Edgar Thompson at the Palm Beach Post reported on Wednesday that Sam Bradford nailed the Wonderlic test at the NFL combine last month, scoring a 36 on the 50-question intelligence test.
For a little bit of context, Ben Volin of the Post's Gator Bytes blog notes that the average score of the NFL's starting quarterbacks in 2009 was 28, while the average of all quarterbacks in the league was 24. In other words, 36 is very good.
When spring practice starts up, Oklahoma Sooners coach Bob Stoops typically gives his upperclassmen a light load, looking instead to find out where the youngsters stand. Heralded newcomers start to prove whether they're buzz-worthy or not, while the veterans take a backseat.
With spring practice starting this week, here are the 10 storylines for OU fans to keep an eye on.
After the 2009 season, the OU coaches let Sooner Nation in on a little secret that was equal parts encouraging and irritating: One of the team's most talented offensive lineman spent the entire year on suspension. If Stephenson really is that good, he would've helped during last season's 7-5 debacle.
And if Stephenson really is that good, it's yet another reason to expect OU's o-line will show significant improvement in 2010.
Position coach Cale Gundy clearly prefers a two-headed monster at tailback, and with Chris Brown out of the picture, it leaves a hole for someone to share time with senior Demarco Murray. Promising freshman Jonathan Miller will miss spring workouts rehabbing a knee injury, and Murray -- a known commodity already -- likely won't see much action. That should leave plenty of opportunities for the highly touted Calhoun to stake his claim to a spot in the rotation.
Heading into his third year in the program, it's time for Calhoun to make a move.
Editor's Note: It's one of the hottest questions heading into the 2010 NFL Draft: Who's the better quarterback between Jimmy Clausen of the Notre Dame Fightin' Irish and the Oklahoma Sooners' Sam Bradford?
Bloguin network partners Michael Felder of In The Bleachers and Blatant Homerism have decided to settle the debate once and for all. My argument for Bradford is below. Michael sides with Clausen.
As an added bonus, we put together a podcast dissecting the quarterback dilemma from every angle imaginable.
As the NFL draft continues to approach at snail's pace, the Oklahoma Sooners' Sam Bradford seems to be emerging as the consensus top quarterback in this year's class, ahead of Jimmy Clausen of Notre Dame.
Are the scouts and media bloviators right? I think so. Here's why.
Dr. Buffalo Wild Wang joined me Thursday night for Blatant Homerism's first ever mock draft. Well, first round, at least. It runs more than an hour, so get your popcorn ready.
Esteemed college football blogger Dr. Saturday broke down Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Landry Jones today in his ongoing offseason series on next season's starting quarterback, coming to a pretty positive conclusion about his future in crimson and cream.
Texas Longhorns head coach Mack Brown has his recruits dropping their drawers like Zac Efron's prom date -- or something like that -- according to professional UT fan Geoff Ketchum.
In his weekly column on Orangebloods.com, Ketchum speculates that the Lone Star State's top players are all sitting by the phone at night hoping Mack will take them to the prom and not show up plastered -- or something like that. (You'll have to scroll way, way down to No. 2: "Mack Brown is so good right now that it's scary?" This headline is not meant to be a question, I think?)
Earlier today, Peter Bean of Burnt Orange Nation sent out a message via Twitter indicating that Tulsa World beat writer John Hoover had asked former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow for an autograph today during a media session at the NFL combine. In the world of journalism, this would be a serious ethical faux pas.
When I saw Bean's message, I hastily tweeted that Hoover "should be fired" if he had, in fact, done that. When Bean responded that he had the incident on tape, I called it "absolutely stunning."
Hoover and Bean have since cleared up the matter, explaining the misunderstanding was the result of a prank Tebow had played on Hoover. To be clear, the Hoover DID NOT ask Tebow for an autograph. (CLICK HERE to read Hoover's explanation.)
I'd like to personally extend an apology to Hoover. I'm very sorry for any role that I may have played in fanning any flames surrounding this misunderstanding and will take this as an important lesson learned.
(Thankfully, I don't have much of a serious following.)
Like most Oklahoma fans Homerism knows, I just can't bring myself to watch the video of Adrian Taylor's horrific leg injury during the Sooners' 2009 Sun Bowl win against Stanford.
Watching the defensive tackle's teammates react like Lawrence Taylor after he snapped Joe Theismann's leg, I think we all knew what a major setback it would be for Taylor's promising career. With standout defensive lineman Gerald McCoy going pro, 2010 was going to be the year when Taylor would have a chance to fully realize his tantalizing potential.
Maybe some people are looking for a scapegoat to pin the injustice of the wholesome Tebow's sliding draft status on. Maybe others just detest Meyer's success at Florida. Whatever the motivation, the only thing more ridiculous than people dogging the coach's handling of the Heisman winner is the hot air being blown by Meyer's sycophants regarding his alleged efforts to tinker with Tebow.
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