game day - sept. 22

Kansas State at Oklahoma6:50 p.m. n Owen Field n KOKH-25 n KOKC-AM 1520

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The Norman Transcript n Sept. 22, 2012

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Kansas Stateat OklahomaTime: 6:50 p.m.Place: Owen FieldSeries: OU 71-14-4Records: OU 2-0, KSU 3-0Rankings: OU No. 5 USAToday coaches poll; No. 6Associated Press Top 25.KSU No. 13 USA Today; No.15 AP Top 25.Line: OU minus 131⁄2TV: FOX (KOKH-25)Radio: KOKC-AM 1520,KRXO-FM 107.7

Insiden Sooners for real? 4n Breakdown 5n Rosters 6n Two-deeps 7n Poster 8n Stats 10n National Schedule 12n Big 12 Glance 13n Predictions 14

Cover: Damien Williamsagainst Florida A&M.Kyle Phillips / The Transcript

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Oklahoma running back Damien Williams scores two weeks ago against Florida A&M. Williams is one of the nation’s leading rushers but it’s unknown if hewill draw the start today against Kansas State.

THE VIEW

Calling greatnessIt’s an exciting day,

clearly. Oklahoma, the nation’s

very unremarkable, sixth-ranked team meets No. 15Kansas State. Anticipationis understandably high.

How good is OU, really?It is excitement fueled by

angst and curiosity. Perhapsnot the most exciting formof excitement, but verybuzzworthy.

But you know whatmight really drive peoplegiddy? An arrival. Of thenext superstar, or the nexttwo or three great Sooners.Future All-Americans whoreally begin provingthemselves today.

It could be anybody.It could be nobody.Consider Landry Jones’

last seven games, 6 1/2 ofwhich have been playedwithout Ryan Broyles.Going back to Texas A&Mlast season through OU’svictory over Florida A&M,Jones has completed 58.7

percent (159 of 271) of hispasses for 1,843 yards,seven touchdowns, seveninterceptions and anefficiency rating of 119.16.

Those numbers weregenerated against a fewgood teams, but no out-standing defenses. And thatefficiency rating is wellshort of Jones’ breakout2010 mark of 146.3.

If the Sooner quarterbackis to make one more run atbeing one of the nation’sbest, today would be a goodday for that run to begin.

Consider DamienWilliams.

He’s averaging 12.95 yardsper each of his 20 carries, but

ClayHorning

Sports Editor

This team has no proven catalyst … at least not yet

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By John ShinnTranscript Sports Writer

Oklahoma linebackerCorey Nelson wasn’t sittingon a stool in the corner of aring on Monday, but helooked like a fighter waitingon the opening bell. Thesixth-ranked Sooners’ meet-ing with No. 15 Kansas Statewas still five days away, butjust talking about the gamemade him rock back andforth in anticipation.

“You can feel people get-ting excited more. You canfeel people focusing in morethan what they would usual-ly do out there on the field,”he said. “It’s just a feeling. It’s

just something about it.”At 6:50 p.m. today at Owen

Field, the Big 12 Conferenceopener for both the Soonersand Wildcats has that kind ofanticipation because it offersa mix of validation andredemption for both teams.

In OU’s case, it’s validationthat’s needed.

Despite the 2-0 start, theSooners have fallen two spotssince the preseason pollswere released. A lacklusterperformance in the seasonopener against UTEP leftmany wondering if the Soon-ers were worthy of being theconference’s preseasonfavorite or if they actually

Provingthemselves

THE BIG STORY: ARE THEY FOR REAL?

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Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones throws a pass against Florida A&M twoweeks ago. The challenge should be much more difficult for the Sooners today.

“You’ll also be able tofeel the tension with theplayers on the oppositeside of the 50-yard line.It’s just this gut feelingthat you have. Just as afootball player, playingin games like these,you just have this feel-ing that, ‘Man, this isgoing to be a dogfight.”

Corey NelsonOU linebacker

Sooners have a real barometer in the Wildcats

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The Norman Transcript n Sept. 22, 20124 GAMEDAY

By John ShinnTranscript Sports Writer

Oklahoma playedthings very close tothe vest in its first

two games. Its play sheetwas minuscule on bothsides of theball. Thatwill changeagainstKansasStatetonight.Expect theSooners tohave morewrinklesthan awinterjacket afterfive months in storage onboth sides of the ball.

It will also be a gamewhere certain players areasked to take on biggerroles than the first two

games. Here are five (orsix) that OU will beexpecting more fromtonight:

Casey Walker: Thedefensive tackle missed thefirst two games due to an

undisclosed non-footballissue. Tonight will be hisfirst game of the season.Walker couldn’t come backat better time. The Sooners

K ANSAS STATE at OKLAHOMA: BREAK ING DOWN TONIGHT’S GAME

Sooner defendersmust show up

KansasState’sCollin KleinfindsrunningroomagainstNorth Texaslast week.The Soonersneed to slowthe Wildcatquarterbacktoday.

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John Shinn

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RUNNING GAME PASSING GAME RUN DEFENSE

PASS DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS INTANGIBLES

n Damien Williams hasgiven OU’s running game ahome run threat it’s lacked,but it’s the quarterback ele-ment that gives KansasState the edge. QuarterbackCollin Klein and runningback John Hulbert will batteraway at the Sooners allnight. When it comes to run-ning the football, theWildcats have no peer in theBig 12 Conference.

n Klein has greatly improvedsince his last last meetingagainst the Sooners. But OUquarterback Landry Joneshas always played wellagainst the Wildcats. Theextra week to prepareshould have helped OU’syoung receivers. It’s JustinBrown and Trey Metoyerwho should show muchprogress from the first twogames.

n OU gets defensive tackleCasey Walker back tonightand the senior’s presencewill help. This is a gameOU’s front seven has to win.It has the experience and tal-ent. Kansas State isn’t farbehind. It’s only allowed 2.9yards per carry through threegames and middle line-backer Arthur Brown is oneof the best in the Big 12.

n There isn’t a team in thetop 10 that has moredoubters than OU. Tonight isa chance to prove its a legiti-mate Big 12 and nationalchampionship contender. It’salso an opportunity to win a20th straight home gameagainst a ranked foes. OU’stypically at its best in bighome games. Tonight’sgame qualfies.

— John Shinn

n OU’s return game hasimproved this season and itscoverage has been solid.Kicker Michael Hunnicuttand punter Tress Way won’ttake backseats to anyonetonight. Kansas State, how-ever, has a proven weaponwith Tyler Lockett. He’s athreat to score any time hehas the ball in his hands.Lockett’s ability is somethingOU can’t match.

n The Sooners’ secondarywill get one of its biggesttests of the season. It mustrun with receivers, but be afactor in the running game.Free safety Tony Jefferson’ssore ankle is something towatch. He’ll be essential inboth areas. OU, however,gets the edge because of itspass rush. It has consistentlypressured quarterbacksthrough two games.

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, Texas6 Demontre Hurst DB 5-10 183 Sr. Lancaster, Texas7 Corey Nelson LB 6-1 219 Jr. Dallas, Texas8 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, Texas16 Jaz Reynolds WR 6-2 198 Jr. Houston, Texas17 Trey Metoyer WR 6-1 190 Fr. Whitehouse, Texas18 Michael Hunnicutt K 6-0 173 So. Richardson, Texas18 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, Texas24 Brennan Clay RB 5-11 201 Jr. San Diego24 Trey Franks DB 5-10 184 Jr. Orange, Texas25 Aaron Franklin LB 6-1 212 So. Marshall, Texas25 David Smith RB 5-10 193 Fr. Midlothian, Ill.26 Zack Sanchez DB 5-11 170 Fr. Keller, Texas 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, Texas 29 Quentin Hayes DB 6-0 181 So. Lancaster, Texas30 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, Texas35 Julian Winters RB 5-11 169 So. Sacramento, Calif.36 Joel Ossom FB 5-9 235 Sr. Denton, Texas36 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, Texas

38 Jack Steed K 6-5 200 Fr. Katy, Texas39 Nick Hodgson K 6-2 189 So. N. Richland Hills, TX40 P.L. Lindley LB 6-2 240 R-Fr. R. Rock, Texas41 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, Texas 47 Alex Christiensen FB 6-3 243 Fr. Edmond 47 Eric Hosek K 5-10 150 R-Fr. Sherman, Texas48 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, Texas52 John-Philip Hughes OL 6-4 250 R-Fr. Tulsa 53 Casey Walker DT 6-2 309 Sr. Garland, Texas54 Nila Kasitati OL 6-4 309 R-Fr. Euless, Texas56 Ty Darlington OL 6-3 266 Fr. Apopka, Fla. 59 Nathan Hughes OL 6-6 248 R-Fr. Spring, Texas 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, Texas71 Tyrus Thompson OL 6-5 303 So. Pflugerville, Texas 72 Derek Farniok OL 6-9 319 R-Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D.74 Adam Shead OL 6-4 307 So. Cedar Hill, Texas 75 Tyler Evans OL 6-5 315 Sr. Strafford, Mo. 77 Marquis Anderson DT 6-3 265 R-Fr. Cibolo, Texas 78 Kyle Marrs OL 6-5 320 Fr. San Antonio, Texas79 Daryl Williams OL 6-6 299 So. Lake Dallas, Texas80 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, Texas88 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, Texas94 Torrea Peterson DT 6-3 277 So. San Antonio95 Damon Williams DT 6-3 305 So. Irving, Texas96 Mitch Tate DE 6-4 238 R-Fr. Bartlesville97 Jamarkus McFarland DT 6-2 288 Sr. Lufkin, Texas 98 Chuka Ndulue DE 6-3 256 So. Dallas99 Chaz Nelson DE 6-2 239 Jr. Columbus, Ohio

OKLAHOMA ROSTER2 Stephen Johnson WR 5-9 155 Jr. Fresno, Calif.2 Justin Tuggle LB 6-3 237 Sr. Alpharetta, Ga.3 Allen Chapman DB 5-11 176 Sr. San Francisco3 Chris Harper WR 6-1 234 Sr. Wichita, Kan.4 Arthur Brown LB 6-1 231 Sr. Wichita, Kan.4 Daniel Sams QB 6-2 204 Fr. Slidell, La.5 Thomas Ferguson DB 6-0 202 Sr. Grand Prairie, Texas5 Robert Rose RB 5-4 174 Jr. Miami, Fla.6 Brandon Klimek PK 5-11 184 Sr. Manhattan, Kan.6 Tate Snyder LB 5-11 223 So. Manhattan, Kan.7 Kip Daily DB 5-11 181 Jr.College Station, Texas7 Collin Klein QB 6-5 226 Sr. Loveland, Colo.8 Angelo Pease RB 5-11 215 Sr. Cairo, Ga.8 Dillon Wilson PK 5-10 187 Fr. Midlothian, Texas9 Ryan Doerr P 6-3 189 Sr. Katy, Texas10 Anthony Cantele PK 5-10 183 Sr. Wichita, Kan.10 Lucas Munds WR 6-2 196 Fr. Hutchinson, Kan.10 Donny Starks DB 5-11 180 Fr. Crosby, Texas12 Stanton Weber WR 6-0 179 Fr. Overland Park, Kan.12 Ty Zimmerman DB 6-1 203 Jr. Junction City, Kan.13 Steven West WR 6-0 196 Fr. Keller, Texas14 Curry Sexton WR 5-11 180 So. Abilene, Kan.15 Randall Evans DB 6-0 190 So. Miami, Fla.15 Sam Johnson QB 5-11 215 So. Topeka, Kan.16 Tyler Lockett WR 5-11 175 So. Tulsa17 Weston Hiebert DB 6-0 199 So. Canton, Kan.17 Logan Stephens WR 6-0 200 Jr. Grinnell, Kan.18 Jonathan Coleman DB 6-1 205 Fr. Mesquite, Texas18 Andre McDonald TE 6-8 283 Jr. Choctaw19 Joe Hubener QB 6-4 205 Fr. Cheney, Kan.19 Carl Miles DB 5-11 181 Jr. Miami, Fla.20 DeMarcus RobinsonRB 5-6 206 So. Wichita, Kan.21 Jonathan Truman LB 5-11 214 So. Kechi, Kan.22 Zach McFall WR 6-0 186 Sr. Manhattan, Kan.23 Jarard Milo DB 6-2 197 Sr. Olathe, Kan.24 Charles Jones RB 5-9 191 Fr. Mandeville, La.24 Nigel Malone DB 5-10 180 Sr. Manteca, Calif.25 Joseph Bonugli DB 6-0 188 So. San Antonio, Texas25 Dylan Veatch WR 5-11 191 So. Shawnee, Kan.26 Jarell Childs LB 6-2 230 Sr. Kansas City, Mo.26 Cody Harrison WR 5-6 160 So. Topeka, Kan.27 Ed Brown DB 6-0 185 So. Bradenton, Fla.27 Brad Duncan FB 6-1 234 So. Westmoreland, Kan.28 Jarvis Leverett RB 5-11 203 Fr. Katy, Texas29 Kent Gainous DB 6-1 190 Jr.-TR Orlando, Fla.30 Dorrian Roberts DB 5-10 165 Jr. Wichita, Kan.32 Roman Fields LB 5-10 204 Sr. Kansas City, Kan.32 Michael Mann DB 5-10 168 Fr. Aledo, Texas33 Morgan Burns DB 5-11 195 Fr. Wichita, Kan.33 John Hubert RB 5-7 191 Jr. Waco, Texas34 Darnell Howard TE 6-6 250 Fr. Cleveland, Ohio34 Cody Marley LB 5-11 233 So. Denton, Texa35 David Smith LB 6-0 230 So. Argyle, Texas36 Nick Briney LB 6-0 218 Sr. Dodge City, Kan36 Ben Kall FB 5-9 228 Sr. Rochester, Minn.37 Braden Wilson FB 6-4 256 Sr. Smith Center, Kan.38 Mark Krause P 5-11 204 So. Kearney, Mo.39 Austin Katsorelos FB 6-1 229 Fr. Leawood, Kan.39 Cameron Morgan DB 5-9 185 Fr. Omaha, Neb.40 Ian Patterson PK 5-11 233 Fr. Columbia, Mo.

40 Dylan Schellenberg DB 6-0 189 Jr. Wichita, Kan.41 Seth Filbert RB 5-11 165 Fr. Macksville, Kan.41 Logan Haug DE 6-5 233 Fr. Seneca, Kan.42 William Green TE 6-3 262 Jr. Woodbridge, Conn.42 Meshak Williams DE 6-3 245 Sr. Sylvester, Ga.43 Matt Pestinger TE 6-3 243 Jr. Beloit, Kan.44 Ryan Mueller DE 6-1 240 So. Leawood, Kan.45 Marquel Bryant DE 6-3 239 Fr. Dallas, Texas46 Dalton Converse LS 5-11 221 So. Clay Center, Kan.47 Jared Loomis LB 6-0 230 Sr. Macksville, Kan.48 Glenn Gronkowski FB 6-3 228 Fr. Amherst, N.Y.48 Ethan Hammes P 5-9 194 Jr. Seneca, Kan.49 Will Davis LB 6-0 214 Fr. Southlake, Texas50 Nick Puetz OL 6-3 304 Sr. Salina, Kan.50 Tre Walker LB 6-3 225 Jr. Olathe, Kan.51 Trace Armstrong LB 6-1 186 Fr. Shelton, Neb.52 Char. Moore LB 6-1 213 Fr. Dallas, Texas53 Blake Slaughter LB 5-10 227 Sr. Missouri City, Texas54 Taylor Godinet DE 6-3 237 So. Wamego, Kan.55 Adam Davis DE 6-0 247 Sr. Folkston, Ga.55 Cody Whitehair OL 6-3 300 Fr. Abilene, Kan.56 Wesley Hollingshed OL 6-1 294 Jr. Atlanta, Ga.57 Colborn Couchman LB 6-2 192 Fr. Scott City, Kan58 Myles Copeland LB 6-0 217 Fr. Wichita, Kan.59 Aaron Norris LB 6-0 234 Fr. Littleton, Colo.61 Drew Liddle OL 6-3 288 So. Oak Grove, Mo.62 Xavier Gates DL 6-3 312 Fr. Harrisburg, Pa.63 Marcus Heit LS 6-2 244 Jr. Derby, Kan.64 Tomasi Mariner OL 6-3 329 So. Topeka, Kan.65 Matt Kleinsorge OL 6-5 300 Fr. Olathe, Kan.66 B.J. Finney OL 6-4 303 So. Andale, Kan.68 William Cooper OL 6-4 297 Jr. Hayti, Mo.69 Logan O’Dea DL 5-10 254 Fr. Wellsville, Kan.70 Will Ash OL 6-2 352 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind.71 Ethan Douglas OL 6-6 319 Sr. Basehor, Kan.72 Aderius Epps OL 6-1 321 Fr. Cedar Hill, Texas73 Tavon Rooks OL 6-5 272 Jr. Randallstown, Md.74 Kason Hostrup OL 6-4 286 Fr. Sachse, Texas75 Ellwood Clement OL 6-5 310 Jr. Deptford, N.J.76 Cory Cheadle LS 6-3 264 Fr. Hilton Head, S.C.77 Boston Stiverson OL 6-4 312 Fr. Andover, Kan.78 Cornelius Lucas OL 6-9 324 Jr. New Orleans, La.79 Keenan Taylor OL 6-4 290 Jr. Tulsa80 Travis Tannahill TE 6-3 253 Sr. Overland Park, Kan.81 Kyle Klein WR 6-3 210 Fr. Loveland, Colo.82 Evan Loomis WR 6-2 216 Jr. Macksville, Kan.84 Deante Burton WR 6-2 200 Fr. Manhattan, Kan.85 Zach Trujillo TE 6-4 236 So. Edmond86 Tramaine ThompsonWR 5-8 167 Jr. Jenks87 Andre Jackson WR 6-5 225 Jr. Miami, Fla.88 Torell Miller WR 6-2 214 Jr. New Orleans89 Zach Nemechek FB 6-3 249 So. Quinter, Kan.90 Laton Dowling DE 6-2 245 So. Dodge City, Kan.92 Vai Lutui DT 6-2 299 Sr. Salt Lake City, Utah94 Alauna Finau DE 6-1 245 Jr. Compton, Calif.95 Travis Britz DL 6-4 290 Fr. Harrisonville, Mo.96 John Sua DL 6-0 294 Sr. Santa Maria, Calif.97 Demonte Hood DL 6-0 315 Fr. Arlington, Texas98 Chaquil Reed DL 6-3 290 Jr. Wichita, Kan.99 Javonta Boyd DL 6-2 297 Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla.

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have what it takes to stay inthe national championshiprace. The second gameagainst Florida A&M wasn’tgoing to seize anyone’s atten-tion because it was against anFCS team.

The opportunity to play alegitimate ranked team offersOU a chance to prove it’s forreal.

“This is our first big game,our first real test. Yeah, we’reapproaching it like a Big 12championship game,” offen-sive tackle Lane Johnson said.“We know K-State’s a goodteam. Last year, I think wekind of left them with a badtaste in their mouth. I thinkthey’re going to be hungrywhen they come in.”

When these teams met lastseason, Kansas State (3-0)was clawing its way up thepolls after several seasons out-side of them. They were unde-feated and ready to stake theirclaim as a legitimate Big 12title contender. Then, a weekafter a stunning loss at hometo Texas Tech, OU went toManhattan, Kan., andcrushed the Wildcats, 58-17.

It was a big game last year

and it’s a big game today.The Sooners need to prove

that they are capable of play-ing dominant football againsta quality opponent.

Traditionally, OU has. Under coach Bob Stoops,

the Sooners are 13-0 againstranked teams at Owen Field.All of those wins were by dou-ble digits and six were by 30or more points. Making astatement when the opportu-nity arises is what champi-onship caliber teams do whenopportunity presents.

OU’s got one tonight.

Stoops believes, win orlose, what happens tonightwill tell him more about histeam than either of the firsttwo games.

“To a degree it will,” hesaid.

Stoops is not alone. Therest of the country will bewatching. The Sooners knowthis is a chance to quell theunrest that’s emerged aftertheir first two games.

If the Sooners are a legiti-mate title contender they’llprove it tonight.

As Nelson rocked back

and forth you could tell hecouldn’t wait to get started.

“Yeah, you’ll be able to feelit,” he said. “You’ll also be ableto feel the tension with theplayers on the opposite sideof the 50-yard line. It’s just thisgut feeling that you have.

“Just as a football player,playing in games like these,you just have this feeling that,‘Man, this is going to be adogfight. We’re fixing to getafter it.’”

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Jones 142.21 40-64-1 62.5 474 4Bell 182.48 4-5-0 80.0 61 0Total 145.13 44-69-1 63.8 535 4Opp. 81.39 24-54-1 44.4 222 1

ReceivingNo. Yds. Avg. TD Lg A/G

Stills 16 241 15.1 2 68 120.5Metoyer 7 51 7.3 1 18 25.5Brown 6 87 14.5 0 46 43.5Whaley 4 14 3.5 0 13 7.0Shepard 3 48 16.0 0 28 24.0Green 2 36 18.0 1 18 18.0Clay 2 21 10.5 0 11 10.5Millard 2 19 9.5 0 10 9.5Musil 1 12 12.0 0 12 6.0Bester 1 6 6.0 0 6 3.0Total 44 535 12.2 4 68 267.5Opp. 24 222 9.2 1 75 111.0

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Sept. 1 at UTEP W, 24-7Sept. 8 Florida A&M W, 69-13Sept. 22 Kansas St. 6:50 p.m.Oct. 6 at Texas Tech TBAOct. 13 Texas TBAOct. 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(Two games)

RushingAtt Yds A/C TD Lg Y/G

Williams 20 259 12.9 5 89 129.5Whaley 21 117 5.6 1 18 58.5Clay 14 88 6.3 2 18 44.0Finch 5 50 10.0 1 17 25.0Millard 4 36 9.0 0 15 18.0Shannon 1 19 19.0 0 19 9.5Stills 1 9 9.0 0 9 4.5Bell 8 5 0.6 0 10 2.5Jones 4 -29 -7.2 0 0 -14.5Total 78 554 7.1 9 89 277.0

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OU Opp.SCORING 93 20Points per game 46.5 10FIRST DOWNS 52 21Rushing 26 10Passing 24 8Penalty 2 3RUSHING YARDAGE 554 268Yards gained rushing 599 308Yards lost rushing 45 40Rushing Attempts 78 64Average Per Rush 7.1 4.2Average Per Game 277.0 134.0TDs Rushing 9 0

PASSING YARDAGE 535 222C-A-I 44-69-2 25-54-1Average per pass 7.8 4.1Average per catch 12.2 9.2Average per game 267.5 111.0TDs Passing 4 1TOTAL OFFENSE 1089 490Total Plays 147 118Average per play 7.4 4.2Average per game 544.5 2453rd-DOWN Conversions 12-26 6-32Percentage 46% 19%4th-DOWN Conversions 1-1 0-2Percentage 100% 0%

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Soonerreceiver JustinBrown bringsback a puntagainst FloridaA&M. Somespecial teamshelp might goa long way forOU today.

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need the 309-pound senioragainst the Wildcats’ violentrunning game. His impactwon’t come in the form oftackles, but in where theline of scrimmage goes. Ifit’s neutral or movingtoward the backfield, itmeans Walker and theother defensive tackles areplaying well. If they’regetting pushed back intothe linebackers, it meansOU’s going to have a longnight.

Joseph Ibiloye: Thestrong-side linebacker wasused so little in the first twogames that the position’s noteven listed on OU’s depthchart, moved in favor of thenickel back slot. That willchange against the Wildcats.Ibiloye is going to see a lotof action and his ability as anoutside linebacker will betested. Corey Nelson had ahuge game at the spot in lastseason’s meeting againstthe Wildcats. Ibiloye needsto do the same.

Tony Jefferson and JavonHarris: Safeties don’t likeplaying against KansasState. The Wildcats will

pound away until safetiescrowd the line of scrim-mage. Then a receiver willgo running right down themiddle of the field on a play-action pass. OU’s safetiesmust keep everything infront of them. Harris hasplayed well in the first twogames, but last year had apenchant for being tooaggressive. If he reverts,Kansas State will takeadvantage. Jeffersonsuffered an ankle injuryagainst Florida A&M. The

Wildcats will make himprove he’s healthy.

Damien Williams: Therunning back is averaging12.9 yards per carry throughtwo games. He’s shown hecan do some very impres-sive things with the ball inhis hands. The Soonersneed to give it to him morethan 10 times. Williams candemonstrate tonight he’scapable of being the No. 1rushing option.

Landry Jones: Outside ofone interception and

scrambling his way into acouple of sacks, Jones hasplayed well. Tonight is hischance to show he belongson that list of HeismanTrophy contenders with aprime time performance.The Sooners will widen theplaybook tonight. Theopportunity should be therefor Jones to put up bignumbers.

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Harper 0 -7 0.0 0 0 -2.3Total 128 755 5.9 11 95 251.7Opp. 95 280 2.9 2 45 93.3

PassingEff C-A-I Pct Yds. TD

Klein 180.77 43-59-2 72.9 609 5Total 180.77 43-59-2 72.9 609 5Opp. 130.70 72-107-1 67.3 753 2

ReceivingNo. Yds. Avg. TD Lg A/G

Thompson 13 211 16.2 3 38 70.3Harper 9 115 12.8 1 24 38.3Lockett 6 71 11.8 0 44 23.7Hubert 6 24 4.0 0 7 8.0Sexton 4 55 13.8 1 27 18.3Tannahill 2 50 25.0 0 37 16.7Trujillo 1 58 58.0 0 58 19.3Wilson 1 23 23.0 0 23 7.7Pease 1 2 2.0 0 2 1.0Total 43 609 14.2 5 58 203.0Opp. 72 753 10.5 2 56 251.0

Tackles (leaders)S A T Loss Sack

Brown 17 11 28 3.0-11 1.0-8Milo 16 6 22Chapman 11 6 17 2.0-3Malone 13 1 14Evans 9 4 13Childs 7 5 12Davis 9 3 12 3.5-15 3.0-13Truman 8 1 9 1.0-3Walker 4 5 9 1.0-2Zimmerman 8 0 8 1.0-8Williams 5 2 7 2.0-8 1.0-5Boyd 4 3 7 3.5-6Tuggle 4 2 6 2.0-5 1.0-4Lutui 4 1 5 1.0-1

Sept. 1 Missouri St. W, 51-9Sept. 8 Miami W, 52-13Sept. 15 North Texas W, 35-21Sept. 22 Oklahoma 6:50 p.m.Oct. 6 Kansas TBAOct. 13 at Iowa State TBAOct. 20 at W. Virginia TBAOct. 27 Texas Tech TBANov. 3 Oklahoma St. TBANov. 10 at TCU TBANov. 17 at Baylor TBADec. 1 Texas TBA

SCHEDULE

STATS(Three games)

RushingAtt Yds A/C TD Lg Y/G

Hulbert 43 296 6.9 3 95 98.7Klein 46 210 4.6 4 27 70.0Sams 10 127 12.7 3 46 42.3Pease 13 56 4.3 0 12 28.0Lockett 3 22 7.3 0 16 7.3Robinson 3 20 6.7 0 9 20.0Wilson 3 10 3.3 1 5 3.3Rose 4 9 2.2 0 4 3.0Johnson 2 6 3.0 0 5 6.0Thompson 1 6 6.0 0 6 2.0

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KSU Opp.SCORING 138 43Points per game 46.0 14.3FIRST DOWNS 69 53Rushing 38 18Passing 26 32Penalty 5 3RUSHING YARDAGE 755 280Yards gained rushing 802 359Yards lost rushing 47 79Rushing Attempts 128 95Average Per Rush 5.9 2.9Average Per Game 251.7 93.3TDs Rushing 11 2

PASSING YARDAGE 609 753C-A-I 43-59-2 72-107-1Average per pass 10.3 7.0Average per catch 14.2 10.5Average per game 203.0 251.0TDs Passing 5 2TOTAL OFFENSE 1364 1033Total Plays 187 202Average per play 7.3 5.1Average per game 454.7 343.33rd-DOWN Conversions 18-31 16-45Percentage 58% 36%4th-DOWN Conversions 0-0 2-5Percentage 0% 40%

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OU coach Bob Stoops,left, shakeshands withFAMU coachJoe Taylor.The Soonerstopped theRattlers by 56points. Stoopsmight take avictory by anymargin againstKansas Statetoday.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SATURDAYToday’s GamesEASTLafayette (2-0) at Bucknell (1-1), 11 a.m.Davidson (0-2) at Marist (1-2), 11 a.m.Maryland (2-1) at West Virginia (2-0), 11 a.m.Fordham (2-1) at Columbia (1-0), 11:30 a.m.Duquesne (2-1) at Bryant (0-3), noonYale (1-0) at Cornell (0-1), noonDartmouth (1-0) at Holy Cross (0-2), noonJ. Madison (2-1) at Rhode Island (0-2), noonVMI (1-2) at Navy (0-2), 2:30 p.m.Villanova (2-1) at Penn (0-1), 2:30 p.m.Temple (1-1) at Penn St. (1-2), 2:30 p.m.G-Webb (0-3) at Pittsburgh (1-2), 2:30 p.m.Harvard (1-0) at Brown (1-0), 4:30 p.m.Albany (NY) (2-1) at Maine (1-1), 5 p.m.Colgate (1-2) at Stony Brook (2-1), 5 p.m.Wagner (0-3) at CCSU (0-3), 6 p.m.St. Francis (Pa.) (2-1) at Towson (1-1), 6 p.m.SOUTHN. Hampshire (2-1) at O. Dominion (3-0), 11 a.m.Mississippi (2-1) at Tulane (0-2), 11 a.m.Bowling Green (1-2) at Va. Tech (2-1), 11 a.m.Kentucky (1-2) at Florida (3-0), 11:21 a.m.Army (0-2) at Wake Forest (2-1), 11:30 a.m.Ch. Southern (0-3) at Shorter (2-1), 11:30 p.m.Furman (0-3) at Presbyterian (1-2), 1 p.m.Miami (2-1) at Georgia Tech (2-1), 2 p.m.Richmond (2-1) at Georgia St. (0-3), 2:30 p.m.E. Carolina (2-1) at N. Carolina (1-2), 2:30 p.m.Missouri (2-1) at South Carolina (3-0), 2:30 p.m.Samford (2-0) at W. Carolina (1-2), 2:30 p.m.Tenn. St. (3-0) at B.-Cookman (2-1), 3 p.m.FAU (1-2) at Alabama (3-0), 4 p.m.Southern U. (0-2) at Jackson St. (1-2), 4 p.m.App. St. (1-2) at Chattanooga (1-2), 5 p.m.Florida A&M (1-2) at Delaware St. (1-2), 5 p.m.Memphis (0-3) at Duke (2-1), 5 p.m.Jacksonville St. (1-1) at E. Kentucky (2-1), 5 p.m.Elon (2-1) at Georgia Southern (1-1), 5 p.m.The Citadel (3-0) at NC State (2-1), 5 p.m.LSU (3-0) at Auburn (1-2), 6 p.m.UT-Martin (2-1) at Austin Peay (0-3), 6 p.m.Louisville (3-0) at FIU (1-2), 6 p.m.Lehigh (3-0) at Liberty (0-3), 6 p.m.S. Alabama (1-2) at Mississippi St. (3-0), 6 p.m.Evangel (2-1) at Nicholls St. (0-2), 6 p.m.MVSU (1-2) at Northwestern St. (1-2), 6 p.m.NC Central (1-2) at Savannah St. (0-2), 6 p.m.So. Miss. (0-2) at W. Kentucky (2-1), 6 p.m.Delaware (3-0) at William & Mary (0-3), 6 p.m.Akron (1-2) at Tennessee (2-1), 6:30 p.m.Vanderbilt (1-2) at Georgia (3-0), 6:45 p.m.Clemson (3-0) at Florida St. (3-0), 7 p.m.McNeese St. (3-0) at SE Louisiana (0-3), 7 p.m.

MIDWESTCent. Michigan (1-1) at Iowa (2-1), 11 a.m.UMass (0-3) at Miami (Ohio) (1-2), 11 a.m.UAB (0-2) at Ohio St. (3-0), 11 a.m.UTEP (1-2) at Wisconsin (2-1), 11 a.m.Jacksonville (2-1) at Dayton (1-2), noonMorehead St. (1-2) at Drake (1-2), 1 p.m.S. Illinois (1-2) at Missouri St. (0-3), 1 p.m.Norfolk St. (2-1) at Ohio (3-0), 1 p.m.UConn (2-1) at W. Michigan (1-2), 1 p.m.S. Dak. St. (2-1) at Indiana St. (2-1), 1:05 p.m.E. Michigan (0-3) at Michigan St. (2-1), 2:30 p.m.Kansas (1-2) at N. Illinois (2-1), 2:30 p.m.Idaho St. (1-1) at Nebraska (2-1), 2:30 p.m.S. Dakota (1-1) at Northwestern (3-0), 2:30 p.m.Illinois St. (3-0) at W. Illinois (2-1), 3 p.m.South Florida (2-1) at Ball St. (2-1), 3:30 p.m.Tenn. Tech (2-1) at SE Missouri (1-2), 6 p.m.Coastal Carolina (2-1) at Toledo (2-1), 6 p.m.N. Iowa (1-2) at Youngstown St. (3-0), 6 p.m.Murray St. (1-2) at E. Illinois (1-2), 6:30 p.m.Michigan (2-1) at Notre Dame (3-0), 6:30 p.m.Louisiana Tech (2-0) at Illinois (2-1), 7 p.m.Syracuse (1-2) at Minnesota (3-0), 7 p.m.SOUTHWESTVirginia (2-1) at TCU (2-0), 11 a.m.Alabama A&M (3-0) at Texas So. (1-2), 11 a.m.NW Oklahoma (0-3) at UTSA (3-0), 1 p.m.Marshall (1-2) at Rice (1-2), 2:30 p.m.S. Houston St. (1-1) at C. Arkansas (2-1), 3 p.m.Rutgers (3-0) at Arkansas (1-2), 6 p.m.Alcorn St. (1-2) at Arkansas St. (1-2), 6 p.m.Troy (1-2) at North Texas (1-2), 6 p.m.SC State (1-2) at Texas A&M (1-1), 6 p.m.S.F. Austin (1-2) at Texas St. (1-1), 6 p.m.Kansas St. (3-0) at Oklahoma (2-0), 6:50 p.m.Langston (1-1) at Lamar (1-2), 7 p.m.Fresno St. (2-1) at Tulsa (2-1), 7 p.m.FAR WESTN. Arizona (2-1) at Montana (2-1), 2:30 p.m.Oregon St. (1-0) at UCLA (3-0), 2:30 p.m.Valparaiso (0-3) at San Diego (1-2), 3 p.m.Colorado (0-3) at Washington St. (2-1), 3 p.m.N. Col. (1-2) at Montana St. (3-0), 3:05 p.m.Wyoming (0-3) at Idaho (0-3), 4 p.m.California (1-2) at Southern Cal (2-1), 5 p.m.Utah St. (2-1) at Colorado St. (1-2), 6 p.m.New Mexico (1-2) at N. Mexico St. (1-2), 7 p.m.San Jose St. (2-1) at San Diego St. (2-1), 7 p.m.E. Washington (1-1) at Weber St. (0-3), 7 p.m.S. Utah (1-2) at Portland St. (1-2), 7:05 p.m.UC Davis (1-2) at Cal Poly (2-0), 8:05 p.m.N. Dakota (2-1) at Sac. St. (2-1), 8:05 p.m.Utah (2-1) at Arizona St. (2-1), 9 p.m.Air Force (1-1) at UNLV (0-3), 9 p.m.Nevada (2-1) at Hawaii (1-1), 9:30 p.m.Arizona (3-0) at Oregon (3-0), 9:30 p.m.

Making the most of it

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OSU quarterback J.W. Walsh (4) celebrates withrunning back Jeremy Smith after scoring last Saturday against Louisiana-Lafayette.

By Jeff LatzkeAP College Football Writer

STILLWATER — Whenan injury thrust backup quar-terback J.W. Walsh intoaction six plays into Okla-homa State’s last game,coach Mike Gundy got ontohis headset and asked offen-sive coordinator ToddMonken a question: “Whathave we got for him to run?”

“Well, I don’t know,”Monken responded. “Hetook about 10 snaps all week.I don’t know what to tell you.”

The plan Monken con-cocted on the fly proved to beplenty effective, with the Cow-boys setting a school recordwith 742 yards of total offensein a 65-21 win againstLouisiana-Lafayette.

As Oklahoma State (2-1)moves forward with starterWes Lunt’s return uncertain,it won’t be as simple as hav-ing Walsh run the same playscooked up for his injured

teammate. Lunt fits moreclosely into the mold of pre-decessor Brandon Weeden,a drop-back passer who staysin the pocket. Walsh has sim-ilarities to Zac Robinson, theCowboys’ quarterback beforeWeeden, who was as likely totake off running as he was tothrow the ball.

“There’s no question thatyou have to call it different,”Monken said. “You can’t callthe same things. They’re builtdifferently.”

The good news for Okla-homa State is that there’s anextra week to figure it out,and to give Lunt more time torecover. No. 12 Texas (3-0)comes to Stillwater on Sept.29, bringing in a highlyregarded defense that’s allow-ing 328 yards per game —less than half the Bowl Sub-division-best 687 yards OSUis averaging.

“We can’t change reallywhat we do, and I think thebest way to describe it is we

just run our plays and we fithim in to where we think it’sadvantageous for what J.W.brings,” Gundy said.

Monken said that Walshgot only six of the 37 snaps inOklahoma State’s team ses-sion during practice lastWednesday. Lunt gets thelion’s share as the starter, andthere’s even more emphasis

since he’s a freshman whoneeds the work.

But that left little in the wayof preparation for Walsh.

“You just start to check-mark things that we’ve donea lot of, that he’s done abunch of, that wasn’t specifi-cally for a guy like Wes,”Monken said.

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Idle: Walsh will have had many more reps if he draws the start against Texas

Terrapins really want this oneBy David GinsburgAP Sports Writer

COLLEGE PARK, Md. —Maryland wide receiverKevin Dorsey has alreadyearned his diploma, receivedthree varsity letters and beento a bowl game.

Here’s something the fifth-year senior hasn’t done: beena part of a victory over WestVirginia, a shortcoming heand the rest of Maryland’supperclassmen hope to recti-fy Saturday against the No. 8Mountaineers in Morgan-town.

“I guess that’s the onlyblemish on my career,”Dorsey said Tuesday. “Itwould be incredible to beat

them, especially my last timebeing there as a player.”

The Terrapins have lost sixstraight to West Virginiasince a 41-7 victory in the2004 Gator Bowl. It’s alsobeen five years since Mary-land defeated a Top 10 team.With an upset win in a hostileenvironment Saturday, theTerps can end both streaks.

“It would be awesome,especially because I’ve got alittle bit of a grudge againstthem after being hurt in Mor-gantown two years ago,” saidsenior left tackle JustinGilbert, who sustained a sea-son-ending knee injury dur-ing a 31-17 defeat in 2010.“Coming out with a W wouldbe huge in our last non-con-

ference game, going into thebye week.”

In a tradition that beganlong ago, when the Terrapinsbeat a Top 10 team a tomb-stone is placed outside thepractice field to mark theachievement. The last tomb-stone was stuck in theground in November 2007,after Maryland upset a MattRyan-led Boston Collegeteam that was ranked eighth.

“We definitely want to tryto add another tombstone tothe gravesite this weekend,”sophomore nose tackle Dar-ius Kilgo said.

Beating West Virginia (2-0) is a tall order. The Terrap-ins are coming off a 24-21home loss against Connecti-

cut and will need to play near-flawless football against aMountaineers squad that hasscored 111 points in its twowins.

“It would be huge,” seniordefensive end A.J. Francissaid. “I’ve never got a tomb-stone before. It would begreat to beat a team we neverbeat, a rival, a team that does-n’t like us and we don’t likethem.”

Maryland’s struggleagainst West Virginiaextends beyond the players.Coach Randy Edsall is 1-7against the Mountaineers,including 1-6 as head coach atUConn, but he hopes theteam can draw encourage-ment from last year’s narrowdefeat.

Big 12 Standings

Con. OverallTCU 1 0 1.000 2 0 1.000Iowa State 0 0 .000 3 0 1.000Kansas State 0 0 .000 3 0 1.000Texas 0 0 .000 3 0 1.000Texas Tech 0 0 .000 3 0 1.000Baylor 0 0 .000 2 0 1.000Oklahoma 0 0 .000 2 0 1.000West Virginia 0 0 .000 2 0 1.000Oklahoma St. 0 0 .000 2 1 .667Kansas 0 1 .000 1 2 .333

FridayBaylor at Louisiana-Monroe, late

TodayVirginia at TCU, 11 a.m.Maryland at West Virginia, 11 a.m.Kansas at Northern Illinois, 2:30 p.m.Kansas State at Oklahoma, 6:50 p.m.

Sept. 29Baylor at West VirginiaTexas Tech at Iowa StateTexas at Oklahoma StateTCU at SMU

Oct. 6Iowa State at TCUKansas at Kansas StateOklahoma at Texas TechWest Virginia at Texas


“He still screwed all thatup, but he made some playsand started running around.Holy cow. Half the time whenhe’s running, I’m yelling athim for what he’s doing, butthat’s just him.”

Coaches have said thatWalsh’s running ability hasbeen hard to evaluatethrough training camp sinceCowboys don’t tackle in prac-tice. What could be a scram-ble for a big gain is blowndead if a defender gets a hand

on Walsh. “It was just a lot of fun to

get out there and do what wewere able to do offensively,”Walsh said. “We were fortu-nate enough to have every-body play the way they didand just do what we do. It was

just a lot of fun. “Having the circumstances

to be able to get out there andrun a little bit, it was a lot offun and I was glad we got todo that.”

Lunt’s leg has been immo-bilized this week to help it

heal faster, leaving more timefor Walsh to run the offenseand prepare.

Gundy doesn’t know yetwhen Lunt will return.

“It doesn’t really matter.No one really cares,”Monken said. “Whoever your

quarterback is, you bettercome up with a plan thatgives you a chance to move itbecause no one cares. Theywant to see you win and getexcited and show up at thegame and stop (complaining)that the sky’s falling.”

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On the air11 a.m.Kentucky at Florida (KSBI)UTEP at Wisconsin (ESPN2)Virginia at TCU (ESPN)Mississippi at Tulane (FSN)Lafayette at Bucknell (CBSSN)B. Green at Va. Tech (ESPNU)NoonYale at Cornell (NBCSN)2:30 p.m.Temple at Penn State (KOCO-5)Missouri at S. Carolina (KWTV-9)Oregon St. at UCLA (ESPN2-28)Miami at Georgia Tech (FSN)E.Carolina at N. Carolina (ESPNU)3 p.m.Colorado at Washington (FX)3:30Harvard at Brown (NBCSN)VMI at Navy (CBSSN)6 p.m.LSU at Auburn (ESPN)S.C. State at Texas A&M (FSN)Rutgers at Arkansas (ESPNU)6:30 p.m.Kansas St. at Oklahoma (KOKH-25)Michigan at Notre Dame (KFOR-4)6:45 p.m.Vanderbilt at Georgia (ESPN2-28)7 p.m.Clemson at Florida St. (KOCO-5)9:30 p.m.Arizona at Oregon (ESPN-29)Nevada at Hawaii (NBCSN)

Maryland next in line to try slowing the Mountaineers

THE WAY WE SEE IT

Clay Horning

K-State (+13 1/2) at OklahomaPick: Oklahoma 37-24

Kansas (+9 1/2) at N. IllinoisPick: N. Illinois 31-21

Maryland (+27 1/2) at W. VirginiaPick: W. Virginia 49-21

Virginia (+17 1/2) at TCUPick: TCU 35-10

Missouri (+10) at S. CarolinaPick: S. Carolina 17-10

Cal (+15 1/2) at USCPick: USC 42-24

Rutgers (+7 1/2) at ArkansasPick: Arkansas 24-10

Michigan (+5 1/2) at Notre DamePick: Notre Dame 31-24

Clemson (+14) at Florida StatePick: Florida State 28-17

Florida Atlantic (+50) at AlabamaPick: Alabama 48-0

Temple (+9) at Penn StatePick: Penn State 31-13*

Oregon State (+10) at UCLAPick: UCLA 27-20

Last week (overall)Straight up: 10-2 (24-4)Spread: 7-5 (15-9)* Lock: 1-0 (2-0)



Maryland (+27 1/2) at W. VirginiaPick: W. Virginia 49-10


Missouri (+10) at S. CarolinaPick: S. Carolina 28-17


Rutgers (+7) at ArkansasPick: Arkansas 24-20

Michigan (+5 1/2) at Notre DamePick: *Notre Dame 30-20



Temple (+9) at Penn StatePick: Penn State 30-14




Kansas (+9 1/2) at N. IllinoisPick: Kansas 31-18

Maryland (+27 1/2) at W. VirginiaPick: West Virginia 45-14*


Missouri (+10) at S. CarolinaPick: South Carolina 31-14


Rutgers (+7 1/2) at ArkansasPick: Arkansas 24-7

Michigan (+5 1/2) at Notre DamePick: Michigan 34-21








Maryland (+27 1/2) at W. VirginiaPick: West Virginia 42-28


Missouri (+10) at S. CarolinaPick: Missouri 25-24


Rutgers (+7 1/2) at ArkansasPick: Arkansas 32-24*

Michigan (+5 1/2) at Notre DamePick: Notre Dame 33-30






John Shinn Corbin Hosler Michael Kinney

he’s done it against UTEP,Florida A&M, and not early,against fresh defenders.

Bob Stoops said it does-n’t matter who OU’s No. 1running back is, a statementhe must know isn’t true,because if Williams can bethe next big thing, heshould start today. And if hehas a superstar future infront of him, he might beginto show it, right from thestart, against a real team likeKansas State.

Consider Tom Wort.A great player and leader

whose time has come?Maybe, but Wort has yet tobe confused with Rocky Cal-mus, Teddy Lehman, RufusAlexander, Curtis Lofton orTravis Lewis.

Through two games, hehas 12 tackles, tied for teambest with Javon Harris. Hehas played well this season.If he can tackle K-State quar-terback Collin Klein six orseven times today, all with-out having to chase him intothe secondary, maybe hebegins taking his placeamong a long line of greatlinebackers.

Kenny Stills?There was the way he fin-

ished last season (20 catch-es, 239 yards, zero TDs infive games after Broyles’ sea-son ended) and the way he’sbegun this one (16 catches,241 yards, two TDs).

Who’s the real Stills?If he’s one of the best,

assuming Jones is accurateenough, there’s no time liketoday to keep it goingagainst a much better foe.

It’s not only about today.After today, OU is off

another week before threeof its next four gamesinclude Texas Tech in Lub-bock, Texas in Dallas andNotre Dame in Norman.

If they’re not superstarstoday, it’s not like the doorslams shut forever.

Still, if this is going to be amemorable season, a fewSooners, whoever they are,need to begin taking flight.And because OU has playedtwo bad teams, and becauseit finished last season sopoorly, there is not oneproven catalyst on the roster.

Not one.Should one (or more)

identify himself today?That would be exciting.

Clay HorningFollow me @clayhorning

[email protected]

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