gameday oct 6, 2012

Oklahoma at Texas Tech2:30 p.m. n Jones AT&T Stadium n KOCO-5 n KOKC-AM 1520

Season on the brink?

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Oklahomaat Texas TechTime: 2:30 p.m.Place: Jones AT&T StadiumSeries: OU leads 13-6Records: OU 2-1, Tech 4-0Rankings: OU No. 14 USAToday coaches poll; No. 17Associated Press Top 25.Texas Tech unranked, but isreceiving votes in AP poll.Line: OU minus 51⁄2TV: ABC (KOCO-5)Radio: KOKC-AM 1520,KRXO-FM 107.7

Insiden Season on the brink 4n Breakdown 5n Rosters 6n Two-deeps 7n Poster 8n Stats 10n National Schedule 12n Big 12 Glance 13n Predictions 14

Cover: OU’s Blake Bell scores against Kansas State.Transcript Photo by Jerry Laizure

Transcript Photo by Jerry Laizure

Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones moves in the pocket during the Sooners’24-19 loss to Kansas State. Jones has been very clear about his disappointingseason to date. Today, he can do something about it.

THE VIEW

Landry’s struggleIt’s funny, but this may be

the season everybodygets to really know and

like Landry Jones.A fixture at Bob Stoops’

weekly press conferencethis season, even twoMondays ago during an off-week, the Sooner quarter-back has proven refreshingbehind the microphone.

One of the questionsgiven him this weekinvolved dealing with thepressure of being, well, him.

Jones talked about his“circle.”

“I think, for me, it’s notreally paying attention to thepeople outside of my circleand just listening to thepeople inside my circle,” hesaid. “My teammates,Whitney, my coaches andmy family are the peoplewho are going to influenceme and encourage me.”

“Whitney,” of course, isWhitney Hand, Jones’ wifeand the best player onOklahoma women’s

basketball coach SherriCoale’s team, even if Big 12coaches only made her anhonorable mention presea-son pick.

It’s hard to know whatmost fans care or thinkabout Jones’ circle, but putme in the camp that notonly thinks it’s pretty coolJones’ wife has a place in hisfootball circle, but that he’ssecure enough about it tonot mind telling us.

Also, put me in the campthat fully understands theSooner Nation’s ultimatejudgment upon Jones willnot be based upon itspersonal feelings for him, nomatter how refreshing he is

ClayHorning

Sports Editor

It’s all on the Sooner QB and Jones has to know it

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By John ShinnTranscript Sports Writer

The last time Oklahomastarted the Big 12 Confer-ence schedule with two loss-es was 1998. That losingstreak grew to five straightbefore it finally ended. Thecoaching change that fol-lowed was widely praised.

It would be absurd to thinkthe 17th-ranked Sooners (2-1, 0-1 Big 12) are stumblingdown the same inept path asformer coach John Blake’ssquad did 14 years ago.There are 13 seasons of evi-dence that OU coach BobStoops knows how to guide ateam through a successful

season.Nevertheless, once a team

begins spiraling downwardit’s a pattern that’s hard to pullout of.

OU’s opportunity toascend comes today at TexasTech (4-0, 1-0). However,there are so many questionsabout which OU team willshow up. Will it be dominant?Will it be lethargic?

No one knows. The Sooners, however, ful-

ly grasp the magnitude oftoday’s game. It’s been 14days since the season wastipped by a 24-19 Owen Fieldloss to No. 7 Kansas State.

Season on the line?

THE BIG STORY: HIGH STAK ES

Transcript Photo by Jerry Laizure

Sooner defensive back Demontre Hurst reacts during the Kansas State game.Hurst and OU’s secondary will be tested today against Texas Tech.

“When you take a loss,you get that chip onyour shoulder and itkind of revitalizes youand gives you that attitude. I think we’vealways had that attitude(that) whenever we’vehad a loss, we’ve comeback with an attitude.”

Tom WortOU linebacker

If Sooners fail to rebound it could be a very long year

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The Norman Transcript n Oct. 6, 20124 GAMEDAY

By John ShinnTranscript Sports Writer

Anyone thinkingOklahoma would be in acakewalk today at JonesAT&T Stadium must havejust risen from a decade-longslumber.TheSoonershaven’twon onTexasTech’shome fieldsince 2003and are 4-4against theRedRaiders intheir last four meetings.

Every factor imaginablehas played a part in OU’sstruggles against TexasTech. There was controver-sy in a 2005 loss. A concus-sion suffered by Sam

Bradford was an over-whelming factor in 2007.

In 2009 and last seasonat Owen Field, OU just gotoutplayed.

OU has to play welltoday to end its Texas Techissues. Doing these five

things correctly will reversethe trend:

Run the ball: OUneeds to get its runninggame going for severalreasons. Junior Damien

OKLAHOMA AT TEXAS TECH: BREAK ING DOWN TODAY’S GAME

Sooners need togain on the ground

OklahomarunningbackDamienWilliamsrunsthrough theline duringthe Sooners’loss toKansasState.

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John Shinn

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RUNNING GAME PASSING GAME RUN DEFENSE

PASS DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS INTANGIBLES

n OU has vowed to makerunning back DamienWilliams a bigger part of theoffense. It must, becauserunning the ball is theSooners’ route to offensivesuccess. Texas Tech’sKenny Williams is a threat,but the Sooners have moretalent in the backfield andthat advantage must beexploited.

n In August, it would havebeen hard to believe OUquarterback Landry Joneswould be off to such a slowstart. His accuracy issueshave caused the Sooneroffense to sputter. TexasTech quarterback SethDoege already has 15 touch-down passes. Clearly, he’son the same page with hisreceivers.

n Statistically, the RedRaiders have been one ofthe best defenses in thecountry. Their success stopping the run is the reason why. Opponentshave averaged 2.6 yards percarry. But these teams haveplayed varying levels of competition. The Sooners,however, haven’t proventhey can consistently halt arunning game.

n OU coach Bob Stoopssaid there’s nothing“spooky” about playing inLubbock. Three straightlosses at Jones AT&TStadium show the Soonershaven’t played their bestthere. But turnovers are notsupernatural. OU has struggled holding on to theball. If that doesn’t change, itwill lose.

— John Shinn

n The Sooners’ specialteams have been solid in thelast two games. They mustbe tonight, because there’san edge it can exploit. TheRed Raiders have struggledcovering kicks thus far. It’snot a big edge, but theSooners’ return game needsto be a factor. If it is, theSooners can swing a tightgame into the win column.

n Texas Tech has put upgreat numbers, but it hasn’tfaced anything close to a Big12 caliber passing attack.The Sooners haven’t either,but giving up one touchdown pass throughthree games shows theirsecondary is improved. Thiswill be a statement game forOU’s secondary. It will be upto the challenge.

1 Tony Jefferson DB 5-11 212 Jr. Chula Vista, Calif.2 Julian Wilson DB 6-2 191 So. Moore3 Sterling Shepard WR 5-10 188 Fr. Oklahoma City4 Kenny Stills WR 6-1 190 Jr. Encinitas, Calif.5 Joseph Ibiloye LB 6-3 218 Sr. Garland, Tx6 Demontre Hurst DB 5-10 183 Sr. Lancaster, Tx7 Corey Nelson LB 6-1 219 Jr. Dallas, Tx8 Dominique Whaley RB 5-11 204 Sr. Lawton8 Joe Powell DB 6-0 173 Jr. Dallas9 Gabe Lynn DB 6-0 199 Jr. Tulsa9 Trevor Knight QB 6-1 197 Fr. San Antonio10 Rashod Favors DE 6-1 250 So. Fort Worth10 Blake Bell QB 6-6 254 So. Wichita,Kan.11 R.J. Washington DE 6-3 256 Sr. Fort Worth11 Kendal Thompson QB 6-1 184 R-Fr. Oklahoma City12 Landry Jones QB 6-4 218 Sr. Artesia, N.M.13 Durron Neal WR 5-11 201 Fr. St. Louis, Mo.14 Jalen Saunders WR 5-9 160 Jr. Elk Grove, Calif.14 Aaron Colvin DB 6-0 181 Jr. Owasso15 Drew Allen QB 6-5 226 Jr. San Antonio15 Lamar Harris DB 6-1 186 Sr. Gilmer, Tx16 Jaz Reynolds WR 6-2 198 Jr. Houston, Tx17 Trey Metoyer WR 6-1 190 Fr. Whitehouse, Tx18 Michael Hunnicutt K 6-0 173 So. Richardson, Tx18 Lacolton Bester WR 6-3 205 Jr. Scooba, Miss.19 Justin Brown WR 6-3 209 Sr. Wilmington, Del.20 Frank Shannon LB 6-1 230 R-Fr. Dallas21 Tom Wort LB 6-0 237 Jr. New Braunfels, TX 21 Austin Brown WR 6-5 202 R-Fr. Buffalo, Wyo.22 Roy Finch RB 5-7 175 Jr. Niceville, Fla.22 Cortez Johnson DB 6-2 191 So. NewOrleans, La.23 Kass Everett DB 5-10 180 Jr. Philadelphia, Pa.23 Danzel Williams RB 5-8 189 R-Fr. Arlington, Tx24 Brennan Clay RB 5-11 201 Jr. San Diego24 Trey Franks DB 5-10 184 Jr. Orange, Tx25 Aaron Franklin LB 6-1 212 So. Marshall, Tx25 David Smith RB 5-10 193 Fr. Midlothian, Ill.26 Zack Sanchez DB 5-11 170 Fr. Keller, Tx 26 Damien Williams RB 6-0 208 Jr. San Diego27 Gary Simon DB 6-1 180 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. 28 Alex Ross RB 6-1 204 Fr. Jenks29 Grant Bothun WR 5-11 183 Fr. Rowlett, Tx 29 Quentin Hayes DB 6-0 181 So. Lancaster, Tx30 Javon Harris DB 5-11 206 Sr. Lawton31 Daniel Franklin LB 6-2 224 Sr. Mount Airy, Ga.32 Marshall Musil FB 6-2 241 Jr. La Crosse, Kan.33 Trey Millard FB 6-2 256 Jr. Columbia, Mo.34 Daniel Brooks RB 5-8 163 Fr. Port Lavaca, Tx35 Julian Winters RB 5-11 169 So. Sacramento, Calif.36 Joel Ossom FB 5-9 235 Sr. Denton, Tx36 Tress Way P 6-1 215 Sr. Tulsa 37 Dylan Seibert P 6-3 215 R-Fr. Tulsa38 Brandon Young DB 5-10 173 So. Frisco, Tx

38 Jack Steed K 6-5 200 Fr. Katy, Tx39 Nick Hodgson K 6-2 189 So. N. Richland Hills, TX40 P.L. Lindley LB 6-2 240 R-Fr. R. Rock, Tx41 Eric Striker LB 6-0 198 Fr. Seffner, Fla. 42 Jesse Paulsen DB 6-0 193 Sr. Albuquerque, N.M.43 Patrick O’Hara K 6-0 192 Sr. Topeka, Kan. 44 Jaydan Bird LB 6-2 236 Sr. Wichita, Kan. 45 Caleb Gastelum LB 6-1 196 So. Claremore 46 Eric Doughtie DB 6-0 197 Fr. Sugarland, Tx 47 Alex Christiensen FB 6-3 243 Fr. Edmond 47 Eric Hosek K 5-10 150 R-Fr. Sherman, Tx48 Aaron Ripkowski FB 6-1 260 So. Dayton, Ohio49 David Driskill FB 6-1 239 So. Oklahoma City50 Austin Woods OL 6-4 293 Jr. Rockwall, Tx52 John-Philip Hughes OL 6-4 250 R-Fr. Tulsa 53 Casey Walker DT 6-2 309 Sr. Garland, Tx54 Nila Kasitati OL 6-4 309 R-Fr. Euless, Tx56 Ty Darlington OL 6-3 266 Fr. Apopka, Fla. 59 Nathan Hughes OL 6-6 248 R-Fr. Spring, Tx 64 Gabe Ikard OL 6-3 288 Jr. Oklahoma City67 Robert Hollis OL 6-4 333 R-Fr. Tulsa 68 Bronson Irwin OL 6-5 307 Jr. Mustang69 Lane Johnson OL 6-7 303 Sr. Groveton, Tx71 Tyrus Thompson OL 6-5 303 So. Pflugerville, Tx 72 Derek Farniok OL 6-9 319 R-Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D.74 Adam Shead OL 6-4 307 So. Cedar Hill, Tx 75 Tyler Evans OL 6-5 315 Sr. Strafford, Mo. 77 Marquis Anderson DT 6-3 265 R-Fr. Cibolo, Tx 78 Kyle Marrs OL 6-5 320 Fr. San Antonio, Tx79 Daryl Williams OL 6-6 299 So. Lake Dallas, Tx80 Jordan Phillips DT 6-6 318 R-Fr. Towanda, Kan.80 Derrick Woods WR 6-1 185 Fr. Inglewood, Calif.81 Sam Grant TE 6-7 234 Fr. North Royalton, Ohio 82 Brannon Green TE 6-2 250 Jr. Altamont, Kan. 84 Mike Onuoha DE 6-5 235 Fr. Edmond 84 Don Caudill WR 6-1 194 Jr. Muldrow85 Geneo Grissom TE 6-4 247 So. Hutchinson, Kan. 86 Brandon Kitchens WR 5-11 161 Fr. Jenks87 Derrick Bradley WR 5-8 173 Sr. Houston, Tx88 Taylor McNamara TE 6-5 234 Fr. San Diego, Calif. 89 Connor Knight TE 6-4 212 Fr. San Antonio, 89 Chase Buck TE 6-3 231 Jr. Edmond90 David King DE 6-5 286 Sr. Houston91 Charles Tapper DE 6-4 265 Fr. Baltimore92 Stacy McGee DT 6-4 299 Sr. Muskogee93 Jordan Wade DT 6-4 290 Fr. Round Rock, Tx94 Torrea Peterson DT 6-3 277 So. San Antonio95 Damon Williams DT 6-3 305 So. Irving, Tx96 Mitch Tate DE 6-4 238 R-Fr. Bartlesville97 Jamarkus McFarland DT 6-2 288 Sr. Lufkin, Tx 98 Chuka Ndulue DE 6-3 256 So. Dallas99 Chaz Nelson DE 6-2 239 Jr. Columbus, Ohio

OKLAHOMA ROSTER1 Javon Bell Jr. 6-0 180 WR Jacksonville, Fla.1 Terrance Bullitt R-Jr. 6-3 221 S Garland, Tx2 Reginald Davis Fr. 6-0 184 WR Tenaha, Tx2 Cornelius Douglas Sr. 5-9 198 DB Lawton3 Tyson Williams Sr. 5-11 210 WR Aldine, Tx4 Bradley Marquez So. 5-11 201 ATH Odessa, Tx4 Derrick Mays R-Jr. 5-11 175 CB Killeen, Tx5 Austin Barr Fr. 6-4 187 QB Southlake, Tx5 Tre' Porter Jr. 6-1 202 CB Midwest City6 Kris Williams Fr. 6-1 213 LB Dallas6 Austin Zouzalik Sr. 6-0 187 Sr. Lubbock, Tx7 Seth Doege Sr. 6-1 197 QB Wolfforth, Tx7 Will Smith Jr. 6-3 224 LB Riverside, Calif.8 SaDale Foster Jr. 5-7 187 ATH Riverside, Calif.8 Delvon Simmons So. 6-5 290 DT McKeesport, Pa.9 Shawn Corker R-So. 6-1 193 WR F. Lauderdale, Fla.9 Branden Jackson R-Fr. 6-4 248 LB McKeesport, Pa.10 Pete Robertson R-Fr. 6-3 220 ATH Longview, Tx10 Dustin Walton Fr. 6-3 229 QB Raton, N.M11 Jakeem Grant R-Fr. 5-6 163 Sr. Mesquite, Tx11 Leon Mackey Sr. 6-5 260 DE Wilmington, Del.12 D.J. Johnson Sr. 6-0 190 S Austin, Tx12 Tucker Tuberville Fr. 6-0 196 QB Lubbock, Tx13 Brant Costilla Jr. 6-4 224 QB Dallas13 Sam Eguavoen So. 6-1 220 LB Garland, Tx14 Darrin Moore Sr. 6-4 216 WR Irving, Tx14 La'Darius Newbold Fr. 5-11 190 DB Lancaster, Tx15 Justin Cooper R-Fr. 6-0 213 LB Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.15 Clayton Nicholas Fr. 6-3 216 QB Abilene, Tx16 Michael Brewer R-Fr. 6-1 183 QB Lake Travis, Tx16 Cody Davis Sr. 6-2 202 S Stephenville, Tx17 Javares McRoy R-Fr. 5-8 167 Sr. Lakeland, Fla.18 Micah Awe Fr. 6-0 205 DB Arlington, Tx18 Eric Ward R-Jr. 6-0 204 WR Wichita Falls, Tx19 Derreck Edwards R-Fr. 6-1 177 WR Brenham, Texa20 Chris Payne So. 5-10 187 LB Columbia, S.C.21 Jarvis Phillips R-Jr. 5-10 188 CB Dallas21 DeAndre Washington So. 5-8 182 RB Missouri City, Tx22 Jace Amaro So. 6-5 257 TE San Antonio, Tx22 Dawson Gamble Fr. 5-11 175 WR Austin, Tx23 Jeremy Reynolds R-Fr. 5-9 175 CB Greensboro, N.C.23 Emilio Vera Fr. 5-10 159 WR Arlington, Tx24 Bruce Jones Jr. 5-7 171 DB Eastvale, Calif.24 Eric Stephens Jr. Sr. 5-8 201 RB Mansfield, Tx25 Blake Dees So. 6-0 215 LB Spanish Fort, Ala.26 Ryan Erxleben R-Jr. 6-1 191 P Lake Travis, Tx26 John White R-Fr. 5-10 200 S Bremond, Tx27 Brad Pearson R-Fr. 6-3 215 WR Lubbock, Tx27 Zach Winbush So. 6-1 219 LB Schertz, Tx28 Brent Mitcham So. 5-8 183 WR Houston, Tx28 Happiness Osunde Sr. 5-9 188 CB Seguin, Tx28 Dominique Wheeler Fr. 6-1 177 WR Crockett, Tx29 Olaoluwa Falemi Jr. 5-9 157 DB Carson, Calif.29 Josh Talbott R-Jr. 6-0 199 RB Trophy Club, Tx30 Austin Stewart So. 6-0 206 DB Matthews, N.C.31 Eugene Neboh Sr. 5-10 180 CB Odessa, Tx32 Brandon Bagley So. 5-10 155 DB Los Angeles, Calif.32 Casey Parkhill Jr. 6-4 236 TE Lubbock, Tx33 J.J. Gaines R-Fr. 5-10 180 CB Irving, Tx33 Omar Ontiveros Jr. 6-1 236 FB Austin, Tx

34 Kenny Williams So. 5-9 219 RB Pflugerville, Tx35 Brandon DeFrance Jr. 5-11 177 WR Colleyville, Tx35 Keenon Ward Fr. 5-9 189 ATH Snyder, Tx36 Thierry Nguema Fr. 5-10 168 DB Corona, Calif.37 Quinton White Fr. 5-7 197 RB College Station, Tx37 Chris Yeakey Sr. 6-3 197 S St. Helena, Calif.38 Summitt Hogue R-Fr. 5-11 184 ATH Lubbock, Tx38 Evan Roll So. 6-3 215 RB Fort Worth, Tx39 Seth Mannon So. 6-6 252 K Houston, Tx40 Chase Robison Fr. 6-4 237 DL Memphis, Tenn.42 Taylor Symmank So. 6-2 173 K McKinney, Tx43 Jackson Richards R-So. 6-4 248 DE Southlake, Tx45 Kramer Fyfe R-So. 5-8 159 Place K Austin, Tx45 Jordan Vestal So. 6-0 192 DB Lubbock, Tx46 Chris Knighton R-Jr. 6-1 252 DE Longview, Tx48 Ryan Bustin R-So. 5-11 172 K Kilgore, Tx49 Andrew Bowman Sr. 6-1 217 K Austin, Tx50 Parker Bradham Fr. 6-0 210 WR Aledo, Tx50 Tyler Scalzi Fr. 6-4 220 LB Flower Mound, Tx51 Tony Morales R-Fr. 6-3 302 OL Arlington, Tx52 Alex Chester R-So. 5-10 220 DS Austin, Tx52 Kindred Evans R-Fr. 6-3 228 DE Grand Prairie, Tx54 Dartwan Bush Jr. 6-1 256 DE Clute, Tx56 Alfredo Morales R-Fr. 6-3 302 OL Arlington, Tx57 David Brenner R-Fr. 6-0 219 DS Plano, Tx58 Trent Williams So. 5-11 183 DS Spring, Tx60 Brad Duru Fr. 6-2 275 DL Addison, Tx61 Matt Gonzales Fr. 5-11 255 OL Odessa, Tx62 Le'Raven Clark R-Fr. 6-5 303 OL Rockdale, Texa63 James Polk R-So. 6-6 332 OL Houston, Tx64 Wayne Foster Fr. 6-3 266 OL Austin, Tx65 LaAdrian Waddle Sr. 6-6 330 OL Columbus, Tx66 Deveric Gallington Sr. 6-3 319 OL N. Richland Hills, Tx67 Matt Wilson R-Fr. 6-6 268 OL Coldspring, Tx68 Terry McDaniel Sr. 6-7 328 OL Diana, Tx71 Kyle Clark R-Jr. 6-5 286 OL Denton, Tx72 Beau Carpenter R-So. 6-6 284 OL Sulphur Springs, Tx73 Rashad Fortenberry Jr. 6-5 275 OL Tylertown, Miss.75 Jared Kaster Fr. 6-3 271 OL Altair, Tx76 Conner Grooms Fr. 6-2 284 OL Tyler, Tx77 Trey Keenan Fr. 6-6 280 OL Argyle, Tx79 Bobby Esiaba So. 6-0 230 DE Houston, Tx80 Jason Sabolboro Jr. 6-0 199 WR New Braunfels, Tx83 Coop Woodyard Fr. 6-1 193 ATH The Woodlands, Tx84 Zak Britton Fr. 5-9 170 WR Lubbock, Tx85 Jordan Davis R-So. 5-10 174 WR Arlington, Tx86 Alex Torres Sr. 6-1 202 WR El Paso, Tx87 Aaron Fisher R-Jr. 6-2 188 WR Keller, Tx88 Marcus Kennard Sr. 6-3 203 WR Lawton89 Cameron Wright R-Fr. 6-3 223 TE Lubbock, Tx90 Carson Rice Fr. 6-4 210 WR Austin, Tx91 Kerry Hyder R-Jr. 6-2 281 DE Austin, Tx92 Michael Starts Fr. 6-4 303 DL Waco, Tx94 Donte Phillips R-Fr. 6-2 260 DT Milwaukee, Wis.95 Taylor Karrh So. 6-3 227 TE Amarillo, Tx96 Dennell Wesley Jr. 6-1 286 DT Hastings, Fla.97 Michael Ballard So. 6-2 217 ATH Austin, Tx98 Anthony Smith Fr. 5-10 312 DL Houston, Tx

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It caused some soulsearching.

“I think at OU, sometimesthings come easily,” middlelinebacker Tom Wort said.“When you take a loss, youget that chip on your shoul-der and it kind of revitalizesyou and gives you that atti-tude. I think we’ve always hadthat attitude (that) wheneverwe’ve had a loss, we’ve comeback with an attitude. Youprepare that much more withintensity. I think it helps.”

OU has played some of itsbest games after losses. Lastseason was highlighted by a58-17 route of Kansas State aweek after the Sooners werestunned by the Red Raiders.

OU rebounded from a lossat Texas A&M in 2010 bythumping Texas Tech. Butthere are no guarantees pasttrends will carry over.

Those previous teams hadalready shown they werecapable of playing dominantfootball. These Soonershaven’t. The offense has beeninconsistent. The defense hashad issues against the run. Ifeither problem carries overit’s going to be tough to win in

an environment where OUhasn’t won since 2003.

Stoops hates to compareseasons. There’s alwayssomething a little differentabout each team. He likes theway his team has practicedfor the last two weeks.

“You’re still gonna have togo and execute well, and wedid at Kansas State a yearago, and didn’t turn the ballover,” he said. “In the end,yes, I see the same kind ofattitude in how they’re work-ing and coming to practice,coming to meetings. “

It doesn’t mean it will trans-late to on-the-field success.

The only guarantee for thisgame is the fact Texas Techhas OU’s undivided attention.The loss to Kansas Stateopened some eyes that mighthave been closed.

Losing has that effect.“I think it just happens

once you lose a game,” centerGabe Ikard said. “You get a lit-tle more focused, maybe. Idon’t know what it is. We justlost to a good team, but it’sone of those things where itdefinitely heightens your

awareness a little bit. “You maybe have a little

small change in, maybe, yourpreparation or something.Each guy is different for that.”

The Sooners have to be dif-ferent today. Two losses tobegin the Big 12 campaignwould qualify as a disaster.The Sooners will either looklike a team most figuredwould win the Big 12 or nes-tle into that role of under-achievers.

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Stills 22 301 13.7 2 68 100.3Brown 12 135 11.2 0 46 45.0Shepard 10 156 15.6 1 28 52.0Metoyer 10 90 9.0 1 27 30.0Millard 4 20 5.0 0 10 6.7Whaley 4 14 3.5 0 13 4.7Green 3 45 15.0 1 18 15.0Clay 3 35 11.7 0 14 11.7Williams 2 19 9.5 0 10 6.3Musil 1 12 12.0 0 12 6.0Bester 1 6 6.0 0 6 2.0Total 72 833 11.6 5 68 277.7Opp. 37 371 10.0 1 75 123.7

Tackles (leaders)S A T Loss Sack

Jefferson 11 14 25 1-0Harris 14 10 24 1-4Wort 5 11 16 2-6Colvin 7 7 14Ndulue 4 9 13 2-3 1.5-3Nelson 5 6 11 1-1Washington 3 8 11 1-0Hurst 8 3 11McFarland 5 6 11 3-10 2.0-9King 4 5 9 1-1 1.0-0Franklin 6 2 8 1-8 1.0-8Lynn 5 2 7 2-2Bird 2 4 6Favors 0 5 5

Sept. 1 at UTEP W, 24-7Sept. 8 Florida A&M W, 69-13Sept. 22 Kansas St. L, 24-19Oct. 6 at Texas Tech 2:30 p.m.Oct. 13 Texas 11 a.m.Oct. 20 Kansas TBAOct. 27 Notre Dame TBANov. 3 at Iowa State TBANov. 10 Baylor TBANov. 17 at W. Virginia TBANov. 24 OSU TBADec. 1 at TCU TBA

SCHEDULE

STATS(Three games)

RushingAtt Yds A/C TD Lg Y/G

Damien 30 293 9.8 5 89 97.7Dom 30 168 5.6 1 18 56.0Clay 16 103 6.4 2 18 34.3Finch 6 61 10.2 1 17 20.3Millard 5 35 7.0 0 15 11.7Shannon 1 19 19.0 0 19 9.5Stills 1 9 9.0 0 9 3.0Bell 10 3 0.3 1 10 1.0Jones 6 -49 -8.2 0 0 -16.3Total 105 642 6.1 10 89 214.0

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OU Opp.SCORING 112 44Points per game 37.3 14.7FIRST DOWNS 76 40Rushing 32 19Passing 41 18Penalty 3 3RUSHING YARDAGE 641 481Yards gained rushing 715 527Yards lost rushing 74 46Rushing Attempts 105 108Average Per Rush 6.1 4.5Average Per Game 213.7 160.3TDs Rushing 10 2

PASSING YARDAGE 834 371C-A-I 72-112-2 37-75-1Average per pass 7.4 4.9Average per catch 11.6 10.0Average per game 278.0 123.7TDs Passing 5 1TOTAL OFFENSE 1475 852Total Plays 217 183Average per play 6.8 4.7Average per game 491.7 284.03rd-DOWN Conversions 16-36 13-46Percentage 44% 28%4th-DOWN Conversions 1-1 1-3Percentage 100% 33%

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Freshman wide receiverSterlingShepard was abright spot inthe KansasState loss.The Soonerswould takeanother biggame fromhim today.

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Williams has shown he canbe an explosive player ifgiven the opportunity. TheSooners also need to dosomething to dampen thespirits of an often boisterousTexas Tech crowd. Runningthe ball does that better thananything. The Soonershaven’t been able to do it intheir three straight losses atTexas Tech’s home field.

Win the turnoverbattle: This is essential inany game, but it becomesmagnified with the Soonersat minus four in turnovermargin through threegames. They haven’t beenable to set their offense upwith an easy scoring driveall season. OU’s turnoverissues took a potentialtouchdown off the boardand handed Kansas State agift in the last game.Continued generosity likethat will turn the Soonersinto a doormat.

Play well in the firstand fourth quarters: TheSooners must get off to abetter start. They havescored three points in threeopening drives this season.

This will be OU’s first gamein front of a hostile crowd. Itmust do something in theopening minutes to quietTexas Tech fans. Scoring anearly touchdown wouldhelp. This game doesn’tfigure to be a rout. TheSooners are going to haveto play well in the fourthquarter. Giving up a pair oflate touchdowns to KansasState provided the coffin’sfinal nails. That cannothappen again.

Pressure Doege:When these teams met lastseason, Texas Tech

quarterback Seth Doegehad a phenomenal game.One of the reasons was OUwasn’t able to get enoughpressure on him. It’s atough thing to do. The RedRaiders’ scheme is based onshort drops and Doegegetting rid of the ballquickly. The Sooners mustbe able to hit and knockdown some balls at the lineof scrimmage. Doege willpick OU apart if he’s givenample time and has clearpassing windows.

Jones must beaccurate: Running the ball

will take some pressure offOU quarterback LandryJones, but he must play welltoday. That will be definedby how many passes he putson target. Jones was wildlast time out against KansasState, consistently throwingbehind receivers. Most ofthe passes in OU’s offenseare intentionally designed aslong handoffs to receivers.Jones must put the ball ontarget so they can dosomething after the catch.

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PassingEff C-A-I Pct Yds. TD

Doege 169.0 105-147-3 71.4 1189 15Brewer 144.1 23-34-0 67.6 231 2Costilla 217.6 1-1-0 100.0 14 0Marquez 108.4 1-1-0 100.0 1 0Total 164.3 130-183-3 71.0 1435 17Opp. 76.4 40-84-5 47.6 328 2

ReceivingNo. Yds. Avg. TD Lg A/G

Ward 17 238 14.0 4 39 79.3Amaro 15 209 13.9 3 24 52.2Moore 15 142 9.5 4 24 47.3Bell 14 214 15.3 1 47 71.3Marquez 14 158 11.3 0 23 39.5Grant 12 129 10.8 1 42 32.2Williams 7 82 11.7 0 20 27.3Torres 5 53 10.6 1 23 13.2Edwards 5 45 9.0 0 12 15.0Davis 5 43 8.6 0 14 10.8Williams 5 32 6.4 1 21 8.0Stephens 5 14 2.8 0 7 3.5Kennard 4 40 10.0 2 14 20.0Zouzalik 2 19 9.5 0 12 4.8Foster 2 10 5.0 0 7 2.5Ontiveros 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.8McRoy 1 3 3.0 0 3 3.0Doege 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.2Total 130 1435 11.0 17 47 358.8Opp. 40 328 8.2 2 25 82.0

Tackles (leaders)S A T Loss Sack

BDavis 20 3 23 1.5-2Smith 11 8 19 1.0-5Johnson 16 2 18 2.0-13 1-8Dees 10 1 11 0.5-0Neboh 9 2 11Bullitt 8 2 10 2.0-5 1-2Eguavoen 9 1 10Hyder 9 1 10 5.0-21 3-15

Sept. 1 Missouri St. W, 44-6Sept. 8 Miami W, 58-10Sept. 15 New Mexico W, 49-14Sept. 29 at Iowa State W, 24-13Oct. 6 Oklahoma 2:30 p.m.Oct. 13 West Virginia 2:30 p.m.Oct. 20 at TCU TBAOct. 27 at K-State TBANov. 3 Texas TBANov. 10 Kansas TBANov. 17 at OSU TBANov. 24 Baylor TBA

SCHEDULE

STATS(Four games)

RushingAtt Yds A/C TD Lg Y/G

Williams 49 321 6.6 1 31 80.2Stephens 39 253 6.5 3 46 63.2Foster 34 165 4.9 0 18 41.2Grant 4 17 4.2 0 14 4.2Brewer 6 16 2.7 0 12 5.3Team 3 -5 -1.7 0 0 -5.0Bell 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 -1.7Doege 8 -9 -1.1 0 15 -2.2Total 144 753 5.2 4 46 188.2Opp. 131 342 2.6 1 36 85.5

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Tech Opp.SCORING 175 43Points per game 43.8 10.8FIRST DOWNS 127 43Rushing 43 31Passing 70 18Penalty 14 4RUSHING YARDAGE 753 342Yards gained rushing 832 439Yards lost rushing 79 97Rushing Attempts 144 131Average Per Rush 5.2 2.6Average Per Game 188.2 85.5TDs Rushing 4 1

PASSING YARDAGE 1435 328C-A-I 130-183-3 40-84-5Average per pass 7.8 3.9Average per catch 11.0 8.2Average per game 358.8 82TDs Passing 17 2TOTAL OFFENSE 2188 670Total Plays 327 215Average per play 6.7 3.1Average per game 547.0 167.53rd-DOWN Conversions 32-56 16-54Percentage 57% 30%4th-DOWN Conversions 2-4 3-5Percentage 50% 60%

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Texas TechquarterbackSeth Doegethrows a passagainst IowaState lastweek. OUcan’t letDoege haveanother daylike the one hehad last yearat Owen Field.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SATURDAYToday’s GamesEASTBoston College (1-3) at Army (0-4), 11 a.m.Albany (NY) (4-1) at Bryant (0-5), 11 a.m.Northwestern (5-0) at Penn St. (3-2), 11 a.m.UConn (3-2) at Rutgers (4-0), 11 a.m.South Florida (2-3) at Temple (1-2), 11 a.m.Dartmouth (2-1) at Yale (1-2), 11 a.m.Columbia (1-2) at Lehigh (5-0), 11:30 a.m.Georgetown (3-2) at Fordham (3-2), noonCornell (2-1) at Harvard (3-0), noonBucknell (1-3) at Holy Cross (0-4), noonBrown (2-1) at Rhode Island (0-4), noonWagner (2-3) at Sacred Heart (1-3), noonMaine (1-3) at Delaware (4-1), 2:30 p.m.William & Mary (1-4) at Penn (1-2), 2:30 p.m.Princeton (1-2) at Lafayette (3-1), 5 p.m.Ch. Southern (1-3) at Stony Brook (4-1), 5 p.m.Richmond (3-2) at Villanova (4-1), 5 p.m.

SOUTHArkansas (1-4) at Auburn (1-3), 11 a.m.Boise St. (3-1) at Southern Miss. (0-4), 11 a.m.Miss. St. (4-0) at Kentucky (1-4), 11:21 p.m.Va. Tech (3-2) at N. Carolina (3-2), 11:30 a.m.Dayton (1-4) at Davidson (0-4), noonFlorida A&M (2-3) at Howard (3-1), noonTowson (2-2) at James Madison (3-1), noonJacksonville (4-1) at Morehead St. (1-3), noonPresbyterian (2-3) at VMI (1-3), 11:30 p.m.Furman (2-3) at Wofford (4-0), 11:30 p.m.Texas So. (1-4) at Alabama St. (3-2), 1 p.m.E. Kentucky (4-1) at Tennessee St. (5-0), 1 p.m.Southern U. (2-2) at Alcorn St. (1-4), 2 p.m.Virginia (2-3) at Duke (4-1), 2 p.m.Alabama A&M (5-0) at MVSU (1-3), 2 p.m.The Citadel (3-2) at Samford (3-1), 2 p.m.SE Louisiana (2-3) at UAB (0-4), 2 p.m.E. Illinois (3-2) at UT-Martin (3-2), 2 p.m.Elon (2-3) at Appalachian St. (3-2), 2:30 p.m.Georgia Tech (2-3) at Clemson (4-1), 2:30 p.m.LSU (5-0) at Florida (4-0), 2:30 p.m.N. Hampshire (3-2) at Georgia St. (0-5), 2:30 p.m.Gardner-Webb (0-4) at Liberty (0-4), 2:30 p.m.Tulsa (4-1) at Marshall (2-3), 2:30 p.m.Wake Forest (3-2) at Maryland (2-2), 2:30 p.m.La.-Monroe (2-2) at M. Tennessee (3-1), 2:30 p.m.Georgia So. (3-1) at W. Carolina (1-4), 2:30 p.m.NC A&T (2-2) at B.-Cookman (3-2), 3 p.m.Delaware St. (1-3) at Norfolk St. (2-3), 3 p.m.Tulane (0-4) at Louisiana-Lafayette (3-1), 4 p.m.Murray St. (2-3) at Austin Peay (0-5), 6 p.m.UNLV (1-4) at Louisiana Tech (4-0), 6 p.m.Rice (1-4) at Memphis (0-4), 6 p.m.

Texas A&M (3-1) at Mississippi (3-2), 6 p.m.Lamar (2-3) at Northwestern St. (2-3), 6 p.m.Morgan St. (2-2) at Savannah St. (0-4), 6 p.m.Georgia (5-0) at South Carolina (5-0), 6 p.m.Florida St. (5-0) at NC State (3-2), 7 p.m.Jacksonville St. (2-2) at Tenn. Tech (2-3), 7 p.m.

MIDWESTMichigan St. (3-2) at Indiana (2-2), 11 a.m.Kansas (1-3) at Kansas St. (4-0), 11 a.m.Buffalo (1-3) at Ohio (5-0), 11 a.m.Kent St. (3-1) at E. Michigan (0-4), noonSan Diego (2-2) at Drake (3-2), 11:30 p.m.Bowling Green (2-3) at Akron (1-4), 1 p.m.S. Illinois (2-3) at Illinois St. (5-0), 1 p.m.Youngs. St. (4-0) at N. Dakota St. (4-0), 1 p.m.Butler (3-2) at Valparaiso (0-4), 1 p.m.UMass (0-5) at W. Michigan (2-3), 1 p.m.SC State (2-3) vs. NC Central (2-2), 1:30 p.m.N. Illinois (4-1) at Ball St. (3-2), 2 p.m.W. Illinois (2-2) at South Dakota (1-3), 2 p.m.Cent. Michigan (2-2) at Toledo (4-1), 2 p.m.Missouri St. (0-5) at Indiana St. (3-2), 2:05 p.m.Illinois (2-3) at Wisconsin (3-2), 2:30 p.m.Michigan (2-2) at Purdue (3-1), 3 p.m.Miami (Ohio) (3-2) at Cincinnati (3-0), 6 p.m.Vanderbilt (1-3) at Missouri (3-2), 6 p.m.Miami (4-1) vs. Notre Dame (4-0), 6:30 p.m.Nebraska (4-1) at Ohio St. (5-0), 7 p.m.

SOUTHWESTIowa St. (3-1) at TCU (4-0), 2:30 p.m.Oklahoma (2-1) at Texas Tech (4-0), 2:30 p.m.S.F. Austin (2-3) vs. S. Houston St. (2-2), 3 p.m.Jackson St. (2-3) at Ark.-Pine Bluff (3-2), 6 p.m.Nicholls St. (1-2) at Cent. Arkansas (3-2), 6 p.m.North Texas (2-3) at Houston (1-3), 6 p.m.Grambling St. (0-4) vs. Prairie View (0-5), 6 p.m.West Virginia (4-0) at Texas (4-0), 6 p.m.SMU (1-3) at UTEP (1-4), 7 p.m.

FAR WESTNavy (1-3) at Air Force (2-2), 11:30 a.m.Sacramento St. (3-2) at S. Utah (2-3), 2 p.m.Arizona (3-2) at Stanford (3-1), 2 p.m.Montana (2-3) at N. Colorado (1-3), 3:34 p.m.New Mexico St. (1-4) at Idaho (0-5), 4 p.m.Texas St. (2-2) at New Mexico (2-3), 5 p.m.Washington St. (2-3) at Oregon St. (3-0), 5 p.m.Fresno St. (3-2) at Colorado St. (1-4), 6 p.m.Montana St. (5-0) at UC Davis (2-3), 6 p.m.Wyoming (1-3) at Nevada (4-1), 6:05 p.m.Hawaii (1-3) at San Diego St. (2-3), 7 p.m.N. Dakota (3-2) at E. Washington (3-1), 7:05 p.m.Idaho St. (1-3) at Portland St. (1-4), 7:05 p.m.UCLA (4-1) at California (1-4), 9 p.m.Washington (3-1) at Oregon (5-0), 9:30 p.m.

Weis has his role model

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Kansas coach Charlie Weis speaks to his team during a loss to TCU. Weiss has plenty of praise forhis counterpart today, Kansas State coach Bill Snyder.

By Dave SkrettaAP Sports Writer

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Itcould have been interpretedas the first salvo fired againstbitter rival Kansas State theday Charlie Weis was pre-sented as the new coach atKansas.

Weis stepped to the podi-um and, not long into hisintroductory news confer-ence, asked this rhetoricalquestion: “Why was the Uni-versity of Kansas 2-10 (lastseason) and why wasKansas State 10-2? I don’thave that answer, but that iswhat I am here for.”

Over the last 10 months,he may have found someanswers.

“Starting with the headcoach, that might be theirbiggest advantage,” Weissaid with uncanny stoicism,referring to Bill Snyder, whowill be on the opposing side-line Saturday.

Weis didn’t stop there, soeffusive was he in praise ofthe seventh-ranked Wild-cats.

“I like the way they createextra gaps in the run game,”he said, “how they use mis-direction to put pressure ondefenses. If you’re not soundfundamentally on defense,they’ll expose you.

“I have a lot of respect,”Weis said, “for what hedoes.”

Enough respect that Weisbelieves Kansas Stateshould serve as a blueprintfor Kansas.

“I don’t want to get ourfans mad, but it’s a prettygood role model, you know?Everyone wants to look at itdifferently than that, butfrom my perspective, they’redoing everything right.”Weis said Tuesday. “Let’stry to get to that level first.If we can get to that level inthe not-too-distant futurethat would be a good place

to go.”The Wildcats (4-0) are

certainly humming afterbecoming the first rankedteam to win at Oklahomawith Bob Stoops coachingthe Sooners. They’re unde-feated a third of the waythrough the season for thesecond straight year, with aHeisman Trophy candidate

in quarterback Collin Klein,a devastating ground gameled by John Hubert and adefense that somehow findsways to make stops.

In short, they’re every-thing to which the Jayhawks(1-3) are aspiring.

Kansas has certainly gonethrough growing pains since

• See WEIS Page 13

Snyder, Wildcats offer a blueprint


Weis: New Jayhawk coach doesn’t have to look far to find his inspiration

Monroe a weapon for LonghornsBy Jim VertunoAP Sports Writer

AUSTIN, Texas — D.J.Monroe touched the ball forthe first time as a TexasLonghorn and went 89 yardsfor a touchdown. That wasSept. 5, 2009.

Since then, coach MackBrown has spent his weeklypress conferences hearingvariations of the same ques-tion: “Why doesn’t D.J. getthe ball more?”

The answers were simple:Too inconsistent. Struggledto catch. Crowded backfield.Needed to learn the play-book.

That’s all changing now. Afifth-year senior, Monroe hasscored in every game this

season and last week set aschool record with his thirdcareer kickoff return for atouchdown, his first since hisfreshman season.

“I was just waiting forsomeone to kick the ball tome again,” Monroe said asNo. 11 Texas (4-0, 1-0 Big 12)prepares to host No. 8 WestVirginia (4-0, 1-0) on Satur-day.

Monroe still doesn’t getthat many touches. He’s justmaking them count. His fourtouchdowns are tied for sec-ond on the team.

“He gets the ball in hishands and he makes thingshappen. He provides aspark,” Texas quarterbackDavid Ash said.

Longhorns fans have been

waiting for Monroe to fulfillthe promise he showed inthe first game of the 2009 sea-son when Colt McCoy wasstill the quarterback and theLonghorns were chargingfor the national champi-onship game.

There have been so manyteases along the way.

Heading into his seniorseason, Monroe didn’t wantto be a player best remem-bered for unfulfilled potential.Monroe quit running track inthe spring to focus on how hecould better fit into second-year offensive coordinatorBryan Harsin’s game plan.

West Virginia defensivecoordinator Joe DeForestknows he has to account forMonroe whenever he’s on

the field. DeForest tried torecruit Monroe when he wasas assistant at OklahomaState

“He’s one of the fastestkids we’ll see,” DeForestsaid. “They hand him a littlejet sweep and he runs aroundpeople.”

And with Monroe scoringtouchdowns, Brown doesn’thave to fend off so manyquestions about why Mon-roe’s not involved in theoffense.

“D.J. has been a fanfavorite for a long time,”Brown said with a subtle nodto the pestering he’s enduredover the last three years.“Nobody is asking anymorebecause he’s playing well.”

Big 12 Standings

Con. OverallKansas State 1 0 1.000 4 0 1.000TCU 1 0 1.000 4 0 1.000Texas 1 0 1.000 4 0 1.000Texas Tech 1 0 1.000 4 0 1.000West Virginia 1 0 1.000 4 0 1.000Baylor 0 1 .000 3 1 .750Iowa State 0 1 .000 3 1 .750Oklahoma 0 1 .000 2 2 .500Oklahoma St. 0 1 .000 2 2 .500Kansas 0 1 .000 2 3 .400

TodayKansas at Kansas State, 11 a.m.Oklahoma at Texas Tech, 2:30 p.m.Iowa State at TCU, 2:30 p.m.West Virginia at Texas, 6 p.m.

Oct. 13Oklahoma 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. 20Texas Tech at TCUBaylor at TexasKansas State at West VirginiaKansas at OklahomaIowa State at Oklahoma State


Weis took over for the firedTurner Gill in December.After a less-than-impressivewin over South DakotaState, the Jayhawks blewlate leads against Rice andNorthern Illinois, sand-

wiched around a 20-6 loss toNo. 15 TCU.

Now, Weis is asking hisplayers the same rhetoricalquestion that he offered upto the media who gatheredfor his first press conferenceinside the Anderson Family

Football Complex.“’Here’s them, here’s you.

Why is that?” Weis said.“Both are in Kansas, right?Both are in the same con-ference, right? Both havethe same recruiting base.”

The only difference seems

to be in terms of success.And perhaps, as Weis

pointed out, the guys on thesideline. Snyder has relishednothing more than beatingup on the Jayhawks duringhis time in Manhattan, going16-4 against them, many of

the victories the lopsidedvariety that send fans of bothteams heading home early.

“You get 12 games a sea-son, maybe 13,” Weis said.“That’s 12 times for a com-petitive young guy to reallybe competitive, and that’s 12

out of 365 (days). That’s it.There isn’t any more.

“How could you pass upthe opportunity to do whatyou love to do and be ascompetitive as you love to bein any game that you play? Ithink they all feel that.”


On the air10:30 a.m.Navy at Air Force (KWTV-9)11 a.m.Northwestern at Penn St. (ESPN)Arkansas at Auburn (ESPN2)Boise St. at Southern Miss. (FSN)Kansas at Kansas St. (FX)Connecticut at Rutgers (ESPNU)Boston College at Army (CBSSN)Miss. State at Kentucky (KSBI)NoonTowson at J. Madison (NBCSN)2 p.m.Arizona at Stanford (KOKH-25)2:30 p.m.OU at Texas Tech (KOCO-5)LSU at Florida (KWTV-9)Georgia Tech at Clemson (ESPN)Illinois at Wisconsin (ESPN2)Iowa St. at TCU (FSN)Tulsa at Marshall (CBSSN)W. Forest at Maryland (ESPNU)3 p.m.S.F. Austin at S. Houston St. (COX)6 p.m.Georgia at South Carolina (ESPN)West Virginia at Texas (KOKH-25)Vanderbilt at Missouri (FSN)Texas A&M at Mississippi (ESPNU)6:30 p.m.Miami vs. Notre Dame (KFOR-4)7 p.m.Florida St. at NC State (ESPN2)Hawaii at S. Diego State (CBSSN)7:07 p.m.Nebraska at Ohio St. (KOCO-5)9:30 p.m.Washington at Oregon (ESPN)

THE WAY WE SEE IT

Clay Horning

Oklahoma (-5 1/2) at Texas TechPick: Texas Tech 28-24

West Virginia (+7) at TexasPick: West Virginia 45-41

Kansas (+24) at Kansas StatePick: Kansas State 35-10

Iowa State (+11 1/2) at TCUPick: TCU 27-13

Arkansas (+9 1/2) at AuburnPick: Auburn 28-10*

LSU (-2 1/2) at FloridaPick: LSU 27-24

Georgia (+2) at South CarolinaPick: South Carolina 27-24

Nebraska (+3) at Ohio StatePick: Ohio State 24-17

Miami (+12 1/2) at Notre DamePick: Notre Dame 31-17

Northwestern (+3) at Penn StatePick: Northwestern 24-20

Michigan St. (-15 1/2) at IndianaPick: Michigan St. 31-24

Tulsa (-3) at MarshallPick: Tulsa 42-35

Last week (overall)Straight up: 9-3 (29-7)Spread: 8-4 (23-13)* Lock: 1-0 (3-0)

Oklahoma (-5 1/2) at Texas TechPick: Oklahoma 24-20

West Virginia (+7) at TexasPick: Texas 41-37


Iowa State (+11 1/2) at TCUPick: Iowa State 20-14*

Arkansas (+9 1/2) at AuburnPick: Auburn 38-20












Iowa State (+11 1/2) at TCUPick: TCU 35-17*

Arkansas (+9 1/2) at AuburnPick: Arkansas 28-17





Northwestern (+3) at Penn StatePick: Penn State 28-21






Kansas (+24) at Kansas StatePick: Kansas State 34-9*

Iowa State (+11 1/2) at TCUPick: Iowa State 24-23

Arkansas (+9 1/2) at AuburnPick: Auburn 23-10

LSU (-2 1/2) at FloridaPick: Florida 31-27


Nebraska (+3) at Ohio StatePick: Nebraska 25-18






John Shinn Corbin Hosler Michael Kinney

behind the microphone.Instead, it wants nothing

more than a strong season,preferably a championshipseason. Really, it wantsJones to be the quarter-back he’s sometimesproven himself able to be,rather than the quarter-back he’s also provenhimself able to be throughthree games this season.

The new line is an oldline. Jones must let thegame come to him.

“I think sometimes youget mixed up and we wantto push it down the field alittle bit more than youshould,” he said. “I thinkwhat this position is allabout is taking what thedefense gives you regard-less of what down it is orhow long you have to go toget another first down.”

He’s mostly right.Sometimes a play must bemade. Jones’ problem hasbeen trying too hard to makeone when it’s unnecessary.That, and momentarilylosing his mind. But, sure,whatever works.

What Jones really mustknow is it’s all on him.

Bob Stoops can protect

Jones’ confidence as muchas he possibly can,filibustering as he has inthe past about the linehaving to do its job and thereceivers having to do theirjobs and the backs havingto do theirs.

But Jones must recog-nize that for the bluster itis. He’s been here for fivelong years. He saw SamBradford take OU to thenational title game and wina Heisman Trophy. He hasto know that no player canmake a difference the waya fine starting quarterbackcan make a difference.

He’s not been dealt aperfect hand. He lost KevinWilson one season andRyan Broyles the next. Helost Jaz Reynolds and stillhas Kenny Stills.

His two best receiversmay be freshman SterlingShepard and seniortransfer Justin Brown.

He just has to make itwork. That, or be the bestguy out there, draggingeverybody as far as he can.Because it’s all on him.

Jones has to know this.Clay Horning

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