few understand One who does — former OU quarterback Steve Davis — sent Jones a letter after the • See JONES Page 9

“He did a great job just standing in the pocket.

Sometimes you’re gonna have to take a hit, regardless of what’s going on, and I feel like he really manned up and said, ‘Regardless of what’s going on, I’m gonna deliver the ball to the receivers.’”

Kenny Stills OU wide receiver on Landry Jones

Transcript Photo by Jerry Laizure

Landry Jones throws a pass against Kansas State. He played much better at Texas Tech. Today he can become OU’s winningest quarterback.

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RED RI VER RI VALRY: BRE A K ING DOWN TODAY’S G AME

Winning, losing no huge mystery The Red River Rivalry has a predictable formula.

The same circumstances seem to decide who will win between Oklahoma and Texas. The only thing that changes is the beneficiary.

One team will Five make more things to mistakes watch today and it John Shinn will get to watch the other plant its flag in the middle of the Cotton Bowl turf while players have their pictures taken with a golden hat.

Here are the factors that tend to lead to victory and defeat at the Red River Rivalry:

Sooner running back Damien Williams got his first start last week. If he can make OU’s run game go today, the Sooners might be in good shape at the Cotton Bowl.

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Turnovers: get them to don’t give them: Any OU offensive player who hasn’t heard “take care of the football” more than 100 times this week needs to have his hearing checked.

Any defensive player who hasn’t heard about the importance of getting turnovers should have a date with their favorite ear, • See WATCH Page 11

RUNNING GAME

Oklahoma has an emerging star in Damien Williams, but Texas has to run the ball to have any chance today. The threeback rotation of Joe Bergeron, freshman Johnathan Gray and Malcolm Brown is going to chip away at OU all day. The Sooners need to run the ball, but Texas has to run it well to win.

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PA S S I N G G A M E

Texas quarterback David Ash has improved since last season’s meeting. He’s been one of the most efficient passers in the country through five games. But this is a matter of weapons. The Sooners have better receivers and will add junior Jalen Saunders to their arsenal today. The passing firepower belongs to the Sooners.

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PA S S D E F E N S E

The Sooner secondary came up with three interceptions against Texas Tech. It appears to be hitting its stride at the right time. It’s only allowed one passing touchdown this season.

Texas has played better passing teams, but its struggles tackling in space have been an issue that has gotten uglier over the last two games.

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RUN DEFENSE

Neither of these teams have been great against the run, but only one of them has allowed over 400 yards in the last two games: Texas.

The Longhorns were torched

by Oklahoma State and West Virginia. OU hasn’t been dominant, but it has shown an ability to bend, but not break. The edge isn’t large, but this category will likely decide the outcome.

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SPECIAL TEAMS

The return games are about even. Both teams have good punters. The difference here comes down to placekickers. OU’s Michael Hunnicutt has the most efficient leg in the Big 12.

Texas has missed five field goals in five games. This is a pretty vast edge in a game where three points could be the difference between winning and losing.

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I N TA N G I B L E S

Momentum changes quickly in the Cotton Bowl.

One play sends half the stadium into a frenzy while the other half sits in stunned silence. The Sooners, who are going for their third straight win over the Longhorns, have an older team and should be able to better ride the emotional roller coaster.

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OKLAHOMA ROSTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 28 29 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 36 37 38

Tony Jefferson Julian Wilson Sterling Shepard Kenny Stills Joseph Ibiloye Demontre Hurst Corey Nelson Dominique Whaley Joe Powell Gabe Lynn Trevor Knight Rashod Favors Blake Bell R.J. Washington Kendal Thompson Landry Jones Durron Neal Jalen Saunders Aaron Colvin Drew Allen Lamar Harris Jaz Reynolds Trey Metoyer Michael Hunnicutt Lacolton Bester Justin Brown Frank Shannon Tom Wort Austin Brown Roy Finch Cortez Johnson Kass Everett Danzel Williams Brennan Clay Trey Franks Aaron Franklin David Smith Zack Sanchez Damien Williams Gary Simon Alex Ross Grant Bothun Quentin Hayes Javon Harris Daniel Franklin Marshall Musil Trey Millard Daniel Brooks Julian Winters Joel Ossom Tress Way Dylan Seibert Brandon Young

DB DB WR WR LB DB LB RB DB DB QB DE QB DE QB QB WR WR DB QB DB WR WR K WR WR LB LB WR RB DB DB RB RB DB LB RB DB RB DB RB WR DB DB LB FB FB RB RB FB P P DB

5-11 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-6 6-3 6-1 6-4 5-11 5-9 6-0 6-5 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-5 5-7 6-2 5-10 5-8 5-11 5-10 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-8 5-11 5-9 6-1 6-3 5-10

212 191 188 190 218 183 219 204 173 199 197 250 254 256 184 218 201 160 181 226 186 198 190 173 205 209 230 237 202 175 191 180 189 201 184 212 193 170 208 180 204 183 181 206 224 241 256 163 169 235 215 215 173

Jr. Chula Vista, Calif.

So. Moore Fr. Oklahoma City Jr. Encinitas, Calif.

Sr. Garland, Tx Sr. Lancaster, Tx Jr. Dallas, Tx Sr. Lawton Jr. Dallas Jr. Tulsa Fr. San Antonio So. Fort Worth So. Wichita,Kan. Sr. Fort Worth R-Fr. Oklahoma City Sr. Artesia, N.M. Fr. St. Louis, Mo. Jr. Elk Grove, Calif.

Jr. Owasso Jr. San Antonio Sr. Gilmer, Tx Jr. Houston, Tx Fr. Whitehouse, Tx So. Richardson, Tx Jr. Scooba, Miss.

Sr. Wilmington, Del. R-Fr. Dallas Jr. New Braunfels, TX R-Fr. Buffalo, Wyo. Jr. Niceville, Fla. So. NewOrleans, La. Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. R-Fr. Arlington, Tx Jr. San Diego Jr. Orange, Tx So. Marshall, Tx Fr. Midlothian, Ill. Fr. Keller, Tx Jr. San Diego Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. Fr. Jenks Fr. Rowlett, Tx So. Lancaster, Tx Sr. Lawton Sr. Mount Airy, Ga. Jr. La Crosse, Kan. Jr. Columbia, Mo. Fr. Port Lavaca, Tx So. Sacramento, Calif.

Sr. Denton, Tx Sr. Tulsa R-Fr. Tulsa So. Frisco, Tx

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Jack Steed K Nick Hodgson K P.L. Lindley LB Eric Striker LB Jesse Paulsen DB Patrick O’Hara K Jaydan Bird LB Caleb Gastelum LB Eric Doughtie DB Alex Christiensen FB Eric Hosek K Aaron Ripkowski FB David Driskill FB Austin Woods OL John-Philip Hughes OL Casey Walker DT Nila Kasitati OL Ty Darlington OL Nathan Hughes OL Gabe Ikard OL Robert Hollis OL Bronson Irwin OL Lane Johnson OL Tyrus Thompson OL Derek Farniok OL Adam Shead OL Tyler Evans OL Marquis Anderson DT Kyle Marrs OL Daryl Williams OL Jordan Phillips DT Derrick Woods WR Sam Grant TE Brannon Green TE Mike Onuoha DE Don Caudill WR Geneo Grissom TE Brandon Kitchens WR Derrick Bradley WR Taylor McNamara TE Connor Knight TE Chase Buck TE David King DE Charles Tapper DE Stacy McGee DT Jordan Wade DT Torrea Peterson DT Damon Williams DT Mitch Tate DE Jamarkus McFarland DT Chuka Ndulue DE Chaz Nelson DE

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TEXAS ROSTER 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-7 6-5 6-9 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-6 6-6 6-1 6-7 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-4 5-11 5-8 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-2

200 189 240 198 193 192 236 196 197 243 150 260 239 293 250 309 309 266 248 288 333 307 303 303 319 307 315 265 320 299 318 185 234 250 235 194 247 161 173 234 212 231 286 265 299 290 277 305 238 288 256 239

Fr. Katy, Tx So. N. Richland Hills, TX R-Fr. R. Rock, Tx Fr. Seffner, Fla. Sr. Albuquerque, N.M. Sr. Topeka, Kan. Sr. Wichita, Kan. So. Claremore Fr. Sugarland, Tx Fr. Edmond R-Fr. Sherman, Tx So. Dayton, Ohio So. Oklahoma City Jr. Rockwall, Tx R-Fr. Tulsa Sr. Garland, Tx R-Fr. Euless, Tx Fr. Apopka, Fla. R-Fr. Spring, Tx Jr. Oklahoma City R-Fr. Tulsa Jr. Mustang Sr. Groveton, Tx So. Pflugerville, Tx R-Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D. So. Cedar Hill, Tx Sr. Strafford, Mo. R-Fr. Cibolo, Tx Fr. San Antonio, Tx So. Lake Dallas, Tx R-Fr. Towanda, Kan. Fr. Inglewood, Calif.

Fr. North Royalton, Ohio Jr. Altamont, Kan. Fr. Edmond Jr. Muldrow So. Hutchinson, Kan. Fr. Jenks Sr. Houston, Tx Fr. San Diego, Calif.

Fr. San Antonio, Jr. Edmond Sr. Houston Fr. Baltimore Sr. Muskogee Fr. Round Rock, Tx So. San Antonio So. Irving, Tx R-Fr. Bartlesville Sr. Lufkin, Tx So. Dallas Jr. Columbus, Ohio

1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 11 11 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 19 19 21 21 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 30 31 31 32 32 33 33 35 35 36 37

Mike Davis Shiro Davis Kendall Sanders Mykkele Thompson Jordan Hicks Cayleb Jones Kenny Vaccaro Jeremy Hills Case McCoy Quandre Diggs Connor Brewer Demarco Cobbs Aaron Benson Jaxon Shipley John Harris Tevin Jackson Jalen Overstreet Chet Moss Kevin Vaccaro William Russ David Ash Alex King Trey Holtz Bryant Jackson Bryson Echols Miles Onyegbule Adrian Phillips D.J. Grant Peter Jinkens Marcus Johnson Daje Johnson Duke Thomas Nick Rose Carrington Byndom Timothy Cole Joe Bergeron Josh Turner Michael Wheeler D.J. Monroe Adrian Colbert Michael Zaring Malcolm Brown Nick Jordan Sheroid Evans Jaren Nickleson Ryan Roberson Ryan Roberts Anthony Fera Ben Pruitt Leroy Scott Johnathan Gray Devin Huffines Steve Edmond Grant Sirgo Kendall Thompson Michael Davidson Alex De La Torre Nate Boyer

WR DE WR DB LB WR S RB QB CB QB LB LB WR WR LB QB FB DB P QB P QB WR DB WR CB TE LB WR RB DB K CB LB RB CB WR RB DB WR RB K S WR FB CB K K CB RB S LB K LB K FB S

Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. So. So. So. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. So. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. So. So. So. Fr. Fr. So.

6-2 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-2 5-10 6-4 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-10 5-9 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-8 6-2 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-0 6-3 5-10 6-3 6-4 6-1 5-11

188 236 183 183 235 211 215 202 200 200 200 215 233 190 211 225 212 242 180 193 222 205 180 191 165 216 199 238 213 189 184 170 192 180 225 230 177 183 175 191 180 213 175 185 193 238 171 220 190 193 207 190 255 180 237 200 230 190

Dallas, TX Shreveport, LA Athens, TX San Antonio, TX West Chester, OH Austin, TX Brownwood, TX Houston, TX Graham, TX Angleton, TX Scottsdale, AZ Tulsa, OK Cedar Hill, TX Brownwood, TX Garland, TX Garland, TX Tatum, TX Cedar Park, TX Brownwood, TX Shreveport, LA Belton, TX Winston-Slaem, NC Tampa, FL Suplhur Springs, TX DeSoto, TX Arlington, TX Garland, TX Austin, TX Dallas, TX League City, TX Pflugerville, TX Killeen, TX Dallas, TX Lufkin, TX Brenham, TX Mesquite, TX Oklahoma City, OK Sunnyvale, TX Angleton, TX Mineral Wells, TX Keller, TX Cibolo, TX Coppell, TX Sugar Land, TX Corpus Christi, TX Brenham, TX Cedar Park, TX Cypress, TX The Woodlands, TX Pasadena, TX Aledo, TX Highland Park, TX Daingerfield, TX Midland, TX Carthage, TX Aberdeen, Denton, TX Dublin, CA

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Ben George Tom Newman Matthew Zapata Tate Gresham Holt Perlman Dakota Haines Caleb Bluiett Heath Hohmann Logan Mills Jackson Jeffcoat Shawn Izadi Kyle Ashby Brad Terry Chris Terry Trey Gonzales Paul Boyette Michael Cruciani Donald Hawkins Bryce Cottrell Dominic Espinosa Dalton Santos Drew RusSo. Taylor Silguero Curtis Riser Marcus Hutchins Sedrick Flowers Kennedy Estelle Kyle Kriegel Camrhon Hughes Mason Walters Garrett Porter Taylor Doyle Trey Hopkins Garrett Greenlea Luke Poehlmann Josh Cochran Thomas Ashcraft Jackson Crawley Alex Okafor Hassan Ridgeway Greg Daniels Trey Graham Trevor Leeson Chris Giron Marquise Goodwin Ashton Dorsey M.J. McFarland Cade McCrary Hasen Zaydon Cedric Reed Barrett Matthews Malcom Brown Reggie Wilson Alex Norman Chris Whaley Brandon Moore Desmond Jackson

DB LS S WR LB WR DE RB DE DE LB LS LB DE LB DT DE OL DE C LB OL DE OL OL G OL DT OL G G OL G OL T T G TE DE DE TE TE TE WR WR DT TE WR DL DE TE DT DE DT DT DT DT

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195 Tyler, TX 207 Brenham, TX 191 Stillwater, OK 180 Pasadena, TX 215 Dallas, TX 180 Lago Vista, TX 238 Beaumont, TX 188 Austin, TX 225 La Vernia, TX 250 Plano, TX 212 Coppell, TX 235 Lake Jackson, TX 221 College Station, TX 230 College Station, TX 220 Friendswood, TX 295 Humble, TX 225 Southlake, TX 310 Tunica, MS 230 Plano, TX 298 Cedar Park, TX 250 Van, TX 245 Cedar Park, TX 217 Cedar Park, TX 305 DeSoto, TX 260 DeSoto, TX 313 Houston, TX 300 Pearland, TX 288 Elysian Fields, TX 320 Harker Heights, TX 315 Wolfforth, TX 310 Odessa, TX 290 Austin, TX 298 Galena Park, TX 295 Spring, TX 295 Brenham, TX 285 Hallsville, TX 315 Cedar Hill, TX 220 Dallas, TX 260 Pflugerville, TX 280 Mansfield, TX 280 Houston, TX 236 Waco, TX 210 Kermit, TX 165 Cypress, TX 177 Garland, TX 295 Tyler, TX 245 El Paso, TX 189 Austin, TX 240 Houston, TX 256 Cleveland, TX 235 Galena Park, TX 315 Brenham, TX 252 Haltom City, TX 275 Dallas, TX 279 Madisonville, TX 335 Montgomery, AL 285 Houston, TX

69, Lane Johnson 71, Tyrus Thompson

FB: When Sooners take receiver off the field 33, Trey Millard 48, Aaron Ripkowski TB: 24, Joe Bergeron 32, Jonathan Gray

FB: When Longhorns take receiver off the field 30, Ryan Robertson 13, Chet Moss

SS:

CB: 6, Demontre Hurst 15, Lamar Harris

7, Corey Nelson 25 Aaron Franklin

21, Tom Wort 20, Frank Shannon

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WR: 1, Mike Davis 2, Kendall Sanders

DE: 53, David King 84, Mike Onuoha

DT: 97, Jamarcus McFarland 53, David King

18, D.J. Grant 81, Greg Daniels

LB:

LB:

NB: 9, Gabe Lynn 2, Julian Wilson

1, Tony Jefferson 42, Jesse Paulsen

TE:

RT: 78, Josh Cochran 77, Luke Poehlman

RG: 72, Mason Walters 79, Thomas Ashcraft

DT: 53, Casey Walker 80, Jordan Phillips

QB: 14, David Ash 6, Case McCoy

C: 55, Dominick Espinosa 73, Garrett Power

LG: 75, Trey Hopkins 66, Sedrick Flowers

51, Donald Hawkins 68, Kennedy Estelle

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LT:

FS:

DE: 98, Chuka Ndulue 11, R.J. Washington

CB: 14, Aaron Colvin 27, Gary Simon

CB: 6, Quandre Diggs 21, Duke Thomas

DE: 80, Alex Okafor 92, Reggie Wilson

7, Demarco Cobbs 11, Tevin Jackson LB:

2, Mykkele Thompson 17, Adrian Phillips

WR: 184, Marquise Goodwin 26, D.J. Monroe

WR: 19, Justin Brown 13, Durron Neal

85, Geneo Grissom 88, Tyler McNamara

DT: 96, Chris Whaley 85, Ashton Dorsey

TE:

RT: 79, Darryl Williams 72, Derek Farniok

33, Steve Edmond 55, Dalton Santos LB:

SS:

WR: 8, Jaxon Shipley 16, Bryant Jackson

TB: 8, Dominique Whaley 24, Brennan Clay 26, Damien Williams RG: 68, Bronson Irwin 50, Austin Woods

DT: 99, Desmond Jackson 97, Brandon Moore

QB: 12, Landry Jones 10, Blake Bell

3, Jordan Hicks 35, Kendall Thompson

LB:

4, Kenny Vaccaro 25, Josh Turner

C: 64, Gabe Ikard 56, Ty Darlington

LT:

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LG: 74, Adam Shead 54, Nila Kasitati

DE: 44, Jackson Jeffcoat 88, Cedric Reed

CB: 23, Carrington, Byndom 31, Leroy Scott

FS:

SR: 4, Kenny Stills 3, Sterling Shephard

WR: 17, Trey Metoyer 18, LaColten Bester

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WHEN TEXAS HAS THE BALL 30, Javon Harris 9, Gabe Lynn

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6-0 ■ 208 ■ Jr. Wichita, Kan. ■ In his first season at Oklahoma, Williams has run for 341 yards on 44 carries, including five touchdowns. He has also caught eight passes for 102 yards.

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Jones Bell Total Opp.

SCHEDULE Sept. 1 at UTEP Sept. 8 Florida A&M Sept. 22 Kansas St. Oct. 6 at Texas Tech Oct. 13 Texas Oct. 20 Kansas Oct. 27 Notre Dame Nov. 3 at Iowa State Nov. 10 Baylor Nov. 17 at W. Virginia Nov. 24 OSU Dec. 1 at TCU

W, 24-7 W, 69-13 L, 24-19 W, 41-20 11 a.m.

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STATS (Four games) Rushing Att Yds Y/C TD Williams 44 341 7.8 5 Whaley 32 190 5.9 1 Clay 17 105 6.2 2 Finch 6 61 10.2 1 Millard 9 54 6.0 0 Stills 2 22 11.0 0 Bell 17 20 1.2 3 Shannon 1 19 19.0 0 Jones 6 -50 -8.3 0 Total 134 762 5.7 12

Lg 89 18 18 17 15 13 10 19 0 89

Y/G 85.2 47.5 26.2 15.2 13.5 5.5 5.0 6.3 -12.5 190.5

Stills Brown Shepard Metoyer Williams Millard Whaley Green Clay Neal Bester Musil Total Opp.

140 Eff 135.2 182.5 136.8 96.7 No. 29 15 14 10 8 6 4 3 3 2 2 1 97 63

570

4.1

4 71 142.5

Passing C-A-I Pct 93-147-2 63.3 4-5-0 80.0 97-152-2 63.8 63-116-4 54.3 Receiving Yds. Avg. TD 344 11.9 3 154 10.3 1 197 14.1 1 90 9.0 1 102 12.8 0 46 7.7 0 14 3.5 0 45 15.0 1 35 11.7 0 38 19.0 0 16 8.0 0 12 12.0 0 1093 11.3 7 642 10.2 1

Tackles (leaders) S A T Loss Jefferson 20 10 30 0.5-0 Harris 17 9 26 1-4 Colvin 16 4 20 Ndulue 12 5 17 2-2 Wort 9 8 17 1.5-6 Nelson 13 4 17 1.5-9 Washington 9 7 16 1.5-6 Hurst 12 2 14 Franklin 9 3 12 1-8 McFarland 5 6 11 2-10 Wilson 6 5 11 1-2 Lynn 8 2 10 2-3

Yds. TD 1032 7 61 0 1093 7 642 1 Lg 68 46 28 27 38 15 13 18 14 25 10 12 68 75

A/G 86.0 38.5 49.2 22.5 25.5 11.5 3.5 11.2 8.8 12.7 4.0 6.0 273.2 160.5

Sack

1.5-1 1-8 1-8 2-9

TE A M NUMBERS SCORING Points per game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

OU 153 38.2 98 39 56 3 762 846 84 134 5.7 190.5 12

Opp. 64 16.0 61 26 30 5 570 637 67 140 4.1 142.5 4

PASSING YARDAGE 1093 642 C-A-I 97-152-2 63-116-4 Average per pass 7.4 5.5 Average per catch 11.3 10.2 Average per game 273.2 160.5 TDs Passing 7 1 TOTAL OFFENSE 1855 1212 Total Plays 286 256 Average per play 6.5 4.7 Average per game 463.8 303.0 3rd-DOWN Conversions 24-50 22-61 Percentage 48% 36% 4th-DOWN Conversions 1-1 1-4 Percentage 100% 25%

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Jones: He can make history • Continued from Page 4 Sooners’ 24-19 loss to Kansas State. Jones threw an interception and had a critical fumble in that game. He made no attempt to deflect criticism.

“He just really wanted to encourage me,” Jones said.

“Just keep going, keep leading those guys and keep fighting, regardless of what happens in the next game or the last game.”

Davis, who is tied with Jones for the career wins record, would know something about leadership. He went 32-1-1 as the Sooners’ starting quarterback from 1973-75. How much his words helped Jones focus is unknown, but the Sooners rebounded behind their quarterback in a 41-20 victory over Texas Tech last week. Jones threw two touchdowns and no interceptions.

He played like the potential NFL first-round draft pick that he’s been projected to be for a long time. The guy whose stock started plummeting late last season was nowhere to be found.

“I felt like people were questioning his manhood

and his character,” wide receiver Kenny Stills said.

“He did a great job just standing in the pocket … Sometimes you’re gonna have to take a hit, regardless of what’s going on, and I feel like he really manned up and said, ‘Regardless of what’s going on, I’m gonna deliver the ball to the receivers.’”

Jones is the quarterback fans and media love to question. He won a Big 12 championship in 2010 and has a 30 record in bowl games. With a win today, he would join Davis and Jimmy Harris, who was 25-0 as OU’s starting quarterback from 1954-56, as the program’s only starting quarterback to go 3-0 against the Longhorns.

Sam Bradford won the Heisman Trophy in 2008, but he still finished his career 1-2 against the Longhorns. It was Bradford’s shoulder injury that forced Jones into the 2009 game, and Jones has started every game since.

Jason White, the 2003 Heisman Trophy winner, went 2-0 in starts against Texas and came off the bench in 2001 to lead OU to

Sooner quarterback Landry Jones will be in much better position to win today if he can get a big day out of Kenny Stills, shown here against Kansas State. Still enters the game with 29 catches for 344 yards.

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another win.

Jones has never emerged from their shadows. Quarterbacks who do nothing but win against the Longhorns are a rare breed. Jones can join a select fraternity today.

His legacy, though, wasn’t on his mind this week, nor the week before.

“You just have to realize what you are. I think I’ve been

saying, ‘Don’t ride the wave.

Always be somewhere in between.’ You’re not as bad as you think you are and then some nights you’re not as great as you think you are,” Jones said. “It’s always somewhere in between those two lines.’’

John Shinn Follow me @john_shinn jshinn@normantranscript.com

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Roberson Team Total Opp.

SCHEDULE Sept. 1 Wyoming Sept. 8 New Mexico Sept. 15 at Ole Miss Sept. 29 at OSU Oct. 6 West Virginia Oct. 13 Oklahoma Oct. 20 Baylor Oct. 27 at Kansas Nov. 3 at Texas Tech Nov. 10 Iowa State Nov. 22 TCU Dec. 1 Kansas State

W, 37-17 W, 45-0 W, 66-31 W, 41-36 L, 48-45 11 a.m.

TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

STATS (Five games) Rushing Att Yds T/C TD Bergeron 69 300 4.3 9 Malcolm 40 245 6.1 3 Gray 47 244 5.2 0 Godwin 7 86 12.3 1 Monroe 11 80 7.3 3 Ash 19 50 2.6 1 Shipley 4 37 9.2 0 Hills 2 13 6.5 0 Johnson 5 9 1.8 0 McCoy 4 4 1.0 0

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4 4.0 0 -25 -6.2 0 213 1047 4.9 193 912 4.7 Passing Eff C-A-I Pct Ash 180.06 107-138-1 77.5 McCoy 170.95 5-8-0 62.5 Shipley 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 Total 175.95 112-149-1 75.2 Opp. 140.34 82-136-7 60.3 Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Shipley 22 250 11.4 4 Davis 19 263 13.8 2 Goodwin 15 177 11.8 2 Hills 12 118 9.8 0 Johnson 10 172 17.2 1 Grant 8 92 11.5 1 Bergeron 7 72 10.3 0 Brown 6 53 8.8 0 Roberson 5 24 4.8 1 McFarland 2 37 18.5 1 Jackson 2 35 17.5 0 Kendall 2 15 7.5 0 Harris 1 17 17.0 0 Monroe 1 15 15.0 0 Total 112 1340 12.0 12 Opp. 82 1109 13.5 9 Tackles (leaders) S A T Loss Vaccaro 17 19 36 2-5 Edmond 16 20 36 5-7 Jeffcoat 16 13 29 9-47 Phillips 10 18 28 1-2 Hicks 12 11 23 3-4 K. Thompson12 10 22 3-12 Okafor 12 9 21 6-41 M. Thompson14 6 20 Byndom 14 4 18 1-0 Diggs 14 4 18 1-0

Lg 54 31 49 69 13 49 18 9 6 6

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Yds. TD 1276 11 64 1 0 0 1340 12 1109 9 Lg 44 46 55 20 46 29 22 23 7 24 20 12 17 15 55 82 Sack 4-32

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TE A M NUMBERS SCORING Points per game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing

Texas 234 46.8 117 53 57 7 1047 1135 88 213 4.9 209.4 17

Opp. 132 26.4 100 54 41 5 912 1101 189 193 4.7 182.4 6

PASSING YARDAGE 1340 1109 C-A-I 112-149-1 82-136-7 Average per pass 9.0 8.2 Average per catch 12.0 13.5 Average per game 268.0 221.8 TDs Passing 12 9 TOTAL OFFENSE 2387 2021 Total Plays 362 329 Average per play 6.6 6.1 Average per game 477.4 404.2 3rd-DOWN Conversions 43-74 20-63 Percentage 58% 32% 4th-DOWN Conversions 8-11 9-12 Percentage 73% 75%

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Watch: Can’t be turning it over • Continued from Page 5 nose and throat doc. The team that turns it over the most loses. Turn it over a bunch, and it becomes a rout. For quick reference, dial up last season’s game.

Play well early: The last team to rally from a fourthquarter deficit to win was OU in 2002. Late comebacks have been absent from the Red River Rivalry for more than a decade.

More often than not, the game has been decided before teams switch ends for the last time. Getting off to a good start has a snowball effect. OU rode an early surge of energy to a 55-17 victory last season.

That win mirrored OU’s lopsided lashing in 2000 and 2003. Texas did the same to the Sooners in 2005.

Run the ball well: It can be a misleading statistic. Texas actually outrushed the Sooners last season and lost by 38 points. Still, running the ball effectively, total yards aside, serves to keep the opposing defense guessing. For OU, it means averaging close to

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops confers with defensive back Tony Jefferson earlier this season.

Jefferson and the defense need to be good today on third down.

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5 yards a carry. If that happens, the Longhorns will be on their heels. For Texas, it means rushing for 200 yards. If the Longhorns can do that, it means avoiding putting the game on the arm of quarterback David Ash. Play well on third down: This will be a fight between the Longhorn offense and the Sooner defense. Texas is one of the best teams in the nation at converting third downs and

the Sooners haven’t been very good defending third down. Those plays keep drives alive and drain defenses physically and mentally. The Sooners have to improve in this area. It may be their biggest defensive deficiency.

Win special teams: A huge difference in this game could be Michael Hunnicutt. OU’s kicker has been consistent for two seasons. The Longhorns have no equal. OU lost this

game in 2009 because it didn’t have a kicker who could make a 45-yard field goal. Now it does. Another change is the new kickoff rule. OU’s Patrick O’Hara has put the ball in the end zone on 13 of 28 kickoffs.

That’s good because Texas has returned a kickoff for a touchdown twice in the last four Red River Rivalry games.

John Shinn Follow me @john_shinn jshinn@normantranscript.com

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SATURDAY

Beating the Buckeyes?

Ex-Sooner offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson has Hoosiers playing fast, but today may be very difficult

By Michael Marot AP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS — Kevin Wilson learned long ago that every card he draws can be a winner — if he uses the right play.

So the Indiana coach has spent this week putting on his poker face and getting ready to go all-in against the Hoosiers’ old nemesis, No. 8 Ohio State.

“Sometimes you’re bluffing, sometimes you got a good hand,” he said. “You got to play your cards. ... But if you cut all of the window dressing out, there’s fundamentals and basics that win, and that’s what they do at Ohio State, and that’s what we’re trying to get done here.”

There’s little doubt Wilson’s Hoosiers have been

more competitive this season.

By winning the first two games, Indiana has already surpassed its 2011 victory total. Beating Massachusetts gave Wilson his first career win over a Bowl Subdivision opponent. The Hoosiers (2-3, 0-2) rallied from a 27-0 thirdquarter deficit and nearly upset Northwestern on the road two weeks ago, and last week, Michigan State needed two fourth-quarter touchdowns to pull out a comefrom-behind victory.

What hasn’t changed, so far, is the result.

Indiana is now 0-10 in Wilson’s tenure against Big Ten foes, the Hoosiers have lost 20 consecutive games against league schools from outside Indiana and Ohio State has won all but three games (two losses, one tie)

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Former Oklahoma offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson pleads his case during Indiana’s loss to Northwestern earlier this season. against the Hoosiers since 1952.

With that kind of a scorecard, it’s no wonder Wilson & Co. are looking for something, anything, to swing the odds in their favor this weekend.

Wilson’s normal ploy is to speed up the game to a breakneck pace, something

that helped make Oklahoma a perennial national championship contender, and a tactic he believes will turn things around in Bloomington.

Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer likes the style so much he’s taken a page right out of Wilson’s playbook.

“I’ve always loved his • See HOOSIERS Page 13

Today’s Games EAST Louisville (5-0) at Pittsburgh (2-3), 10 a.m.

Kent St. (4-1) at Army (1-4), 11 a.m.

Duquesne (4-1) at CCSU (0-5), 11 a.m.

Butler (4-2) at Marist (2-3), 11 a.m.

Richmond (4-2) at N. Hampshire (4-2), 11 a.m.

Brown (3-1) at Princeton (2-2), 11 a.m.

Syracuse (2-3) at Rutgers (5-0), 11 a.m.

Lafayette (3-2) at Yale (1-3), 11 a.m.

Monmouth (NJ) (3-2) at Cornell (2-2), 11:30 a.m.

St. Francis (Pa.) (3-3) at Albany (NY) (5-1), noon Robert Morris (1-4) at Bryant (0-6), noon Holy Cross (1-4) at Colgate (2-3), noon Lehigh (6-0) at Georgetown (3-3), noon Columbia (1-3) at Penn (1-3), noon Georgia St. (0-6) at Rhode Island (0-5), noon Temple (2-2) at UConn (3-3), noon S. Heart (1-4) at Dartmouth (3-1), 11:30 p.m.

Bucknell (1-4) at Harvard (4-0), 2:30 p.m.

Maine (2-3) at Towson (2-3), 6 p.m.

SOUTH Auburn (1-4) at Mississippi (3-3), 11:21 a.m.

Duke (5-1) at Virginia Tech (3-3), 11:30 a.m.

Jacksonville (5-1) at Davidson (0-5), noon Norfolk St. (2-4) at Hampton (0-4), noon NC Central (3-2) at Morgan St. (3-2), noon SMU (2-3) at Tulane (0-5), noon VMI (2-3) at Charleston So. (1-4), 11:30 p.m.

SC State (2-4) at Delaware St. (2-3), 11:30 p.m.

Chattanooga (2-3) at Furman (2-4), 11:30 p.m.

Howard (4-1) at NC A&T (2-3), 11:30 p.m.

Alcorn St. (2-4) at Alabama A&M (6-0), 1 p.m.

Jackson St. (2-4) at Alabama St. (4-2), 1 p.m.

Liberty (1-4) at Presbyterian (2-4), 1 p.m.

W. Carolina (1-5) at The Citadel (3-3), 1 p.m.

North Carolina (4-2) at Miami (4-2), 1:30 p.m.

Austin Peay (0-6) at E. Kentucky (4-2), 2 p.m.

Grambling St. (0-5) at MVSU (1-4), 2 p.m.

Appalachian St. (4-2) at Samford (4-1), 2 p.m.

Maryland (3-2) at Virginia (2-4), 2 p.m.

St. Brook (5-1) at C. Carolina (2-3), 2:30 p.m.

William & Mary (2-4) at JMU (4-1), 2:30 p.m.

Villanova (4-2) at Old Dominion (5-0), 2:30 p.m.

UT-Martin (4-2) at Murray St. (3-3), 3 p.m.

N’western St. (3-3) at SE Louisiana (2-4), 3 p.m.

Memphis (1-4) at East Carolina (3-3), 3:30 p.m.

BC (1-4) at Florida St. (5-1), 4:30 p.m.

Middle Tennessee (3-2) at FIU (1-5), 5 p.m.

Savannah St. (0-5) at Florida A&M (2-4), 5 p.m.

Wofford (5-0) at Georgia Southern (4-1), 5 p.m.

Florida (5-0) at Vanderbilt (2-3), 5 p.m.

Texas So. (1-5) at Southern U. (2-3), 5:30 p.m.

S. Houston St. (3-2) at Nicholls St. (1-3), 6 p.m.

South Carolina (6-0) at LSU (5-1), 7 p.m.

FAU (1-4) at Louisiana-Monroe (3-2), 7 p.m.

C. Arkansas (4-2) at McNeese St. (4-1), 7 p.m.

Southern Miss. (0-5) at UCF (3-2), 7 p.m.

Tennessee (3-2) at Mississippi St. (5-0), 8 p.m.

Texas A&M (4-1) vs. Louisiana Tech (5-0) at Shreveport, La., 8:15 p.m.

MIDWEST Kansas St. (5-0) at Iowa St. (4-1), 11 a.m.

Iowa (3-2) at Michigan St. (4-2), 11 a.m.

Northwestern (5-1) at Minnesota (4-1), 11 a.m.

Wisconsin (4-2) at Purdue (3-2), 11 a.m.

Morehead St. (1-4) at Dayton (2-4), noon Toledo (5-1) at E. Michigan (0-5), noon Youngstown St. (4-1) at Illinois St. (5-1), 1 p.m.

South Dakota (1-4) at Missouri St. (0-6), 1 p.m.

Akron (1-5) at Ohio (6-0), 1 p.m.

Drake (4-2) at Valparaiso (0-5), 1 p.m.

Jacksonville St. (3-2) at E. Illinois (3-3), 1:30 p.m.

W. Michigan (3-3) at Ball St. (3-3), 2 p.m.

N. Iowa (1-4) at S. Illinois (3-3), 2 p.m.

Miami (Ohio) (3-3) at B. Green (3-3), 2:30 p.m.

Oklahoma St. (2-2) at Kansas (1-4), 2:30 p.m.

Illinois (2-4) at Michigan (3-2), 2:30 p.m.

Alabama (5-0) at Missouri (3-3), 2:30 p.m.

Buffalo (1-4) at N. Illinois (5-1), 2:30 p.m.

Stanford (4-1) at Notre Dame (5-0), 2:30 p.m.

N. Arizona (4-1) at N. Dakota (3-3), 3:05 p.m.

Indiana St. (4-2) at N. Dakota St. (5-0), 3:07 p.m.

Fordham (4-2) at Cincinnati (4-0), 5 p.m.

W. Illinois (3-2) at S. Dakota St. (4-1), 5 p.m.

Tennessee St. (6-0) at SE Missouri (2-3), 5 p.m.

Ohio St. (6-0) at Indiana (2-3), 6 p.m.

SOUTHWEST UAB (1-4) at Houston (2-3), 11 a.m.

Texas (4-1) vs. Oklahoma (3-1), 11 a.m.

UTSA (5-0) at Rice (1-5), 2:30 p.m.

W. Virginia (5-0) at Texas Tech (4-1), 2:30 p.m.

Kentucky (1-5) at Arkansas (2-4), 6 p.m.

S. Alabama (1-4) at Arkansas St. (3-3), 6 p.m.

TCU (4-1) at Baylor (3-1), 6 p.m.

Idaho (1-5) at Texas St. (2-3), 6 p.m.

McMurry (3-2) at Lamar (2-4), 7 p.m.

FAR WEST Utah (2-3) at UCLA (4-2), 2 p.m.

Nevada (5-1) at UNLV (1-5), 2 p.m.

Oregon St. (4-0) at BYU (4-2), 2:30 p.m.

Fresno St. (4-2) at Boise St. (4-1), 2:30 p.m.

S. Utah (2-4) at Montana (3-3), 2:30 p.m.

Utah St. (4-2) at San Jose St. (4-1), 3 p.m.

Campbell (1-4) at San Diego (2-3), 4 p.m.

UC Davis (2-4) at Idaho St. (1-4), 4:05 p.m.

Colorado St. (1-5) at S. Diego St. (3-3), 5:30 p.m.

Southern Cal (4-1) at Washington (3-2), 6 p.m.

Air Force (2-3) at Wyoming (1-4), 6 p.m.

N. Colorado (1-4) at Cal Poly (5-0), 8:04 p.m.

Weber St. (0-6) at Sac. St. (4-2), 8:04 p.m.

Cal (2-4) at Washington St. (2-4), 9:30 p.m.

New Mexico (3-3) at Hawaii (1-4), 10:59 p.m.

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It’s become bumpy road for TCU

By Stephen Hawkins AP Sports Writer

FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU was already facing a challenging task just by moving to the Big 12, where the two-time BCS buster was suddenly part of one of the nation’s best conferences.

Take away the secondyear starting quarterback and two proven running backs, then mix in 27 freshmen who have already played, and things have gotten even more difficult for coach Gary Patterson and the Horned Frogs in their inaugural Big 12 season.

When Casey Pachall withdrew from school this week to enter an inpatient rehabil-

itation program, the quarterback became the latest of about a dozen players TCU has lost since last fall for various reasons, including drug arrests, injury and academic issues. Each was or could have been a significant contributor this season in the Frogs’ transition into their new league.

“We’re going to try to go win football games with what we have,” Patterson said.

TCU is the only FBS team to win at least 11 games in six of the past seven years, and was No. 2 in the final AP poll only two seasons ago after going 13-0 with a Rose Bowl victory. The Frogs won or shared titles in three different leagues since the

Southwest Conference broke up after the 1995 season and they were left out of the original Big 12 lineup.

In their first game without Pachall, when injured starting senior tailback Matthew Tucker also didn’t play, the Frogs (4-1, 1-1 Big 12) lost 37-23 at home Saturday to Iowa State. And they still have their toughest stretch of Big 12 games ahead, when in the final month they play four consecutive games against top 15-ranked teams.

“The worst thing we can do is feel sorry for them,” said Patterson, TCU’s winningest coach with 113 wins in his 12 seasons. “You allow (losing) to be OK, what you’re saying is that win-

ning’s not important.”

The Frogs have played more true freshmen (15) than they have scholarship seniors (11) on the roster.

No FBS team has played more than the 27 overall freshmen TCU has, that when added with 22 sophomores account for 65 percent of the players who have stepped on the field.

“We have the same standards with them. I told them that we can’t treat you like young players anymore ‘’ Patterson said. “‘No matter what happens in the next six or seven ballgames. This group has a lot of potential and there a lot of good players on it. ... For us, we need to keep growing up.”

Big 12 Standings

Con. Overall 2 0 1.000 5 0 1.000 2 0 1.000 5 0 1.000 1 1 .500 4 1 .800 1 1 .500 4 1 .800 1 1 .500 4 1 .800 1 1 .500 4 1 .800 1 1 .500 3 1 .750 0 1 .000 3 1 .750 0 1 .000 2 2 .500 0 2 .000 1 4 .200 Today Oklahoma vs. Texas, Dallas, 11 a.m.

Kansas State at Iowa State, 11 a.m.

Oklahoma State at Kansas, 2:30 p.m.

West Virginia at Texas Tech, 2:30 p.m.

TCU at Baylor, 6 p.m.

Oct. 20 Texas Tech at TCU Baylor at Texas Kansas State at West Virginia Kansas at Oklahoma Iowa State at Oklahoma State Oct. 27 Baylor at Iowa State Kansas at Texas Notre Dame at Oklahoma TCU at Oklahoma State Texas Tech at Kansas State

Kansas State West Virginia Iowa State TCU Texas Texas Tech Oklahoma Baylor Oklahoma St. Kansas

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On the air 10 a.m.

Louisville at Pitt (ESPNU) 11 a.m.

Texas vs. Oklahoma (KOCO-5) Iowa at Michigan St. (ESPN) N’western at Minnesota (ESPN2) UAB at Houston (FSN) Kansas St. at Iowa St. (FX) Brown at Princeton (NBCSN) Auburn at Ole Miss (KSBI) Kent St. at Army (CBSSN) 1:30 p.m.

North Carolina at Miami (ESPNU) 2 p.m.

Utah at UCLA (KOKH-25) Maryland at Virginia (FSNPLUS) 2:30 p.m.

W. Virginia at Texas Tech (KOCO-5) Alabama at Missouri (KWTV-9) Illinois at Michigan (ESPN) Oklahoma St. at Kansas (FSN) Stanford at Notre Dame (KFOR-4) Fresno St. at Boise St. (NBCSN) Bucknell at Harvard (CBSSN) 4:30 p.m.

BC at Florida St. (ESPN2) 5 p.m.

Florida at Vanderbilt (ESPNU) 6 p.m.

USC at Washington (KOKH-25) TCU at Baylor (FSN) Kentucky at Arkansas (FSNPLUS) 7 p.m.

South Carolina at LSU (ESPN) So. Miss at C. Florida (CBSSN) FAU at La-Monroe (CST) 8 p.m.

Tennessee at Miss. St. (ESPN2)

Hoosiers: Wilson has IU competitive in second season, but wins come hard • Continued from Page 13 coaching,” Meyer said. “(Offensive coordinator) Tom Herrmann and I were talking about him today, Kevin Wilson, and we’ve stolen a lot of stuff. He’s an innovator.”

The once old-school Buckeyes (6-0, 2-0) are the highest-ranked team in the conference and the only remaining unbeaten Big Ten team. They’re suddenly scoring 38.5 points per game, are ranked No. 3 in the league in

total offense (431.5 yards), just scored 63 points against Nebraska and have one of the nation’s top Heisman Trophy candidates in quarterback Braxton Miller.

There is one potential weakness in the Buckeyes’

armor, though, and it plays right into Wilson’s hands.

The Ohio State defense is allowing 386.5 yards per game and if they can’t slow down the Big Ten’s No. 1 pass offense, the Hoosiers could keep the pressure on

Ohio State all night long with a trump card that could get the Buckeyes out of sync and out of breath.

“If they (the coaches) feel like we can hurry up, we feel like they’re out of shape and puffing air. We’re in great

shape and (if) we can move on them and they’re getting tired, then we’re going to do it,” Indiana quarterback Cameron Coffman said when asked about the possibility of increasing the pace.

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Horning: Do it again • Continued from Page 3 wrinkles on top of recent wrinkles.

What it can’t be is an offense that beats its head against the wall.

Scoring points isn’t enough.

Last year’s Texas Tech loss is the best example. OU lit the scoreboard, eventually, when talent and desperation came together for one crazy flourish. But the game was lost early, when OU, directionless, went nowhere.

There have been two trailblazing Stoops era offensive minds at OU: Leach and Kevin Wilson. And there have been two who did very well with the tools available: Mark Mangino and Chuck Long.

It would be fun to believe Heupel has a suppressed mad scientist inside him, like Leach, or that he walks in tune to the busy, frenetic and easily bored disposition of Wilson, whose never-a-dullmoment offensive symphonies could be more than even the band could bear.

But Heupel’s best bet, it would seem, is to follow in the tradition of Mangino and Long, making the most of

what he has as well as he can.

Mangino had Huepel for the 2000 national championship run, as well as the retrospective influence of Leach. Long had Jason White and Adrian Peterson, an embarrassment of riches.

On the way to the 2004 BCS national championship game, Long actually held the offensive reins back, the better to condition the troops to prevail when times turned tough.

Heupel has Jones, a line that that keeps taking hits, talent out wide, though it’s short on experience, and a bullpen of good runners, though it’s unclear how good.

It’s no picnic.

He must do more than stay out of the way. He must scheme, make the right call and hope his players bail him out when he doesn’t.

Gameplans may be overrated, for everything happens on the field, but a week ago he seemed to have one and it made all the difference in the world. Heupel needs to do it again.

Clay Horning Follow me @clayhorning cfhorning@normantranscript.com

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THE WAY WE SEE IT

Clay Horning

John Shinn

Corbin Hosler

Michael Kinney

Oklahoma (-3) vs. Texas Pick: Oklahoma 27-19 K-State (+6 1/2) at Iowa State Pick: K-State 31-17 OSU (-23 1/2) at Kansas Pick: OSU 45-21 TCU (+8) at Baylor Pick: Baylor 35-24 W. Virginia (-3 1/2) at T. Tech Pick: W. Virginia 41-35* Alabama (-21 1/2) at Missouri Pick: Alabama 31-10 Florida (-8 1/2) at Vanderbilt Pick: Florida 27-24 Auburn (+6) at Ole Miss Pick: Ole Miss 31-17 Texas A&M (-8) at La. Tech Pick: Texas A&M 31-30 Stanford (+8) at Notre Dame Pick: Notre Dame 31-19 Oregon State (+6) at BYU Pick: BYU 37-27 Iowa (+10) at Michigan State Pick: Michigan State 28-17

Oklahoma (-3) vs. Texas Pick: Oklahoma 28-20 K-State (+6 1/2) at Iowa State Pick: K-State 27-20 OSU (-23 1/2) at Kansas Pick: OSU 41-21 TCU (+8) at Baylor Pick: Baylor 42-30 W. Virginia (-3 1/2) at T. Tech Pick: W. Virginia 56-49 Alabama (-21 1/2) at Missouri Pick: Alabama 24-3 Florida (-8 1/2) at Vanderbilt Pick: Florida 20-10 Auburn (+6) at Ole Miss Pick: Ole Miss 31-21 Texas A&M (-8) at La. Tech Pick: Texas A&M 34-31 Stanford (+8) at Notre Dame Pick: Notre Dame 24-10 Oregon State (+6) at BYU Pick: BYU 24-14* Iowa (+10) at Michigan State Pick: Michigan State 21-7

Oklahoma (-3) vs. Texas Pick: OU 31-17 K-State (+6 1/2) at Iowa State Pick: Kansas State 37-24 OSU (-23 1/2) at Kansas Pick: OSU 52-28 TCU (+8) at Baylor Pick: Baylor 38-28 W. Virginia (-3 1/2) at T. Tech Pick: W. Viirginia 59-24 Alabama (-21 1/2) at Missouri Pick: Alabama 38-10 Florida (-8 1/2) at Vanderbilt Pick: Florida 24-10 Auburn (+6) at Ole Miss Pick: Ole Miss 24-10 Texas A&M (-8) at La. Tech Pick: Texas A&M 45-24 Stanford (+8) at Notre Dame Pick: Notre Dame 31-17 Oregon State (+6) at BYU Pick: BYU 24-14 Iowa (+10) at Michigan State Pick: Michigan State 38-24

Oklahoma (-3) vs. Texas Pick: Oklahoma 35-30 K-State (+6 1/2) at Iowa State Pick: K-State 43-30 OSU (-23 1/2) at Kansas Pick: OSU 56-25 TCU (+8) at Baylor Pick: Baylor 45-39 W. Virginia (-3 1/2) at T. Tech Pick: W. Virginia 45-20 Alabama (-21 1/2) at Missouri Pick: Alabama 34-20 Florida (-8 1/2) at Vanderbilt Pick: Florida 28-12 Auburn (+6) at Ole Miss Pick: Ole Miss 37-24 Texas A&M (-8) at La. Tech Pick: A&M 43-33* Stanford (+8) at Notre Dame Pick: Notre Dame 28-27 Oregon State (+6) at BYU Pick: Oregon St. 45-34 Iowa (+10) at Michigan State Pick: Michigan State 25-14

Last week (overall) Straight up: 7-5 (36-12) Spread: 7-5 (30-18) * Lock: 0-1 (3-1)

Last week (overall) Straight up: 8-4 (32-14) Spread: 6-6 (22-26) * Lock: 1-0 (4-0)

Last week (overall) Straight up: 10-2 (33-15) Spread: 7-5 (26-22) * Lock: 0-1 (3-1)

Last week (overall) Straight up: 9-3 (33-15) Spread: 7-5 (23-25) * Lock: 1-0 (2-2)