Oklahoma Football Notes and Articles
Sooners beat Ducks in Holiday Bowl win: Leave it to a Leaf. Brady Leaf has steered clear of older brother Ryan's legacy of boorish behavior, but he couldn't evade another of his sibling's other traits -- throwing interceptions. Oklahoma linebacker Clint Ingram made a leaping interception of Leaf's pass at the 10-yard line with 33 seconds left in the Holiday Bowl to preserve the Sooners' 17-14 upset of the fifth-ranked Oregon Ducks on Thursday night. "It was a good call, I just underthrew the ball a little bit," said Leaf, who had moved the Ducks into position to win it. "There is not much more to it. Ingram made a nice play." (USA Today - Stats)
Stoops brothers in attendance: Arizona coach Mike Stoops and UA defensive coordinator Mark Stoops attended the game. "We've got three (Arizona) staff members here, really," Mike Stoops said. He was referring to former Arizona tight ends coach Josh Heupel, who became OU’s quarterbacks coach earlier this month. "You never want to lose coaches, and he's a very good one," Mike Stoops said. (NewsOK.com)
Runnels first TD reception of the year: The 17-yard touchdown reception for OU senior fullback J.D. Runnels was his first touchdown reception of the season and the fifth of his career.
Record Holiday Bowl crowd: The Sooners played in front of a record Holiday Bowl crowd of 65,416 and improved to 6-0 in the all-time series against Oregon. Next meeting next September in Oregon.
AD First Sooner running back to 3,000 first 2 yrs: Adrian Peterson became the first Sooner running back to amass 3,000 rushing yards in his first two seasons. He finished with 84 rushing yards, including 76 in the second half.
Bomar completion %: Rhett Bomar became the first freshman (redshirt or true) quarterback in Sooner history to finish the season with a completion percentage over 50 percent.
Sooners hang on for Holiday Bowl win: SoonerSports.com
Sooners look to be back in 2006: The Oklahoman
ESPN gives bowl views A.D. all day: The Oklahoman
Sooners rally to roast Ducks: The Oklahoman
OU play impresses Long, Mike Stoops: The Oklahoman
California fans cheer on their Sooners: The Oklahoman
Leaf draws boos for brother: The Oklahoman
Ingram's clutch interception saves Sooners: The Oklahoman
Sooner magic: Norman Transcript
OU's new offense a wild ride: Norman Transcript
OU picks off Oregon: Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
OU takes Holiday, 17-14: Dallas Morning News
Sooners mature in upset: Dallas Morning News
Peterson finds room: Dallas Morning News
Late Interception Dooms Ducks in Loss to Sooners: Washington Post
Sooners Upset Ducks in Holiday Bowl: New York Times
Peterson’s subpar night still enough for Sooners: MSNBC
Holiday Bowl by quarters: San Diego Union-Tribune
Snoozer of game turns exciting when Ducks, Sooners finally awake: San Diego Union-Tribune
Sooners shut down Ducks tricks: San Diego Union-Tribune
Late interception clinches Oklahoma's upset victory: San Diego Union-Tribune
Freshman QB, receivers spark Oklahoma attack: San Diego Union-Tribune
Sooners stuff Ducks' comeback: The Olympian
Ducks' spread gets smeared by Sooners: The Oregonian
UO comeback doesn't go far enough: The Oregonian
Sooners shut down Ducks tricks: San Diego Union-Tribune
Oregon's unhappy Holiday Bowl: Salem Statesman