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Quinton Carter shows no mercy on the football field. But there’s another side to one of the Big 12’s hardest hitters.

Oklahoma will open the 2010 season ranked No. 7 in the AP Top 25 preseason poll, which was released Saturday. OU was one of five teams to receive at least one first-place vote.

Oklahoma junior linebacker Travis Lewis has been named to the watch list for the 2010 Dick Butkus Award released this week by The Butkus Foundation. The award is given annually to the nation’s top linebacker and will be announced in early December on the campus of the award winner.

Oklahoma junior linebacker Travis Lewis has been named to the watch list for the 2010 Dick Butkus Award released this week by The Butkus Foundation. The award is given annually to the nation’s top linebacker and will be announced in early December on the campus of the award winner.

Oklahoma receiver Ryan Broyles has been named to the 2010 Paul Hornung watch list released by The Louisville Sports Commission. In its first year, the award will be presented to the most versatile player in college football. The list, comprised of 48 players, was compiled by a panel of college football experts based on 2009 [...]

Oklahoma receiver Ryan Broyles has been named to the 2010 Paul Hornung watch list released by The Louisville Sports Commission. In its first year, the award will be presented to the most versatile player in college football. The list, comprised of 48 players, was compiled by a panel of college football experts based on 2009 [...]

Oklahoma receiver Ryan Broyles has been named to the 2010 Biletnikoff Award watch list released by The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation. Given annually to the nation’s top receiver, the 2010 Biletnikoff award winner will be announced Thursday, December 9, at The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show.

Oklahoma’s Jeremy Beal has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2010 Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award.

One of the top freshmen in the nation last year after being thrown into the fire after an injury to Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 NFL Draft pick Sam Bradford, Oklahoma’s Landry Jones is expected to show major improvement following his on-the-job training last year. Jones is the 23rd quarterback named to the Manning [...]

Oklahoma’s season-opening football game on Sept. 4, against Utah State has been set for a 6 p.m. (CT) kickoff. The game will be televised on a pay-per-view basis by Fox Sports Net.