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Oklahoma tight end Jermain Gresham (18) goes up for a touchdown reception during the BCS championship game against Florida. Photo by Jerry Laizure
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Published January 09, 2009 11:43 pm - Underclassmen (all those who are three years removed from high school) have until this coming Thursday to declare themselves eligible for the NFL draft. The Sooners had many who filed paperwork to have themselves evaluated by the league’s draft advisory board.
None were willing to say following the game if they had made their decisions.


Who's staying?


John Shinn
The Norman Transcript

MIAMI — Who is staying and who is going? Those are the biggest questions surrounding Oklahoma following Thursday night’s 24-14 loss to Florida in the BCS national championship game.

Underclassmen (all those who are three years removed from high school) have until this coming Thursday to declare themselves eligible for the NFL draft. The Sooners had many who filed paperwork to have themselves evaluated by the league’s draft advisory board.

None were willing to say following the game if they had made their decisions.

The most obvious was quarterback Sam Braford. Many have projected the redshirt sophomore to be a high first-round pick if he comes out.

But he’s been mum on the subject, saying only that he would decide when he came back to Norman.

Tight end Jermaine Gresham said the draft board projected him as a first-round pick. But he still hasn’t decided what he’ll do.

“I have to speak to my family. My coaches and family will play a big role in my decision,” he said Thursday night. “I’ll do whatever my coaches tell me to do. Me and coach Stoops will sit down and talk about it.”

Others who have to contemplate their immediate futures in the coming days are offensive lineman Trent Williams and defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. Neither have said they’re leaning one way or the other.

Running back DeMarco Murray told the Tulsa World earlier this week that he still hadn’t made up his mind. It’s highly doubtful Murray, who is still on crutches following a knee surgery performed four weeks ago, would try to jump into the draft without being 100 percent healthy.

Pick up the pace

Florida didn’t seem to have much of a problem adjusting to the pace of OU’s offense Thursday night, but the ACC officiating crew definitely did. There were several stoppages in the first quarter that were not the result of penalty or injury.

“I thought they had clock issues, they waved off a flag,” Stoops said. “It interrupted play quite a bit.”

The first quarter took well over an hour to play.

Ready for more

Stoops didn’t back away from a question about OU’s struggles in bowl games. The loss was the Sooners’ fifth straight in BCS bowl games.



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