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22 Oklahoma hold off Kansas State for a 42-30 win Saturday night. Jones was making his fifth career start and first since Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford announced his career with the Sooners was over because of a shoulder injury.

One doesn't have to listen to Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder too long to realize the challenge in front of the Wildcats this weekend is quite daunting.

Kansas State wasn't a popular pick to be the front-runner in the Big 12 North this season.

By MIKE JONES NORMAN, Okla. - Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones said the resolution of Sam Bradford's status could prove beneficial.'There is a little relief as the decision has cleared up some of the uncertainty of whether Sam was going or staying,' Jones said.

Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford will have season-ending shoulder surgery and expects to enter the NFL Draft in April.

Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford underwent surgery on his right shoulder Wednesday morning in Birmingham, Ala.

Landry Jones never expected to playing for No. 25 Oklahoma so soon. An injury to Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford has changed all that.

For those of you unfamiliar with the OU policy. If you win the Heisman, you get a statue, where you spend eternity looking at Sims Afro, Steve Owen's jaw line, Billy Vessels' signature stride and Jason White's pocket presence.

Posted by ESPN.com's Ivan Maisel 1. Sam Bradford isn't coming back next season, which is too bad for us college football fans.

Heisman trophy winner, Sam Bradford, announced Monday afternoon, October 25, on KOCO-TV News , he is preparing for the NFL draft because of a season-ending surgery scheduled for Wednesday.

Sam Bradford's career at Oklahoma might be over, but his teammates are prepared to finish the season strong without their Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback.

He had delayed NFL millions - made the most improbable decision in college football history - and this was Sam Bradford's reward.

In a week where the Sam Bradford surgery and entry into the NFL draft was the lead story coming out of Norman, another recent grad is making headlines with a knee injury.

In his first game against North Texas in 2007, Sam Bradford was impressive, but it was a week later he really started building his legacy.

Sept. 1, 2007: Completes 18 consecutive passes in his OU debut, a 79-10 romp over North Texas Sept.

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A few weeks later, after just one offensive series in the Sooners' biggest rivalry game of the season, his number got called again.

NORMAN - The announcement finally came, not during an overblown press conference, but via the University of Oklahoma 's Twitter page Sunday afternoon.

This much is certain: It is impossible to practice winning. If such a thing could be rehearsed, Oklahoma this season would be much better at it.

The sad news Sooner Nation has expected for more than a week finally came today: Star quarterback Sam Bradford will undergo season-ending surgery on Tuesday .

Right now, there are countless articles being writtenA by both professionals and amateurs on why Sam Bradford should have taken the money last year and why he should do it again this year.

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin No Sam Bradford . No DeMarco Murray . No worries.

The Big 12 midseason has arrived, but much of the mystery has already left the building.

There was a lot of talk last year about who would be the fist pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.

Date : October 24 Time : 3:30 pm EST Venue : Memorial Stadium Vegas Line : OU -8 The hits keep on coming for Oklahoma, which follows up last weekend's loss to Texas at the Cotton Bowl with a trip to Lawrence to face a dangerous Kansas team.

A Ita TMs a harsh reality. Oklahoma is 3-3. Three losses is three losses, despite them coming by a total of five points this season.

Kansas has been ranked in the Associated Press football Top 25 every week this season.

The lights on the scoreboard told the story as far as Texas linebacker Roddrick Muckelroy was concerned.

Oklahoma junior QB Sam Bradford called off a press conference scheduled for Wednesday night so he could further deliberate about his future.

Home : Features : Sports : Sooner's Bradford may be done for the year Sooner's Bradford may be done for the year 21-Oct-2009 Written by: Matt Bultman Sam Bradford is expected to announce his decision to undergo season ending shoulder surgery later this week Any hope Sam Bradford had of defending his Heisman Trophy may have just disappeared.

Aaron Williams can't put an exact number on his vertical leap, but it's a safe bet to say that it's high.

You don't see many signs like that up here any more. Bob Stoops owns Mack Brown.

Categories He is in Detroit but he has all that NFL No. 1. pick money to keep him happy.

University of Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford re-injured his shoulder in the OU-Texas game.

Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford called off a scheduled news conference at which he planned to discuss his future after injuring his right, throwing shoulder.

Sporting News' Dave Curtis analyzes what Wednesday's buzz means to college football: Don't play again, Sam Oklahoma's Sam Bradford can wait until Thanksgiving to hold his press conference; it still won't change how he should manage things the next 10 months.

When the reigning Heisman Trophy winner suffered a sprain in his throwing shoulder in this season's opening loss to Brigham Young , he then had to decide when he was comfortable returning to the field.

A pair of teams hoping to bounce back from tough losses meet in Lawrence on Saturday afternoon, as the 25th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners tangle with the 24th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks in a Big 12 Conference showdown.

Oklahoma came to the Cotton Bowl to save its season. The stain of two one-point losses without quarterback Sam Bradford could be washed away with a victory over No.

No matter what's going wrong with his front line, offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson doesn't plan on No.

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said Sunday that the team didn't expect any update on quarterback Sam Bradford's status until at least Thursday.

While doctors consider the next treatment for injured OU quarterback Sam Bradford, one thing is for sure---he won't play Saturday.

Halfway through the season and Texas is right where it wants to be. Well, if you consider a clunky offense featuring anonymous running backs, guided by a quarterback with a banged up thumb the way to go.

Sam Bradford is back in limbo. The throwing shoulder he reinjured against Texas is being reevaluated by doctors, and now Bob Stoops has to reanswer questions about Bradford's playing status.

A tie may be like kissing your sister, but what Texas pulled off Saturday in the Cotton Bowl was akin to drunken, relapse sex with your ex.

This year's Red River shootout between Texas and Oklahoma was anything but lackluster, however if you are an NFL team looking for a savior at quarterback, your list may have gotten two players shorter.

Oklahoma's weak offensive line is jeopardizing 2008 Heisman winner Sam Bradford's NFL future.

It's getting scary out there. Of the top seven ranked teams last week, Virginia Tech and Ohio State lost, Florida and Texas survived by a field goal, Boise State and USC held on by a touchdown, and Alabama could not put away South Carolina until the fourth quarter.

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said Sunday he has no update on the condition of quarterback Sam Bradford.

Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford's season, and perhaps even his career, at Oklahoma may be finished after he re-injured his throwing shoulder.

We have a difference of opinion among poll voters on who's No. 1 in college football this week.

I will say that I have a lot of respect for guys like Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford and Florida's TimTebow for caring about collegiate competition, their teammates, and their respective school communities enough to stay in school and chase national titles.

Texas 23, OU 13: Texas is home to not only the most Fortune 500 companies, but also the best college football teams.

Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford reinjured his right shoulder early in No. 20 Oklahoma's game against No.

Last week's news conference included questions about conservative play-calling, shoddy tackling and the leaky offensive line.

Once upon a very wild time, downtown Dallas readied for Texas-OU as if it had boiled up ominously out of the Gulf of Mexico.

7 in Pasadena. The Rose Bowl. Another shot at the national championship. A chance for redemption.

The Texas secondary knew it was it for a long day against Sam Bradford and the Oklahoma Sooners last season.

For someone who played just one year of high school football, Oklahoma wide receiver Cameron Kenney finds himself this weekend as one of the key players in one of college football's biggest rivalries.

If ever there was a weekend Dallas-Fort Worth needed pleasant weather, it is this one.

An injured Heisman Trophy winner and a pair of one-point losses have made the first half of Oklahoma's season a real downer.

20 Oklahoma with a series of dropped passes. Brandon Caleb, DeMarco Murray and DeJuan Miller were guilty, too.

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops' Sooners have a lot riding on their tangle with Texas this Saturday.

One of the nation's oldest and most recognized rivalries is set for this weekend, as the 20th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners and third-ranked Texas Longhorns meet in the Cotton Bowl in the 104th edition of what is tabbed the Red River Rivalry.

The Big 12 Conference season is only one game old for eight of the league's teams, which means there's a lot of football left.

In the shifting dynamics of Texas-OU, the subject of a "brain drain" gets a lot of traction at Oklahoma these days.

When Texas beat Oklahoma last season, the win vaulted the Longhorns to No. 1 and into the middle of the national title chase.

Shown here in pregame warmups, Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford was 27 of 49 for 389 yards and one touchdown in No.

In this tough economy, NFL QB money is looking better than ever which makes it even more amazing that two Heisman winners, Tim Tebow and Sam Bradford, decided to return to school in 2009.

Sam Bradford gave his recovering right shoulder a workout Saturday against Baylor, but there were no ill effects 24 hours later.

COLUMBIA Texas coach Mack Brown and Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, whose teams will play Saturday in Dallas, are very familiar with each other's best athletes.

Nearing the halfway point in the college football season, there are certainly some surprising developments along with the usual subplots.

Texas and Oklahoma will meet for the 104th time this Saturday in the annual Red River Shootout .

My e-mail and text message inbox offered a sobering glimpse into the Sooner psyche after OU coach Bob Stoops announced Friday morning that 2008 Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford would be suiting up this weekend.

Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford came back from an injury and got No. 20 Oklahoma running at a fast pace once again.

Small consolation for Texas: the Sooners dropped a spot too, to No. 20, even after Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford returned from a shoulder injury to lead a 33-7 win over Baylor.

One way or another, it had a sluggish feel. It was evident among conversations on the sideline and in the stands as well, where much of the 84,000-plus crowd was trying to avoid a sleepwalk to the gates with 10 minutes to go in the contest.

Former OSU commitment Rome pledges to Nebraska 10:39 a.m Nebraska has gained an oral commitment from defensive end Chase Rome of Columbia, Mo., according to rivals.com and scout.com. >> Bradford looks rusty NORMAN, Okla.

After a 2-2 start to the season, Oklahoma fans finally got some good news Friday.

NORMAN, Oklahoma OU's Sam Bradford will play in the Big 12 conference opener Saturday against Baylor, OU sports information director Kenny Mossman announced.

Question: Heaven forbid, but should a Texas Tech player ever be paralyzed in the course of play, would Tech coach Mike Leach acknowledge it? It looks as if senior cornerback Nathan Stone's career is over, the result of a spinal injury he suffered in Saturday's game against New Mexico, and Leach doesn't acknowledge that.

Injury reports are not officially issued in college football, but we don't need one to know the status of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, who suffered his first concussion two weeks ago.

Want Kevin Wilson's scalp? You'll have to go through Bob Stoops to get it. After practice Monday, the Oklahoma head coach defended his offensive coordinator for all the criticism raining down on Wilson from church lobbies, talk radio, message boards and water coolers since the Sooners' 21-20 loss at Miami on Saturday.

As recently as a month ago, the Big 12 South was being touted as the best division in college football.

NORMAN, Okla. - Oklahoma offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson knows Sooners fans see things pretty much black or white.

Sam Bradford might go under the knife, after all. Or he might go under center this Saturday against Baylor.

Watched college football on TV for nine straight hours Saturday, and my wife didn't mind a bit.

Oklahoma quarterback and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford stated in a press conference Tuesday he is making progress in his return to the field but remains uncertain about his status for Saturday's game against Baylor."I have a big percentage of that decision, but the coaches are going to watch practice," Bradford said when asked ...

Receiver Ryan Broyles will miss No. 19 Oklahoma's game this week against Baylor with a broken left shoulder blade.

The Miami Hurricanes defeated the Oklahoma Sooners Saturday night. The Los Angeles Times reports that the 17th ranked Miami Hurrricanes defeated the 8th ranked Oklahoma Sooners in 21-20 Saturday night in Miami.

In a perfect world, the best two teams in college football would run the table, waltz into Pasadena in January and battle it out on the Rose Bowl floor for the Bowl Championship Series title.

Rejuvenated Auburn jumped into the AP Top 25 for the first time this season, landing at No.

Jacory Harris shook off two early interceptions and a 10-0 deficit to throw three touchdown passes and No.

Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford was scheduled to visit renowned orthopedic surgeon James Andrews in Alabama this weekend but has not had a specific setback in his recovery from a sprained throwing shoulder, a person familiar with the situation said Saturday morning.

When Oklahoma comes to Land Shark Stadium this Saturday night, it will mark the second time in two years that the Hurricanes and Sooners have faced each other.

There have been some crazy weeks in the recent history of college football, but I doubt many were as wacky as the one that just happened.

Sporting News' Matt Hayes picks the best 10 games of weekend and throws in his upset pick of the week as a bonus.

Last meeting: 2007, Oklahoma 51-13. What's at Stake Oklahoma returns to the scene of last year's BCS championship game loss to Florida, looking for a third consecutive shutout following a 14-13 loss to BYU in the opener.

Here's what's easy: To sit in an office or a car or bar and debate decisions made by high-profile college athletes whose life situations we really don't know.

CRAZY IS about as good a word as any to describe the 2009 college football season as the race to the BCS championship rounds the first turn.