Out of Bounds Show Podcast
Ten years ago,Kevin Sumlin made a lasting impression on Bob Stoops over a three-hour span when Oklahoma played at Texas A&M. Six games prior, then-A&M coach R.C. Slocum had promoted Sumlin to offensive coordinator, and the immediate results were impressive for the once-stagnant Aggies. None more so than on Nov. 9, 2002, when Sumlin’s offense, directed by electric freshman quarterback Reggie…
It seems just about every year Notre Dame’s expectations both from their die-hard fans and those of us in the media have been overinflated. Much of it in recent years had to do with all of those former four- and five-star recruits who, well, usually looked like three-star players. Not this year though. In the…
To flamboyant former Oklahoma All-America linebacker Brian Bosworth, the Heisman Trophy sends college football a flawed message by design. Literally. “I wish it wasn’t holding the football,” Bosworth said of the famous 25-pound bronze statue of a running back extending a stiff-arm. “He’s sitting on a piece of granite. It’s not polished, it’s rough. It’s…
Notre Dame came to Owen Field in 1957 and won a football game 7-0. Perhaps you’ve heard. The Fighting Irish are back in town on Saturday night, armed with the same mission. Win a game 1957 style. Read more: newsok.com
Heisman Trophy winners and national champions. One historic blowout. One historic upset. One of the most memorable collisions in college football history. Notre Dame and Oklahoma have not played often, but they have produced some classics – most won by the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame leads the series 8-1. No team has had as much…
OK. We’re at the halfway point. The first BCS standings are out. With Alabama and Florida 1-2, the people outside the SEC’s stomping grounds are already losing their minds. One piece of advice for them: Relax. Oregon, Kansas State, Notre Dame, Oregon State? Relax. Just take care of your business and you’ll be fine. We are NOT, in this reporter’s opinion, going to…
Math adds up to Brown’s tenure at Texas in jeopardy DALLAS — 63-21. That was the score in Oklahoma’s victory over Texas on Saturday at the Cotton Bowl. Following are other pertinent numbers that are bound to surface as the inevitable discussion begins — or has begun — about whether this is the beginning of…
DALLAS — Mike Rawlings saw the flooded bathrooms, the sewage spilling even into the concourses, and was like everyone at the Cotton Bowl last October. Disgusted. One big difference, though, between Rawlings and everyone else wading through a mess. Rawlings is the mayor of Dallas. Read more: newsok.com
ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit will have a busy Saturday. He’ll start out in South Bend, Ind., for “College GameDay,” previewing the Stanford-Notre Dame game, then will fly to Baton Rouge, La., to broadcast the South Carolina at LSU game at 7 p.m. Saturday on ESPN. Even though he won’t be at the Cotton Bowl on…
With the first BCS standings scheduled to be released Sunday, Pat Forde of Yahoo! Sports took a look at five of the six computer rankings used by the Bowl Championship Series. The results may baffle Alabama fans. Four different teams are ranked No. 1, according to Forde. read more: al.com
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