The Norman Transcript
October 19, 2005 12:44 am
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Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said a decision on Adrian Peterson availability for Baylor won’t be made until Thursday. He wants to see how Peterson practices before fully evaluating his status.
“And I’m not playing here with that,” Stoops said. “I think it’s been obvious, we’ve tried to play him. And like I said, when you get into game speed and really need to push off and make a game-type cut, when it comes to that, he has been a little more tender than he thought he would be.
Stoops was asked if he was delaying the decision to make sure Baylor has to prepare for the Sooners with Peterson factoring into the gameplan.
“(Baylor) would have to answer that,” Stoops said. “I don’t know that it would change their thought-process a whole lot. Like we have been, we’re going to work towards and do our best to have him ready.”
Stoops said he expects receiver Travis Wilson (ankle), guard Davin Joseph (neck), safety Lewis Baker (dizziness) and cornerback Marcus Walker (knee) to all practice this week. He said cornerback Eric Bassey (thigh) “is closer” to returning and “there’s a decent chance he could play,” but center Chris Chester (knee) is out.
Will Bomar run?
Quarterback Rhett Bomar only carried the ball five times against Kansas, but there was a reason for it.
Bomar was still recovering from a sore ankle suffered against Texas and the coaching staff wanted to limit his punishment against Kansas.
“He had it wrapped but it’s better this week,” Stoops said.
Whether Bomar will run more Saturday remains to be seen, but Stoops doesn’t see getting Bomar’s running as the answer to the Sooners’ offensive problems.
“That zone read play isn’t the answer to everything. Everybody runs it. Kansas ran it a bunch on us,” Stoops said. “They didn’t have whole bunch of rushing yardage.”
Replay review
OU got a huge break against Kansas when instant replay showed linebacker Rufus Alexander had intercepted a Brain Luke pass at the OU 1-yard line.
Stoops had a good view of the play on the field and defensive ends coach Chris Wilson, who was in the press box, also encouraged him to seek a review.
That’s why he burned a timeout to make sure the officials had enough time to review the play.
“I’m not faulting anyone, but for some reason, they didn’t buzz,” Stoops said. “I kept looking at the guy on my sideline and he was looking at me like, ‘No buzz.’ Finally, I said, ‘This is too important and I don’t need that timeout that much.’”
Stoops talked to Tim Millis, the Big 12’s coordinator of football officials, about why the replay officials didn’t call for a review.
“I felt like that should have been buzzed before I called timeout, right away. … It’s a change of possession play, a scoring play right there at the 1-yard line. We need to really look at this,” Stoops said. “(Millis) felt like it should have been buzzed before I called timeout.”
Stoops said he thinks the Big 12 replay system is doing what it’s supposed to do even if it isn’t fully understood by all the coaches.
“One of my coaches said, ‘No, Bob, you get that timeout back.’ I said, ‘That’s the NFL, boys. Not here. That one’s gone,’” Stoops said. “But it was plenty worth it.”
Tickets available
Tickets have just become available for Oklahoma’s game at Nebraska Saturday, October 29. They will go on sale at 8 tonight.
The tickets are $65 and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.
The sale will begin on OU’s Official Athletics Web site, SoonerSports.com. Any tickets remaining Thursday will be available online, over the phone or to walk-up customers at the OU Athletics Ticket Office, located in the Asp Avenue Parking Facility. The phone numbers are (405) 325-2424 or (800) 456-GoOU.
A limited number of tickets returned by Baylor also remain for this Saturday’s homecoming contest against the Bears. Those tickets are $62 each and are available through the same outlets.
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