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After two seasons of mediocrity, the Sooners are back to playing championship-caliber defense. The Oklahoma way. The Mike Stoops way, too.

In Red River Rivalry history, three Oklahoma quarterbacks have gone 3-0 as starters against the Longhorns. This weekend, Landry Jones can become the fourth.

Freshman middle linebacker Frank Shannon turned heads for the Sooners against Texas Tech, but Mike Stoops says Tom Wort is still the starter.

Oklahoma hammered Texas Tech 41-20 to jump back into the Big 12 title conversation while also recapturing some of its long lost swagger heading into next week's showdown with Red River rival Texas.

Texas Tech QB Seth Doege torched OU last season. This year, Julian Wilson and the Sooners secondary feel they're better prepared.

Bob Stoops insists there's nothing spooky about playing in Lubbock, Texas. Concerning Oklahoma, the evidence suggests otherwise. The Sooners haven't beaten Texas Tech in Lubbock since 2003.

A heavy dose of confidence is what the OU offense desperately needs. And it faces a challenge this Saturday versus Texas Tech, which, statistically, has the No. 1 defensive in the nation.

When Oklahoma's new Big 12 schedule first came out, most everyone pointed to a rigid November stretch. But in reality, the three-game stretch that will determine whether the Sooners are contenders or pretenders begins this weekend.

New Oklahoma Sooners defensive coordinator Mike Stoops wants redemption for his players after they finished 55th in the country in total defense last season. He also wants to be redeemed for his own failures at Arizona.

The Oklahoma Sooners went out and got their man, adding a commitment from four-star Texas quarterback Cody Thomas. Thomas chose OU over offers from Florida, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Auburn and others.

Based on buzz coming out of Oklahoma's spring camp, it's not unfathomable to believe the defensive backs will rebound to emerge as the strength of the defense in 2012.

Replacing graduated cornerback Jamell Fleming could be one of the keys to the Sooners' defensive success this fall. Who has the edge to fill his spot?

The Sooners have been outscored 507-418 in the second half of their 13 conference games and can look back at poor second half performances as the reason for several losses including Kansas, Texas Tech and, most recently, Texas.

Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team has struggled as of late but will need to close the season strongly

The Oklahoma defense has allowed 16 plays of 40 yards or more this season

Jake Trotter explains how the Big 12 became the premier quarterback conference