R.J Washington News

English language: Injuries have all but devastated Oklahoma's offense heading into tonight's game against Texas A&M. The Sooner defense had avoided the virus, until the first quarter at Nebraska last Saturday, when Auston English suffered tendon damage in his foot.

By MIKE JONES NORMAN, Okla. - Oklahoma redshirt freshman defensive end R.J. Washington admits he thought he knew it all when he stepped on campus the summer of 2008.That perception did not last long.'We were going through pass-rush and I wasn't winning as much as I used to,' the Keller Fossil Ridge product recalled this week.

Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones says he'll keep injured teammate Brody Eldridge in his prayers.

So how do you improve on a Heisman Trophy-winning season in which you set a slew of school records, including yards passing, total offense and touchdown passes? Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford said you work on becoming a more vocal leader.

Bowl game: Lost to Florida, 24-14, in BCS national championship game. Coach: Bob Stoops, 110-23, 11th season.

Defenses have strengths and weaknesses. But it doesn't matter how good a group of linebackers or defensive backs play, a weak defensive line will cause everything to buckle.

Sitting on a bench outside the Switzer Center Wednesday, Auston English looked as though he'd just finished an exhausting day battling offensive linemen and chasing the football.

It was expected to be among Oklahoma's most competitive positions in camp, with the return of three starters - Jeremy Beal, Auston English and Frank Alexander.

Coach: Bob Stoops . Staff In 2008: 12-2 overall, 7-1 in Big 12 . Beat Missouri in the Big 12 championship game.

Oklahoma's Frank Alexander has done something that is proving difficult for former five-star prodigy R.J. Washington.

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said Thursday that defensive end Jonte Bumpus has elected to leave the program.