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9hHeather Dinich

AP poll release offers prelude to playoff race

A Week 2 visit to Columbus to christen the Lincoln Riley era could put the Sooners behind the ball early in their quest for a return to the CFP field.

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Campus Conversation: Could The Big 12 Be Left Out Again?

Before conversations with Miami's Mark Richt & GT's Paul Johnson, Peter Burns, Matt Schick & Heather Dinich debate which conference is most likely to get left out of the CFP, weigh in on Nick Saban's eclipse commentary and much more.

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Countdown to college football: 10 days! Oklahoma won its 10th Big 12 title last season, seven more than any other school since the conference debuted in 1996.

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There's 12 days left until the college football season! Barry Switzer's Oklahoma teams went 12-5 vs Nebraska when both schools entered the game ranked. That's the most such wins vs any team in the AP Poll Era.

Jake Trotter ESPN Staff Writer 

Oklahoma freshman running back Kennedy Brooks will miss the season with a shoulder injury, coach Lincoln Riley said after the Sooners' scrimmage Saturday. Brooks was a four-star signee, but not expected to play much his first season, with Rodney Anderson, Marcelias Sutton and Abdul Adams ahead of him on the depth chart.

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Oklahoma's dominant offense needs to replace crucial pieces (2:00)
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Mayfield looking to bounce back from troubled offseason (0:50)
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7dTodd McShay

McShay's 2018 NFL draft Top 10 QBs: Baker Mayfield

Mayfield has the mobility, accuracy and football IQ you look for, but concerns about his frame (listed at 6-foot-0, 205 pounds) and arm strength could make him a Day 3 prospect.

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The "Super QBs" in college football (0:54)

Jake Trotter ESPN Staff Writer 

Former Oklahoma WR Dahu Green is transferring to Arkansas State, Red Wolves coach Blake Anderson revealed over social media Friday. Green had three career receptions with the Sooners. He will have to sit out the 2017 season, but then will have two years of eligibility left with the Red Wolves.

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Mayfield and Oklahoma look to repeat as Big 12 champs (1:39)
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Darnold has best chance to win the Heisman

According to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, Sam Darnold's odds to win the Heisman Trophy are two times better than the next-best contenders, Baker Mayfield and 2016 winner Lamar Jackson.

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15dJake Trotter

Tom Herman, Lincoln Riley and the fight to save the Big 12

For the first time since 1947, new coaches will be on both sidelines when OU and Texas meet in the Cotton Bowl. As Lincoln Riley and Tom Herman take their turns in the rivalry, the stakes couldn't be any bigger.

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15dJake Trotter

Inside Bob Stoops' last days at Oklahoma

The news of June 7 was so stunning, it was hard to believe, even for those inside the OU football program. Bob Stoops' retirement was a closely guarded secret. In the days before, the drama quietly unfolded.

Jake Trotter ESPN Staff Writer 

Baker Mayfield has more career wins than any other returning QB in the country. But he calls the Oklahoma QB room "the best in the country" in part because of the other pieces. "Kyler Murray is the fastest player on our team. Austin Kendall is such a natural thrower." Murray and Kendall are still battling for the No. 2 job behind Mayfield."

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16dJake Trotter

Oklahoma WR Basquine (Achilles) out for year

Oklahoma's depth at wide receiver will be tested after Nick Basquine, the Sooners' second-leading returnee at the position, suffered an Achilles injury that will sideline him for the season.

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Sooners heavy favorite to win Big 12

According to ESPN's FPI, Oklahoma has a 72 percent chance to win the conference. Can Tom Herman surprise everyone and lead Texas back to prominence? Or will Mason Rudolph lead the high-powered Cowboys' offense to their first conference title since 2011?

Jake Trotter ESPN Staff Writer 

Oklahoma reserve guard Alex Dalton is out for the season with a knee injury he suffered off the field before the start of camp, coach Lincoln Riley said Thursday. The Sooners still have three reliable guards though in Dru Samia, Ben Powers and Cody Ford, who all started games last season.

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Tide, Buckeyes top preseason coaches' Top 25

Alabama may not have finished No. 1 last season, but it will start there again as the preseason coaches' poll was released Thursday. Ohio State, FSU, USC and Clemson round out the top five.

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