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OU Notebook

By GUERIN EMIG, World sports writer
Published: 10/1/2008 2:06 AM
Last Modified: 10/1/2008 2:45 AM

That's Moore like it: It sounds like Oklahoma defensive tackle DeMarcus Granger could return soon.

Coach Bob Stoops said Tuesday he was hopeful Granger could practice again Monday, which would be a little more than three weeks after he injured a foot at Washington.

In the meantime, the Sooners are comfortable with junior Cordero Moore filling in.

"The times he was in there (against TCU last Saturday), Cordero made some nice plays," Stoops said.

"He made a tackle for loss and batted a ball down and was active in there. We felt he has been improving and all through two-a-days was showing more signs. He's definitely helping right now."

Said defensive tackle Cory Bennett: "I remember telling Cordero way back in the summer during a workout, 'Man, we've got to get you on the field. You've been around here too long.' To have him out there making plays was a good thing to see."

I don't spy: There is a theory that with quarterback Robert Griffin such a focal point of an otherwise-average Baylor offense, the Sooners would be wise to assign one defender to follow, or spy on, him wherever he goes.

"We haven't put anything in yet about spying," middle linebacker Ryan Reynolds said.

Reynolds will attest to Griffin's natural ability.

"He's fast. Out in space, he's hard to tackle," Reynolds said. "He can throw the ball, run the ball. He's really accurate. He can get out of the pocket. . . . He's a really good player."

No big deal: Manuel Johnson brushed off his OU-record 206-yard performance against TCU on Tuesday, saying: "I didn't think about it that night. I guess it was the next day, it was like, 'Well, I had a pretty good game.' It was in the paper and everything.

"You can't really think about it that much. I could go out the next game and not do anything. That's just part of football."

Don't count on Johnson not doing anything at Baylor on Saturday. The two times he has faced the Bears over the past three years (he was injured in 2006), he has caught eight passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns.

Better luck this time: Art Briles is in his first year as Baylor coach. He did bring Houston into Norman to face No. 2 OU on Sept. 11, 2004. His Cougars fell behind 49-7 at halftime before losing 63-13.

Briles' multi-formation, multi-player spread offense managed a 63-yard pass play on the game's first possession, then nothing else until a 91-yard fourth-quarter drive against reserves. By GUERIN EMIG, World sports writer

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