Last weekend, Oklahoma receiver Kameel Jackson was the 12th man.
By Wednesday night, he was part of the forlorn four.
Over the weekend, Jackson took to Twitter to say he was transferring to Texas A&M -- the 12th scholarship player to leave Norman since last winter was headed to the home of the 12th Man.
A few days later, Jackson's "Twitter" (Thanks, John Hoover) had a pretty solid explanation -- Jackson, along with starting receivers Jaz Reynolds and Trey Franks and defensive back Quentin Hayes were all suspended indefinitely by OU coach Bob Stoops.
(Read our story
here).
At this point, Sooners quarterback Landry Jones must be wondering if he can apply for the supplemental NFL draft. Receiver Kenny Stills and his 77.2 yards per game from last season return, but after that -- without the forlorn four -- the pickings are pretty slim.
You better hope freshman Trey Metoyer is more than just a spring practice warrior.
OU coach Bob Stoops addressed the issue of player entitlement after last year's Insight Bowl. (Guerin Emig blogs about it
here).
Stoops, it appears, is trying to fight the good fight. But at what point do all the disciplinary actions and defections indicate a program slipping into disarray?
If you tilt your head and squint a little bit, how much different does the Oklahoma football program look from its Red River neighbor to the south.
Blue chip players by the bushel. Check.
A BCS championship. Check.
A recent rash of discipline issues. Check.
Player defections. Check.
Coaching turnover. Check.
The only thing missing so far for Oklahoma is the dramatic dip in on-field success. That wasn't supposed to come this season either for the Sooners, who are a trendy top 5 pick in some preseason polls.
But how realistic is that ranking if two starting receivers miss any significant time?
Stoops, it seems, has spent the entire offseason drawing the line for his players. Sooner fans have to hope he didn't start too late.
