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Sooners Seek Redemption After Texas Loss
posted 10:51 am Mon October 13, 2008
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Dallas - Oklahoma's season opened with the highest of hopes, and they were only amplified when the Sooners reached the No. 1 ranking a month into the season.
Then came a crushing defeat at the hands of Texas and now there's fear that OU's season has taken a turn for the worst.
But a loss to Texas may not be the end of those preseason aspirations.
Coach Bob Stoops says it's always disappointing to prepare for a game and end up losing, but there are many games left to play.
The Sooners (5-1, 1-1 Big 12) emerged with the highest ranking of any of the one-loss teams in the country, falling to Number 4 after the 45-35 loss on Saturday.
OU faces a good team next week when Kansas comes to town. Linebacker Travis Lewis figures a victory over the 16th-ranked Jayhawks next week will be a good redemption game.
The Sooners are hoping to clean up any lingering issues on kickoff coverage. Jordan Shipley's 96-yard return gave the Longhorns their first touchdown of the game.
Stoops says it seems some of those on the coverage unit were unwilling to tackle.
Then came a crushing defeat at the hands of Texas and now there's fear that OU's season has taken a turn for the worst.
But a loss to Texas may not be the end of those preseason aspirations.
Coach Bob Stoops says it's always disappointing to prepare for a game and end up losing, but there are many games left to play.
The Sooners (5-1, 1-1 Big 12) emerged with the highest ranking of any of the one-loss teams in the country, falling to Number 4 after the 45-35 loss on Saturday.
OU faces a good team next week when Kansas comes to town. Linebacker Travis Lewis figures a victory over the 16th-ranked Jayhawks next week will be a good redemption game.
The Sooners are hoping to clean up any lingering issues on kickoff coverage. Jordan Shipley's 96-yard return gave the Longhorns their first touchdown of the game.
Stoops says it seems some of those on the coverage unit were unwilling to tackle.
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