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Stoops: Freshmen receivers likely will play this season

By Guerin Emig, World Sports Writer
Published: 8/22/2008 12:14 PM
Last Modified: 8/22/2008 12:14 PM

NORMAN -- Oklahoma’s depth at wide receiver apparently won’t keep two true freshmen from the field this season.

Sooner coach Bob Stoops said today that Jameel Owens and Dejuan Miller will likely play in 2008, a rather strong indicator of the duo’s progress given that Ryan Broyles, Corey Wilson and Tyler Stradford, OU’s true freshman wideouts a year ago, all redshirted.

Owens is a 6-3, 200-pounder who caught 59 passes for 994 yards at Muskogee last fall. Miller, a 6-5, 200-pounder from Metuchen, N.J., totaled 1,067 yards receiver and rushing last year while contributing 77 tackles at safety.

Both have turned heads from the first week of OU’s preseason camp, when offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said: “Both Jameel Owens and Dejuan Miller, for young guys, have shown a physical competitive I-can-make-some-plays-for-you side.”

Everyone from Stoops to wide receivers coach Jay Norvell to players like Sam Bradford and DeMarco Murray have praised the duo since. When next Saturday’s season opener against Chattanooga rolls around, it will be up to Owens and Miller to make good on their promise and crack a depth chart that already includes returning starters Juaquin Iglesias and Manuel Johnson, experienced backups Quentin Chaney, Adron Tennell and Brandon Caleb, as well as the three freshmen who redshirted last year.

Of that trio, Broyles seems to have worked himself into position to play significantly.

Stoops said other true freshmen he expects to play this season include safety Joseph Ibiloye and offensive linemen Stephen

Good and Ben Habern.

Defensive ends coach Chris Wilson said he hasn’t determined whether R.J. Washington, the nation’s No. 1 high school D-end last year according to ESPN and Rivals.com, or fellow freshman David King will see action this year.
By Guerin Emig, World Sports Writer

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soonerbag, tulsa (8/22/2008 3:56:36 PM)

Too bad Jarboe messed up, he was the most talented in the bunch!

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