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Several car burglaries in the Cole area were solved over the weekend by the Mayes County Sheriff's Office.

“All of us being new, none of us have seen that much game time, but I feel like we came out and did a wonderful job.”

Sooner Nation, meet Dominique Franks. He's 5-foot-11, 190 pounds of ball skills and instincts and confidence. via TulsaWorld.com - OU

“We can't touch him normally, so I thought, - Why not give him a little bit of contact?' ”

' Sam Bradford thought about getting out of the way. Thought about turning matador and giving Alan Davis a free path to the end zone. via The Oklahoman

“I felt like I did when I was in high school as a senior.”

' In the Big 12 Championship, Oklahoma's defensive pass rush needed a spark. Auston English's hairline fractured ankle was still healing. via The Oklahoman

“Without question, one of the best. Not only in our league, but in the country.”

Oklahoma defensive end Auston English might play in tonight's Big 12 Championship Game against Missouri.

'Right now I would say it's a possibility,' Sooners coach Bob Stoops said Friday.

Stoops said OU's sack leader looked 'better than he's been in a couple of weeks' during Thursday's practice, but that his effectiveness remains questionable.

'We'll have to see how explosive he is and what he's doing when he warms up,' Stoops said. 'But he's going to try.'

Defensive coordinator Brent Venables said after Tuesday's practice that English was not fully participating in practice, but was working out, 'to get into some kind of shape so that he will have some gas in the tank,' if he could play. Read more

“Anytime you can get back there and get hits, that helps our defense”

' Two years ago, Alonzo Dotson sat out his sophomore season because he was academically ineligible. via The Oklahoman

“He's fabulous. I think people are seeing it”

OU wide receiver Malcolm Kelly is still recovering from what he called a hip pointer suffered on the first offensive play against Oklahoma State. via TulsaWorld.com - OU

“For such a young guy, he really came on and did some really good things”

DE's hit knocks Robinson's helmet off Most everyone in Gaylord Family - ' Oklahoma Memorial Stadium saw the hit that knocked Zac Robinson's helmet off. via The Oklahoman

“Everything felt good out there tonight”

' Oklahoma continued a Bedlam trend Saturday. A Norman knockout for the Sooners. via The Oklahoman

“It seems like every week I'm looking to the right side and there's somebody new”

But even the fifth-year senior admits being caught off guard at times when he lines up at his defensive end spot. via The Norman Transcript

“Obviously there's a lot on the line for us too, so that magnifies the matchup and the anticipation of it. It means a lot to a lot of people.”

Sam Bradford is ready to go and No. 10 Oklahoma has its sights set on the Big 12 championship game. via CSTV.com

Stoops says everything has checked out and, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Bradford will play. via KTIC

“They match up well athletically.”

How much do the Oklahoma Sooners miss defensive end Auston English? "It's like getting stabbed in the ribs," defensive tackle Gerald McCoy said of English's absence the last games. via TulsaWorld.com - OU

Oklahoma was trying to shake its reputation as a bad road team Saturday night. That reputation remains firmly in place after Saturday night's 34-27 loss to the Red Raiders. via The Norman Transcript

“I think we're going to have to be able to run the ball regardless of who we have in there at quarterback”

' Last year, Oklahoma relied on power football to beat Oklahoma State. Faced with a slew of injuries, could OU pull out the same Bedlam playbook Saturday? Bob Stoops announced Monday that big-play running back ... via The Oklahoman

Is the injury report as bad as it looked Saturday night? Yes. Although the Sooners staged a gutsy comeback, there was a stiff price. via TulsaWorld.com - OU

Oklahoma played its second straight game without defensive end Auston English, out with a hairline fracture in his right foot. via TulsaWorld.com - OU

“Sometimes I think you've got to be a product too of what's around you. Guys around him have to make plays.”

After a loss by Oregon earlier in the week, Oklahoma's path to yet another national championship game sure sounded simple. via KXII-TV Sherman

As much as it hurt Oklahoma to see quarterback Sam Bradford leave Saturday's game at Texas Tech before it ever really got started, it pained the Sooners more to see their defense gashed for four quarters. via TulsaWorld.com - OU

“How serious it is, we'll just have to continue to see, but it was whatever form of concussion, so we weren't going to put him back out there.”

Last Update: 11/17 11:26 pm University of Oklahoma starting quarterback Sam Bradford suffered a concussion during the Sooners' 34-27 loss to Texas Tech Saturday night. via KMTR Eugene