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The Oklahoma Sooners will have to face the Oklahoma State Cowboys without their star wide receiver Ryan Broyles. Broyles has been quarterback Landry Jones main target all season connecting 83 times for 1157 yards and ten touchdowns. 

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The Oklahoma Bedlam Game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Oklahoma Sooners is being played for its 106th time on Saturday, December 3rd in Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, OK. OSU still has an outside chance of getting into the BCS National Championship Game with a big win versus the Sooners. 

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Posted by Bryan Fischer

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops is putting together another top 15 recruiting class, and his 2012 edition reached the double-digit commitment mark Wednesday night as the Sooners landed a verbal pledge from Texarkana (Texas) offensive lineman John Michael McGee.

“When I went up to Oklahoma for junior day in January, it felt like my home away from home," McGee told 247Sports.com. "My parents went with me way back when I visited and they both liked it too. Oklahoma has a nice campus, they win championships, have what I’m looking for academically and can help me accomplish my goals."

The 6-foot-4, 260-pounder also held scholarship offers from Notre Dame, USC, Oklahoma State and Clemson among others. The biggest reason he'll end up a Sooner, however, was the time and effort the coaching staff made in the recruiting process.

“They were the first to offer me and have been recruiting me the longest,” McGee said. “Coach (Josh) Heupel and Coach (James) Patton have come down to watch me as much as they can, including basketball games and have shown how much they want me.”

McGee is the 10th commitment for Oklahoma's upcoming class and the fourth from the state of Texas. McGee could play either guard or tackle in college but will likely end up on the inside next to fellow 2012 offensive line commit Ty Darlington.

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ARDMORE — Athletic director Joe Castiglione believes Oklahoma is getting closer to resolving the NCAA investigation into its men's basketball program.

Castiglione said after a board of regents meeting Wednesday that there are "signs that we're moving toward resolution" and there "probably will" be developments he can comment on later this summer.

The university has been tightlipped about the investigation since acknowledging in April 2010 that it was working jointly with the NCAA in the process. The school has refused to release any records pertaining to the investigation, instead withholding them until the process is finished.

Former player Keith "Tiny" Gallon has said he took $3,000 from a Florida financial adviser so his high school would release his transcripts and he could play for the Sooners. Phone and e-mail records tied the adviser, Jeffrey Hausinger, to former Oklahoma assistant coach Oronde Taliaferro, who resigned following last season when the investigation was beginning.

"We're certainly hopeful to get it to a resolution soon," Castiglione said. "It just needs to be resolved. We've gathered every piece of information we could possibly gather and responded to every request, facilitated any and all interviews. We're just waiting for the next step."

Oklahoma was on probation for major rules violations involving hundreds of impermissible recruiting phone calls by former coach Kelvin Sampson at the time the new investigation started.

Jeff Capel, who was the Sooners' coach when Gallon was recruited, was fired in March and replaced by Lon Kruger.

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The Oklahoma Sooners travel this weekend to Manhattan, KS to face the undefeated Kansas State Wildcats. Last weekend, the Sooners essentially lost their season after losing to Texas Tech at home. They were ranked #3 in the BCS and guaranteed a place in the BCS National Championship Game if they won the rest of their games. However, all those hopes are now gone.

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Opened in November 2009, it showcases Oklahoma sports memorabilia of all kinds and the collection keeps growing.

The most recent items obtained by the museum are the batting practice jersey and spikes of Stillwater native Matt Holliday of the St. Louis Cardinals.

The museum is constantly trying to grow its collection but with only 9,800 square feet for display, there is not room for most of the items in its possession, said Justin Lenhart, museum director.

“That's big for a house but not that big for a museum,” Lenhart.

That's why the museum rotates exhibits twice a year, so even if you have been before, you likely will see something new on your next visit.

The same is true for memorabilia from the 127 members in the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.

“In order to give everybody their due, we rotate people through,” Lenhart said.

The Jim Thorpe Musuem also operates the Oklahoma Sports Museum in Guthrie.

In October, the museum is scheduled to open a 700-square foot gallery of Oklahoma sports history in the Oklahoma City Arena.

Exhibits in that gallery will be rotated annually, Lenhart said.

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The marque game of week three occurs when the #1 Oklahoma Sooners travel to Tallahassee, FL to face the #5 Florida State Seminoles. Last year, when these teams met, Oklahoma whipped them 47-17 in Norman, OK. However, I would not expect to see the same results this year.

• Rushing Offense - ranked 19th; 246.0 rushing yards per game
• Passing Offense - ranked 3rd; 417.00 passing yards per game
• Total Offense - ranked 1st; 663.00 total yards per game
• Scoring Offense - ranked 12th; 47.0 points per game
• Rushing Defense - ranked 60th; 129.00 rushing yards given up per game
• Pass Defense - ranked 93rd; 271.00 passing yards given up per game
• Total Defense - ranked 84th; 400.00 total yards given up per game
• Scoring Defense - ranked 25th; 14.0 points given up per game

FSU Seminoles Statistics through Week Two

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Thorpe set a dozen Carlisle school records in track and field. The medals are on loan to the museum from the Thorpe family.

2. Bob Fenimore's All-American helmet and jersey: The leather helmet and jersey that Oklahoma State University's Bob Fenimore wore in the 1945 collegiate All-American football game is a real throwback. Fenimore was an All-American in both 1944 and 1945 and led the nation in rushing and total offense. He also played safety on defense, punted and returned punts and kicks.

3. Jim Shoulders spurs: A 16-time rodeo champion, this cowboy from Henryetta is the Babe Ruth of rodeo. Cowboys that visit the museum often comment about Shoulders' spurs being there, said Justin Lenhart, museum director. It's apparently a big deal for a cowboy to give up his spurs.

4. Steve Owens' Heisman Trophy: There is no bigger individual award in college football than the Heisman Trophy. The University of Oklahoma has five Heisman winners. The trophy won in 1969 by Owens, a Sooners' running back, is in the museum. He rushed for 1,523 yards and 23 touchdowns his Heisman season.

5. Sean O'Grady's championship belts: This boxer from Northwest Classen in Oklahoma City won world lightweight titles in 1980 and 1981. He won the North American Super Bantamweight crown in 1976. O'Grady was voted by ESPN.com as the best boxer ever from Oklahoma.

6. Warren Spahn's glove: Spahn and Sain and pray for rain. That was the famous line about the Boston Braves pitching rotation led by Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain.

Spahn didn't grow up in Oklahoma but lived much of his adult life at a ranch near Hartshorne. His son donated to the museum one of his Rawlings' glove that he used in the major leagues.

7. Susie Maxwell Berning's putter: The putter that Berning used to win the 1972 LPGA U.S. Open is at the museum. Berning, who was so good she earned a scholarship to played for the Oklahoma City University men's team, is only one of six women to win at least three U.S. Open titles, winning back-to-back crowns in 1972 and 1973.

8. Pepper Martin's 1931 World Series championship jacket and spikes: This native Oklahoman was the hero of the 1931 World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals. Martin set a World Series record with 12 hits to lead the Gashouse Gang to victory over Connie Mack's heavily favored Philadelphia Athletics.

9. John Jacobs' letter sweater: The track at the University of Oklahoma is named for John Jacobs, who set Sooner records in both high and low hurdles, high jump and long jump while running track from 1912-195. He became OU's track coach in 1922 and stayed until 1968.

10. Eddie Sutton's rings: Sutton led Oklahoma State University to two Final Four appearances in 2004 and 1995. Both of his diamond Final Four rings are on display at the museum.

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