Sooner News Daily | Thursday (8.20.2020)
Posted on: August 20, 2020
Football
"To me, there's always work to be done and there's things that we could always get a little bit better at every day."#Sooners outside receivers coach Dennis Simmons talked about continued growth in his wide receiver room in a Wednesday Zoom call.https://t.co/NbJSmKByEe
— OU Daily Sports (@OUDailySports) August 19, 2020
"We don’t want to coach the same dudes we were coaching in 2019. Don’t ask us to coach the same guy."#Sooners defensive coordinator Alex Grinch talked about the team's first scrimmage and having a more "fluid" defense in Wednesday's Zoom conference.https://t.co/EX0tZAL6pP
— OU Daily Sports (@OUDailySports) August 19, 2020
"Our expectations remain the same. I feel like we absolutely have a group that can go get it done and be one of the best in the country."@LincolnRiley breaks down what he expects out of Spencer Rattler and the rest of the @OU_Football offense this season ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/a0NRuko2iu
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) August 19, 2020
The Big Ten’s fumbling is just a distraction from the actual matter, says @slmandel: https://t.co/Ie3bwPjNTo
— The Athletic CFB (@TheAthleticCFB) August 20, 2020
More news from the DI Council meeting, per sources to @SInow: The Council recommended to DI Board of Directors to officially move fall championships to spring.
Council also approved the 12-hour fall practice model we wrote about earlier today – https://t.co/QzJlWB4LS1
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) August 19, 2020
Two women say Derrius Guice raped them at LSU and school did not investigate https://t.co/c75IOWE57Y
— Sporting News College Football (@sn_ncaaf) August 19, 2020
College athletes who play fall sports will be given a free year of eligibility no matter how much they compete over the next 10 months if an NCAA recommendation is approved later this week.
by @ralphDrussoAP
https://t.co/2I48rHqTHB— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) August 19, 2020
Other OU Sports & News
"𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙬."
@Meg__McDonald catches up with @LindseyGWalton as she talks about preseason and her hopes for 2020.
⭕️🙌🏐 » https://t.co/TpWNUXmYeF pic.twitter.com/q2vzKGRImq
— Oklahoma Volleyball (@OU_Volleyball) August 19, 2020
Maggie Nichols (@MagsGotSwag12) is one of the most celebrated athletes in Big 12 history.
✔️ 2018 and 2019 NCAA All-Around titles
✔️ 2019 Honda Award
✔️ 22 career perfect 10s (4th-most in NCAA history)
✔️ Two-time #Big12GYM Athlete of the Year#Big12SilverAnniversary pic.twitter.com/Ska9HyPEzM— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) August 19, 2020
