Gerald McCoy News

This is the sixth article in a series previewing the top NFL prospects by position for the 2010 draft.

There was nothing strange about Colt McCoy's spot on The Associated Press All-Big 12 team this time around.

With the expected departure of All-American Gerald McCoy and the unexpected revocation of Demarcus Granger 's application for a medical hardship it's safe to say the Oklahoma Sooners are looking at all reasonable options along the defensive line.

Oklahoma defensive end Jeremy Beal has been named one of seven finalists for this year's Hendricks Award, presented annually to the nation's top defensive end.

Oklahoma had its worst season in a while. But the Sooners still had 18 players gain All-Big 12 recognition.

Oklahoma defensive tackle Gerald McCoy was emotional as he carried the Bedlam Bell for a victory lap after the Sooners' 27-0 victory over arch-rival Oklahoma State Saturday.

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops is ever the stiff upper lip, a philosophy that has been sorely tested this season.

Norman, Okla. - No. 11 Oklahoma State had everything to play for: the money and exposure of the Bowl Championship Series, another step toward making school history and bragging rights in a rare chance to outshine its traditional in-state rival.

By MIKE JONES NORMAN, Okla. - The way Oklahoma's defensive players viewed their performance in last week's loss at Texas Tech brings to mind the old line by Butch Cassidy as he and Sundance from a distance watched a Pinkerton posse kicking up dust in steady pursuit.'Who are those guys?' Butch kept wondering.That refrain was reprised postgame and ...

With the possible exception of Zac Robinson, there isn't anyone who Gerald McCoy would like to spend more time with this weekend than his daughter, Nevaeh.

Bob Stoops has never had a season like this at Oklahoma. The injuries keep piling up, along with the losses.

By MIKE JONES NORMAN, Okla. - Oklahoma is uncharacteristically not ranked, out of the BCS championship picture, no longer in the running for a fourth consecutive Big 12 championship and looking at the worst regular-season record in Bob Stoops' years as the Sooners' coach.

Nothing to it: Texas Tech closed its 41-13 victory over Oklahoma with 47 seconds on the clock, when instead of taking a knee, the Red Raiders ran Eric Stephens four yards into the end zone.

LUBBOCK, Texas a ' Texas Tech exposed several mismatches in Oklahoma's vaunted defense throughout their first half and led the Sooners 17-6 at halftime.

Texas Tech fans were once infamous for throwing tortillas at games. That practice has been curbed, but a few still find their way onto the turf at Jones Stadium.

This weekly feature considers five reasons why Texas Tech will win and five reasons Texas Tech will lose to each opponent.

Think defense doesn't win championships? In this week's NCAA statistics, the top four teams are Texas, Florida, Alabama and TCU.

An Oklahoma offensive line already missing starters Brian Simmons, Brody Eldridge and Jarvis Jones Saturday night against Texas A&M has another issue.

Today, I got an e-mail from someone who thinks Bob Stoops should go as OU coach.

Oklahoma reached Nebraska territory in both of its final two possessions Saturday night, and coach Bob Stoops said if the Sooners had scored, they most likely would have gone for the win with a two-point conversion.