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Recruiting notebook: Josh Turner gets offers from Alabama, Tennessee; Quinton Neil signs with Langston Wed, Feb 24, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment Bama, Tennessee offer Turner Millwood’s Josh Turner continues to draw more big-time offers. The Falcons’ cornerback recently added offers from two more Southeastern Conference schools,...

OU adds tight end to 2011 football recruiting class Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment Oklahoma has added its third verbal commitment to the recruiting class of 2011. Euless (Texas) Trinity High School tight end Chris Barnett joined Southmoore QB Kendal Thompson and Arlington,...

High school notebook: Edmond Santa Fe girls lose Jimi Blagowsky for season; Josh Turner gets offer from Texas Fri, Feb 12, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment Santa Fe girls lose Blagowsky for season Edmond Santa Fe girls basketball coach Paul Bass has said all season that his team is really young. The sophomore-laden team will have to grow up in a...

San Diego wide receiver Kenny Stills added to 2010 OU class Fri, Feb 5, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment Wide receiver Kenny Stills was added to the University of Oklahoma's 2010 football recruiting class on Thursday. The school received clearance from the NCAA on Thursday in regards to Stills'...

Former Jones QB Daxx Garman commits to Arizona Thu, Feb 4, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment Former Jones quarterback Daxx Garman, who found himself in the middle of an eligibility controversy last season that left the Longhorns out of the playoffs, has committed to Arizona. Garman is...

OU gets surprise with signing of standout Dallas linebacker Corey Nelson Thu, Feb 4, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment Oklahoma's 2010 signing class has gotten a surprise boom. Four-star linebacker Corey Nelson, who for months was committed to Texas A&M and reaffirmed that commitment last week, has signed...

OU signing day notebook: Willie Martinez to coach secondary, Bobby Jack Wright moves to DEs Thu, Feb 4, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment Martinez to coach secondary, Wright moves to DEs Willie Martinez, the newest hire for the Oklahoma coaching staff, will coach defensive backs. Bobby Jack Wright, formerly the defensive backs coach,...

Sooners lose Jarrett Lake but get a surprise in Corey Nelson Thu, Feb 4, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment NORMAN — A pair of surprises ambushed plenty on the morning of national signing day for Oklahoma. Among those not surprised: the Sooner coaching staff. Jenks athlete Jarrett Lake orally...

Love at first sight for Blake Bell, OU Thu, Feb 4, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment By BRANDON CHATMON Staff Writer bchatmon@opubco.com WICHITA, Kan. — Blake Bell had plans to visit several of the nation's elite college football programs during the spring of 2009. One...

OSU signing day notebook: Mike Gundy to recruits: Get ready Thu, Feb 4, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment Gundy to recruits: Get ready With more and more freshmen making an impact across the country, the possibility of some, even several first-year players making an impact has become more likely. For...

Joe Randle: An unwavering confidence, desire to be a Cowboy Thu, Feb 4, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment By BRANDON CHATMON Staff Writer bchatmon@opubco.com WICHITA, Kan. — One unofficial visit to Oklahoma State was all it took for Joe Randle to be sold on the Cowboys. The Wichita Southeast...

Tuttle's Ethan Biddy signs with Air Force Thu, Feb 4, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment TUTTLE — There was no hiding Tuttle linebacker Ethan Biddy’s smile as he signed on the dotted line Wednesday morning in the school library. Biddy will play football at the Air Force...

Carl Albert's Tre Porter comfortable with decision to stick with Texas Tech Thu, Feb 4, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment MIDWEST CITY—Carl Albert defensive back Tre Porter didn't want to wait until the last minute. He didn't want drama. But he also wanted to be deliberate and make sure he made the right...

Midwest City's Dominque Jones makes best of tough situation, signs with Baylor Thu, Feb 4, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment MIDWEST CITY — It would've been easy for Midwest City's Dominque Jones to get discouraged earlier this month when Arizona told him they needed to go in a different direction. Instead, the...

Best in class: Kevin Johnson fits OSU’s new system Thu, Feb 4, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment Russell Shepard was a consensus top-10 recruit in the class of 2009 before making an immediate impact at LSU during his true freshman season. Houston Cypress Ridge High School coach Gary Thiebaud...

Berry Tramel: Mike Gundy's biggest signee is Dana Holgorsen Wed, Feb 3, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment STILLWATER — Mike Gundy's most important signee is, oh, probably 5-foot-10. Maybe 190 pounds. Receding hairline. Recruited to help Gundy keep his hair. Gundy's difference-making addition to...

OU signing day roundup: Bronson Irwin makes time for ceremony; Aaron Colvin signs with OU Wed, Feb 3, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment Irwin makes time for ceremony MUSTANG — Signing day started early for Bronson Irwin. The Oklahoma signee had to be up at 6 a.m. on Wednesday to make up the scheduled workout he would miss in...

Southmoore quickly becoming a pipeline to OU as three more SaberCats head to Norman Wed, Feb 3, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment MOORE — Three years ago, Southmoore High School didn't even exist. Wednesday, it was the only school in the state to have more than one player signing with the University of Oklahoma....

Local high school signings Wed, Feb 3, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment FOOTBALL Henry Alexander, Ardmore (SEOSU) Jake Alexander, Jenks (Tulsa) Jamaal Allen, Lawton (SNU) Joe Alston, Berryhill (NSU) Gerrard Anderson, Tulsa Central (NEO) Matthew Anderson, Sand Springs...

Ranking the classes Wed, Feb 3, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment Ranking the classes SchoolRivalsScoutESPNPts.1. Florida25252575Gators put together one of the best defensive classes in years2. Texas24232471Longhorns boast balance, star power in LB Jordan Hicks,...

Breaking down OU's 2010 recruiting class Wed, Feb 3, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment Immediate impact Brennan ClayRB6-0193 San Diego4 stars His ability to run and catch will put him on the field quickly. Roy Finch RB5-8175 Niceville, Fla. 4 stars Like Clay, he’s too...

Mustang's Bronson Irwin adjusting to life as an early OU enrollee Wed, Feb 3, 2010 | Comment on this article

Leave a comment MUSTANG — Signing day started early for Bronson Irwin. The Oklahoma signee had to be up at 6 a.m. on Wednesday to make up the scheduled workout he would miss in the OU weight room while he...

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