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Mike Gundy: Distractions, both real and imagined, lurk for college football players

10/22/2012 7:45 PM

STILLWATER — College football is played by young men who only a few years ago were just boys.

That’s why upsets happen. It’s why mistakes often snowball. It’s why ... 

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John E. Hoover
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Hate open dates? For Big 12 teams, 2013, '14 will have THREE

10/18/2012 2:12 PM

The Southeastern Conference announced its 2013 conference football schedule this afternoon.

No doubt it presented some unique challenges for SEC schedule makers.

Why? ... 

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John E. Hoover
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Self's advice to TU's Manning: Let people get to know you; draw from every fan base

10/17/2012 3:07 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas coach Bill Self was asked Wednesday what advice he would have for first-year Tulsa coach Danny Manning.

“I think he has to be — until he ... 

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John E. Hoover
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Why did OU embarrass Texas again? Let's count the reasons

10/13/2012 6:47 PM

DALLAS — There were a lot of reasons why Oklahoma beat the Bevo out of Texas on Saturday.

It seems the Longhorns were just on the wrong end of a long accumulation ... 

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John E. Hoover
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Just in time for Texas, Landry Jones' new toy will make him a better QB

10/10/2012 8:30 PM

Landry Jones just became a better quarterback.

The NCAA has cleared receiver Jalen Saunders, a transfer from Fresno State, to play this season at Oklahoma.

Bob ... 

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John E. Hoover
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No offense to Landry, but Sooners would do well to throw less and run more against Texas

10/9/2012 1:07 PM

NORMAN — This year’s Red River Rivalry might be playing right into Oklahoma’s hands.

Two significant statistics so far this season for both Oklahoma and Texas seem ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Whitfield defends Landry Jones' decision to seek additional guidance

10/4/2012 12:39 PM

There is a notion out there, and it’s not all that silent, that Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops and offensive coordinator Josh Heupel didn’t exactly support quarterback Landry ... 

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John E. Hoover
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Big 12's OSU-Texas replay snafu reminiscent of but different than OU-Tech in '05

10/3/2012 4:39 PM

So the Big 12 Conference is at it again.

The league’s purported apology to Mike Gundy after a blown call on Texas’ game-winning touchdown is making the rounds. The ... 

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John E. Hoover
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If Blake Bell is allowed to run next year, Switzer will be thrilled

10/2/2012 2:11 PM

NORMAN — Maybe next year, Oklahoma will use the quarterback in the running game.

Maybe.

“We’ll see,” Bob Stoops said. “It’s fair to say we already have some ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Game Point

Tulsa World Sports Columnist John E. Hoover has been a newspaperman since 1985 and has worked at the Tulsa World since 1992. Among other things, he's covered the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Arkansas Razorbacks, Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, Oklahoma State Cowboys and Oklahoma Sooners.

Covering the Sooners in 2011, Hoover was named National Beat Writer of the Year by the Associated Press Sports Editors, and has won numerous writing and reporting awards at the World and other newspapers. He was sports editor in Tahlequah, Okmulgee and Waynesville, Mo., and assistant sports editor in Ada.

Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School and received a journalism degree from East Central University in 1989. He lives in Broken Arrow with his wife and two kids.

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