milesl
6/2/2008, 12:49 PM
They also have all the stats and schedule, which would copy and paste. It is here. I'm addicted to these mags even though they are usually meaningless midway through the season.
http://www.athlonsports.com/college-football/13613/no-3-oklahoma
No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners
Editor’s Note: Beginning every May 1, Athlon Sports counts toward the release of its College Football Annuals by releasing one spot in its Top 25 every weekday for five weeks. The No. 1 team will be revealed June 4. Check AthlonSports.com every day to see who’s next in the countdown. The 2008 College Football Annuals hit newsstands June 3rd.
No Allen Patrick? No Malcolm Kelly? No problem. Quarterback Sam Bradford took the reins of Bob Stoops’ offense as a redshirt freshman in 2007 and captured the nation’s passing efficiency crown, with Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow coming in second. Bradford set a new NCAA freshman record with 36 touchdown passes, bettering the old mark by seven. He had consecutive completion streaks of 22 and 21, twice beating the old school record of 18 set by Jason White. And he threw five touchdown passes in a game twice, against Miami and Texas A&M.
Bradford’s favorite target should be Juaquin Iglesias, more than half of whose 128 career receptions came last season. Iglesias scored five times on 68 catches and averaged 10.9 yards on eight rushes.
DeMarco Murray ran for 764 yards, 6.0 per carry and a team-high 13 touchdowns last season as a freshman. He ran back two kickoffs for touchdowns and scored on a 92-yard run from scrimmage. If he can rebound full-speed from a dislocated kneecap that cut his season short, and freshman Jermie Calhoun is all he’s cracked up to be, look out for the Sooners on the ground, especially since all five starters and two top backups are back in the O-Line. The left side, where tackle Phil Loadholt and guard Duke Robinson line up, is particularly stout.
The defensive front four should be a team strength, anchored by end Auston English and tackle Gerald McCoy, but linebacker Curtis Lofton, the Sooners’ leading tackler, and cornerback Reggie Smith both left for the pros with remaining eligibility. Defensive coordinator Brent Venables will shore up the back seven around linebacker Ryan Reynolds and safety Nic Harris.
The Sept. 27 matchup against TCU appears to be this year’s stiffest out-of-conference test, but the competition really heats up with consecutive midseason tilts against Texas in Dallas, and Kansas in Norman. Nebraska and Texas Tech both must visit Memorial Stadium in November.
Double-digit wins Oklahoma has won at least 10 games in a season on 30 occasions, more than any other school in the country.
Long distance The Sooners led the nation in kickoff returns last fall, averaging 28.3 yards on 56 runbacks.
Their own league Oklahoma has won 41 conference championships in 93 years as a league member — that’s 44 percent of the time.
Oklahoma superlatives:
OL Duke Robinson and DT Gerald McCoy are named First-Team All-America and First-Team All-Big 12.
S Nic Harris is named Third-Team All-America and First-Team All-Big 12.
C Jon Cooper, OL Phil Loadholt and DL Auston English are named First-Team All-Big 12.
QB Sam Bradford, RB DeMarco Murray, WR and KR Juaquin Iglesias, TE Jermaine Gresham, OL Brandon Walker and DL DeMarcus Granger are named Second-Team All-Big 12.
RB Chris Brown and LB Ryan Reynolds join the All-Big 12 Third Team.
http://www.athlonsports.com/college-football/13613/no-3-oklahoma
No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners
Editor’s Note: Beginning every May 1, Athlon Sports counts toward the release of its College Football Annuals by releasing one spot in its Top 25 every weekday for five weeks. The No. 1 team will be revealed June 4. Check AthlonSports.com every day to see who’s next in the countdown. The 2008 College Football Annuals hit newsstands June 3rd.
No Allen Patrick? No Malcolm Kelly? No problem. Quarterback Sam Bradford took the reins of Bob Stoops’ offense as a redshirt freshman in 2007 and captured the nation’s passing efficiency crown, with Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow coming in second. Bradford set a new NCAA freshman record with 36 touchdown passes, bettering the old mark by seven. He had consecutive completion streaks of 22 and 21, twice beating the old school record of 18 set by Jason White. And he threw five touchdown passes in a game twice, against Miami and Texas A&M.
Bradford’s favorite target should be Juaquin Iglesias, more than half of whose 128 career receptions came last season. Iglesias scored five times on 68 catches and averaged 10.9 yards on eight rushes.
DeMarco Murray ran for 764 yards, 6.0 per carry and a team-high 13 touchdowns last season as a freshman. He ran back two kickoffs for touchdowns and scored on a 92-yard run from scrimmage. If he can rebound full-speed from a dislocated kneecap that cut his season short, and freshman Jermie Calhoun is all he’s cracked up to be, look out for the Sooners on the ground, especially since all five starters and two top backups are back in the O-Line. The left side, where tackle Phil Loadholt and guard Duke Robinson line up, is particularly stout.
The defensive front four should be a team strength, anchored by end Auston English and tackle Gerald McCoy, but linebacker Curtis Lofton, the Sooners’ leading tackler, and cornerback Reggie Smith both left for the pros with remaining eligibility. Defensive coordinator Brent Venables will shore up the back seven around linebacker Ryan Reynolds and safety Nic Harris.
The Sept. 27 matchup against TCU appears to be this year’s stiffest out-of-conference test, but the competition really heats up with consecutive midseason tilts against Texas in Dallas, and Kansas in Norman. Nebraska and Texas Tech both must visit Memorial Stadium in November.
Double-digit wins Oklahoma has won at least 10 games in a season on 30 occasions, more than any other school in the country.
Long distance The Sooners led the nation in kickoff returns last fall, averaging 28.3 yards on 56 runbacks.
Their own league Oklahoma has won 41 conference championships in 93 years as a league member — that’s 44 percent of the time.
Oklahoma superlatives:
OL Duke Robinson and DT Gerald McCoy are named First-Team All-America and First-Team All-Big 12.
S Nic Harris is named Third-Team All-America and First-Team All-Big 12.
C Jon Cooper, OL Phil Loadholt and DL Auston English are named First-Team All-Big 12.
QB Sam Bradford, RB DeMarco Murray, WR and KR Juaquin Iglesias, TE Jermaine Gresham, OL Brandon Walker and DL DeMarcus Granger are named Second-Team All-Big 12.
RB Chris Brown and LB Ryan Reynolds join the All-Big 12 Third Team.