2009 Statistics

2010 OUTLOOK
Why will coach Bob Stoops never leave Norman? Because he knows he has a good thing going. That mostly includes a roster full of NFL-caliber players capable of competing for the Big 12 and National Title every year. Heck, if the NFL Draft is any indication, three OU players were taken in the first four overall picks this past April. Unbelievable! Looking at the returning depth chart, it's easy to see the wealth of available athletes is plentiful, once again. Injuries obviously played a huge role in the 2009 drop-off. That would include losing All-American players like QB Sam Bradford and TE Jermaine Gresham. Freshman QB Landry Jones really had a better-than-decent outing throwing the ball (11th in total passing) while filling in for Bradford. He will learn to avoid the interception bug with time. Jones’ offensive line won't be another rebuilding project as it was entering this past fall but it still has many questions that need answered despite all the experience. The RB job is all DeMarco Murray’s now that Chris Brown is gone. Murray has amassed 2,471 yards in three years as a Sooner ball carrier. Expect to see receiver/punt return specialist Ryan Broyles dot a few post-season All-America lists. He may be the best weapon on this side of the ball. And as always, the talent on defense looks far superior to many of the foes OU will square off against. Losing two hefty players on the front line such as English and McCoy would be a major problem for most other teams, but the Sooners magically continue to produce great players at this unit. Senior Jeremy Beal, NationalChamps.net First Team Preseason All-America, is one of the top three defensive ends in the country. This team is not far removed from getting right back to where it wants to be, at the top of the Big 12 South Division first and foremost. Some things seemingly never change in this regards. Much like USC however, the Sooners won't, or at least shouldn't, start the season in a Top 10 position as they currently finished unranked to close out ’09.