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Tried-and-True Formula Leaves Oregon 60 Minutes From Ultimate Goal

EUGENE, Ore. -- All that was missing were the cigarette lighters being held up in the air. Oregon's home finale at Autzen Stadium Friday night played out a little like a rock concert, the band that everybody knows and loves playing its greatest hits with the crowd cheering adoringly until the very end. In defeating No....

Pac-10 Report: Oregon Working Without Safety Net at Quarterback

Just when it seemed like things were going without a hitch for Oregon -- a clear, unimpeded path to the national title game -- the first significant hitch has arrived. Backup quarterback Nate Costa, who battled with Darron Thomas for the starting job in training camp, injured his knee in last week's win at Washington and...

Stanford, Arizona's Stick-With-the-Plan Plan Is Paying Off

That Stanford and Arizona will clash today at Stanford Stadium, in a game being beamed to 82 percent of the country, in the biggest Pac-10 game for either program in a very long time, is a testament to patience. It's an example of perseverance. It's a pretty good reason to stick with the plan. Either of these teams,...

Pac-10 Report: League May Not Be Able to Fill Its Bowl Commitments

For the all the strength at the top of the Pac-10, there's a strong chance the conference may not be able to fill out its bowl commitments. With USC out of the bowl picture because of NCAA sanctions and Oregon squarely in the national championship conversation, it is increasingly unlikely that the Pac-10 can fill its six...

Pac-10 Report: What's Been Big Thus Far During the 2010 Season?

It's halfway through the 2010 college football season, and big things are happening in the Pac-10. Five of the conference's teams have been in the rankings at some point during the season. Two teams have been in the top 10, three in the top 15. Pac-10 football is a national story on more than one front. For the first...

Mike Stoops News From the Web

05/22/12 Arizona CB Cortez Johnson transfers to Oklahoma Source: Tahlequah Daily Press - Tahlequah OK Cornerback Cortez Johnson is following two of his former coaches and transferring from Arizona to Oklahoma.
05/21/12 Arizona CB Cortez Johnson transfers to Oklahoma Source: The Joplin Globe - Joplin MO Cornerback Cortez Johnson is following two of his former coaches and transferring from Arizona to Oklahoma.
05/17/12 Getting a feel for Spencer Larsen Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA When Mike Stoops was head coach at the University of Arizona, Spencer Larsen was a standout linebacker on his team.
05/13/12 Mike Stoops Will Simplify, and Strengthen, Sooners'... Source: CBS - KTVT CBS 11 - Dallas / Fort Worth TX There is always an ugly side to coaching changes at a top program like Oklahomaâlost recruits, transfers, angry pitchfork mobs going full-on Sherman's March through the streets of Norman.
05/08/12 Oklahoma Sooners Recruiting: Filling Defensive Needs... Source: Bleacher Report Rarely are the needs of a recruiting class as clear as they are for the Oklahoma Sooners for 2013.