Saturday’s season opener in El Paso doesn’t start until 9:30 p.m. Central. That leaves the Sooners all day to get ready to play football — and that’s exactly what R.J. Washington expects to be doing.

Oklahoma defensive end R.J. Washington raised his right eyebrow at the question. Were we crazy? What is he going to do all day Saturday while the Sooners wait to play UTEP?

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Sooner4OU Commentary: It will be interesting to see how the wide receiver corps shakes out as the season moves along.  There is a lot of talent on hand.  Especially, if Saunders get the approval no from the NCAA.  What do you think?

Article Excerpt: Junior Kenny Stills’ move inside to the slot receiver position was announced after Justin Brown transferred in from Penn State. But Stills said Tuesday that he had planned on moving inside anyway.

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Freshman Who Must Produce Against UTEP.  With the Oklahoma Sooners’ start to the season just a day away, there are still a few concerns with loose ends.

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Senior defensive tackle Casey Walker might not be available Saturday to play in El Paso. Walker said he wanted to stay healthy through camp. Walker said he wanted to stay healthy through camp. But when coach Bob Stoopswas asked if Walker made it through camp, Stoops said, “For the most part.”

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The crowd noise began to heighten during the 20 seconds that ticked off the clock. By the time Ryan Broyles slowed to a walk into the end zone, the announcer shouted, “Oh, Mama.Touchdown, Sooners.”

The Oklahoma star had just completed an 87-yard punt return in the 2009 Bedlam football game in Norman.

Two-plus seasons and 70 returns since the Sooners returned a punt for a touchdown, Broyles is now a Detroit Lion. And for the first time since his freshman season of 2008, the Sooners were about to start a season without an experienced hand to field punts.

Then, one dropped out of the sky.

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Sooner4OU Commentary: This is the obvious question in everyone’s mind. If Mike’s unit does a good job, this could be a special season for the Sooners.

Article Excerpt: After two straight ho-hum defensive seasons under former coordinator Brent Venables, Mike Stoops returns to Norman to give the Sooners their defensive edge back.

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Sooner4Ou Commentary: How about keeping it simple? Let’s just end up with more points on the board after 60 minutes of play, because of a stingy defense and electric offense.

Article Excerpt: 5 Keys to Winning the UTEP Game for OU.  The Oklahoma Sooners are set to start their season on the road for the first time since 2002 on Saturday in El Paso.  The No. 4 Sooners head to the Sun Bowl to battle the UTEP Miners to start the 2012 campaign.

OU and UTEP have played twice before in Norman, but never in El Paso. In 2000, Oklahoma started its championship season with a 55-14 victory. In 2002, OU won again, shutting UTEP out 68-0.
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Sooner4OU Commentary:  It is great to see confidence brimming from your defensive backfield. It is so important for them to be aggressive and confident in 2012, especially after last years drama. Do you like comments like that by OU players?

Article Excerpt: With the season opener just five days away, one thing that is in midseason form is Oklahoma’s confidence.  Cornerback Aaron Colvin was brimming with it on Monday when asked about the secondary.

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With the 2012 college football season officially kicking off on Thursday, it’s time to release the first power rankings for each conference.

Every Monday during the season (this week, it is Tuesday for the Big 12 and Pac-12) I will release league power rankings, which you can find under the College tab at the top of this page. The six BCS conferences will all have their own power rankings, while I will also rank the best of the non-BCS squads.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at how the Big 12 shapes up:

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Last season, the most troubling part of the Sooners’ blowout Bedlam loss wasn’t the result but what was happening off the field.  It wasn’t a major surprise to see Oklahoma State knock off Oklahoma to clinch the 2012 Big 12 championship in 2011.

The dominant fashion of the Cowboys’ 44-10 Bedlam victory was a surprise, however, as OSU took a 44-3 lead into the fourth quarter of a game that was billed as the regular season’s Big 12 title game.

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