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Oklahoma running back Kennedy Brooks maximized his time while sitting out last season due to COVID-19 concerns. Brooks, who rushed for 2,067 yards and 18 touchdowns his first two years with the Sooners, refined his game while Oklahoma compiled a 9-2 season that ended with a Cotton Bowl win over Florida. Now that he's vaccinated, he's ready to jump back into action. "I'd probably say I'm more explosive than I was a year ago," Brooks said. "Definitely worked on my strength and my first step. Also catching the ball. I worked on everything -- my strengths and my weaknesses. It's all coming together. I'm going to take it day by day and stay consistent." Brooks adds his smooth running style to an offense that features Heisman candidate quarterback Spencer Rattler. As a freshman, Brooks ran for 1,056 yards and 12 touchdowns and averaged 8.9 yards per carry. The next season, he ran for 1,011 yards and six scores and averaged 6.5 yards per attempt. - AP College Football

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RB Kennedy Brooks, Oklahoma
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08/09/21 - Michael Turk, rSr/2023, Oklahoma, 6-0, 227 (DS#4 P) + More +

The 2021 college football season hasn't even started yet and the Arizona State Sun Devils have been dealt a significant blow as senior punter Michael Turk has entered the transfer portal. It was a surprising move given that Turk was at practice on Thursday morning as the Sun Devils worked out for the second straight day in advance of the 2021 season opener against Southern Utah Sept. 2.

Turk is a two-time first-team All-Pac 12 selection. He earned that honor last season despite only having 14 punts for an average of 47.21 yards in the shortened, four-game season. Turk has been one of the nation's top punters since coming to Tempe in 2019. In his first season with the Sun Devils Turk was a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award which goes annually to the country's top punter. He led the Pac-12 and was 11th in the nation in punting (46.0 ypp). His kicks enabled ASU's punt coverage unit to finish 12th in the nation in net punting (41.6). - Arizona Republic

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P Michael Turk, Oklahoma
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08/07/21 - Jeremiah Hall, rSr/2022, Oklahoma, 6-2, 239 (DS#3 FB) + More +

Jeremiah Hall's right hand shows the toll football has taken on his body. Hall's pinky finger sits at an odd angle, similar to the way Bob Stoops' left pinky skews off. "I dislocated it twice," the do-everything OU offensive weapon said last month at Big 12 Media Days in Arlington, Texas. "I (dislocated) it once in high school and then I just did it again in the spring." Hall plans on having surgery to correct the deformity after the season, but first, he has work to do. The redshirt senior was a big part of the Sooners' offense a year ago. But as OU reports Thursday for preseason camp, Hall is looking for more in 2021 especially when it comes to his route running. "I'm pretty sure you guys will see that this coming season, as well as my yards after catch," Hall said. "I think I did a pretty decent job of that last year, but I just want to continue to show what I can do in all positions on the field.

"(In) my role as a fullback, h-back, whatever you wanna label me, most importantly, I wanna be known as a playmaker - both at OU and at the next level - so that's what I've been working on." When coach Lincoln Riley and Hall sat down following last season - in which Hall had 18 catches for 218 yards and five touchdowns - and went over areas of improvement for Hall's fifth season with the Sooners, route running was a primary focus. "No doubt it was a big point for us for him to be able to separate and win more with his route running," Riley said. - Daily Oklahoman

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FB Jeremiah Hall, Oklahoma
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08/07/21 - Austin Stogner, rSr/2024, Oklahoma, 6-6, 254 (DS#22 TE) + More +

Austin Stogner was begging for relief. "You've got to knock me out," Stogner told doctors at Oklahoma City's McBride Orthopedic Hospital. "I'm going through it right now." Pain was nothing new for Stogner, OU's bruising tight end that was having a breakout season before the helmet of Kansas safety Ricky Thomas collided with Stogner's thigh last Nov. 7, knocking him out of the game. But this? This was different. "It was excruciating," Stogner said Thursday at OU's Media Day, a day before the Sooners begin preseason camp.

In the days that followed the series of events that led him to McBride in early November, the focus became not about whether Stogner's football season would continue but whether he'd be able to recover from a strep infection that led him to lose about 35 pounds and struggle to do things that once seemed easy. But nearly nine months later, Stogner says he's back to being the player he was before Thomas' helmet met his legs. "I feel 100%," Stogner said. "I feel the best I've felt since being injured - since I've been here." Stogner missed the Sooners' last two regular-season games and the Big 12 title game before returning to have a 12-yard reception in the Cotton Bowl win over Florida. Even missing that time, Stogner finished as OU's third-leading receiver with 26 catches for 422 yards and three touchdowns. He was one of quarterback Spencer Rattler's top targets, especially in red-zone situations and other critical moments. - Daily Oklahoman

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TE Austin Stogner, Oklahoma
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08/05/21 - Bentavious Thompson, rSr/2023, Oklahoma, 5-11, 186 (DS#999 RB) + More +

UCF running back Bentavious Thompson is no longer with the team, according to first-year coach Gus Malzahn. "He's no longer with us," Malzahn said during the team's media day event Tuesday. "We wish him nothing but the best." Thompson participated in spring practice but wasn't listed on the team's official roster. No official reason was given for his departure, but according to a report b 247Sports, he wasn't in the transfer portal yet.

The Miami native appeared in 30 games, totaling 1,136 yards and 13 touchdowns during his time with the Knights. He ranked third on the team in rushing with 382 yards and five touchdowns last season, including a career-high 110 yards on 16 carries with two touchdowns in the team's win over USF on Nov. 27, 2020. Thompson's departure leaves UCF without its top three rushers from last season, with Greg McCrae and Otis Anderson also gone. - Orlando Sentinel

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RB Bentavious Thompson, Oklahoma
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08/02/21 - Austin Stogner, rSr/2024, Oklahoma, 6-6, 254 (DS#22 TE) + More +

Stogner was having a terrific season when an injury against Kansas derailed it, and threatened his football future. But Stogner figures to be a major weapon for the Sooners once again as he's worked back close to full strength. Stogner had plenty of chemistry with Spencer Rattler, averaging 16.2 yards per catch with three touchdowns. If he shows he's back to being the player he was before the injury, Stogner could be an even bigger part of OU's offense this season, especially in the red zone. - Daily Oklahoman

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TE Austin Stogner, Oklahoma
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08/02/21 - Perrion Winfrey, Sr/2022, Oklahoma, 6-4, 290 (DS#4 DT) + More +

While most on this list are looking for a breakthrough to become major contributors, Winfrey is looking to take the next step and go from a solid piece of the defense into a destructive force. Winfrey's build, at 6-foot-4, 292 pounds, strength, and agility give him the opportunity to make a significant step forward and become the Sooners' best defensive lineman in quite some time, and potentially work his way not only into the first round of next year's NFL Draft but possibly high in the first round. - Daily Oklahoman

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DT Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma
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07/31/21 - Michael Turk, rSr/2023, Oklahoma, 6-0, 227 (DS#4 P) + More +

Arizona State's Michael Turk has been named to the watch list for the Ray Guy Award which goes annually to the nation's top punter. Turk, the nephew of former NFL punter Matt Turk, only had 14 punts for an average of 47.21 yards in the shortened 2020 season but still earned first-team All-Pac 12 honors. He was a semifinalist for the award in 2019, finishing first in the Pac-12 and 11th in the nation in punting (46.0 ypp). Turk's high and booming kicks enabled ASU's punt coverage unit to finish 12th in the nation in net punting (41.6). - Arizona Republic

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P Michael Turk, Oklahoma
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07/30/21 - *Gabe Brkic, rJr/2022, Oklahoma, 6-2, 195 (DS#1 K) + More +

Oklahoma kicker Gabe Brkic is vying to be the first Sooner win the Lou Groza Award. Brkic was named to the award's watch list Wednesday, an award that recognizes the nation's top placekicker. He was named as a semifinalist for the award the last two seasons. Brkic is one of 30 candidates on the watch list, and is one of six kickers on the list that made at least three field goals from 50 yards or more. The redshirt junior nailed 20 of his 26 field goal attempts last season, including 8/12 from 40 yards or more, and made all 52 of his extra point attempts. For his career, Brkic has made 37 of his 43 field goal attempts. - Norman Transcript

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K *Gabe Brkic, Oklahoma
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07/30/21 - Perrion Winfrey, Sr/2022, Oklahoma, 6-4, 290 (DS#4 DT) + More +

The Sooners landed several players on the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Outland Trophy watch lists Tuesday. The watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given to the nation's top defensive player, included OU linebacker Nik Bonitto, defensive end Isaiah Thomas and defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey. All three players were also named to the preseason All-Big 12 team earlier this month, as the trio have inserted themselves as key defensive players to watch this season. Binitto was also named to the Butkus Award watch list earlier this week, which is given to the nation's top linebacker. Winfrey was also named to the Outland Trophy watch list, along with OU guards Marquis Hayes and Tyrese Robinson. The award is given to the nation's top interior lineman on either side of the ball. - Norman Transcript

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DT Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma
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07/30/21 - Luke Elzinga, rSr/2025, Oklahoma, 6-4, 222 (DS#13 P) + More +

Central Michigan punter Luke Elzinga has been named to the 2021 Ray Guy Award Watch List. Elzinga, a redshirt freshman from Grand Rapids, is one of 51 punters nationwide named to the list. The award goes to the top punter in college football and is named in honor of Guy, who is recognized as the greatest punter of all time and is a member of the Pro Football and College Football halls of fame. Elzinga earned first team All-Mid-American Conference honors in 2020 when he ranked second in the MAC with a 43.2-yard average and 13 of his 33 punts were downed inside the 20-yard line. - Central Michigan Football

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P Luke Elzinga, Oklahoma
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07/28/21 - *Nik Bonitto, rJr/2022, Oklahoma, 6-3, 248 (DS#2 OLB) + More +

After the watch lists for the offensive awards were announced last week, the focus shifts to defense and special teams. The Butkus Award watch list, released on Monday, included OU linebackers Nik Bonitto and Brian Asamoah. The award is given annually to the nation's top line backer. Bonitto enters his senior year as a leader for the Sooners' improved defensive squad. Last season, the senior outside linebacker recorded 18 solo tackles and led the team with 8.5 sacks. Bonitto was also named to the preseason All-Big 12 team earlier this month. - Norman Transcript

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OLB *Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma
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07/26/21 - Austin Stogner, rSr/2024, Oklahoma, 6-6, 254 (DS#22 TE) + More +

After a breakout season in 2020, Austin Stogner is another Sooners play to watch this fall. The junior tight end was announced as a player on the John Mackey Award watch list Friday, the award given to the nation's top tight end. It's the second consecutive year Stogner has landed on the watch list, and will look to be the Sooners first recipient of the ward since Mark Andrews in 2017. After recording seven catches during his freshman campaign, Stogner finished his sophomore season as a reliable target for quarterback Spencer Rattler. He was the third-leading receiver on the team, recording 26 receptions for 426 yards and three touchdowns. - Norman Transcript

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TE Austin Stogner, Oklahoma
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07/25/21 - *Marvin Mims Jr., Jr/2023, Oklahoma, 5-11, 183 (DS#9 WR) + More +

Oklahoma and Texas took the first formal step Monday toward moving to the Southeastern Conference and leaving the Big 12 behind. The only schools to win college football national championships during the Big 12's 27-year history notified the conference they would not be renewing an agreement that binds its members through 2025. In a joint statement, the schools made no mention of the SEC and said “the universities intend to honor their existing grant of rights agreements."

"However, both universities will continue to monitor the rapidly evolving collegiate athletics landscape as they consider how best to position their athletics programs in the future," the schools said. Texas and Oklahoma have been in discussions with the SEC about joining the league, though neither school nor the powerhouse conference has acknowledged that publicly. The "grant of rights" gives the conference control of the school’s media rights and runs concurrent with the Big 12's television contracts with ESPN and Fox, which expire in 2025. - AP College Football

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WR *Marvin Mims Jr., Oklahoma
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07/16/21 - *Nik Bonitto, rJr/2022, Oklahoma, 6-3, 248 (DS#2 OLB) + More +

As the Sooners have risen, so has Bonitto, and that's no accident. "His turnaround has just been fantastic," OU coach Lincoln Riley said. "It's a great story to see where he was, and I think it's great for a lot of young athletes out there. They ought to read his story. Everybody thinks, 'Well, I get highly recruited and I'm gonna roll into OU or any of these other places and I'm gonna be this (star) and it's just gonna happen.' And Nik was extremely highly recruited, came out of one of the best high schools in the country and was extremely successful coming in and then, man, it was rough. "A lot of dudes would've quit. A lot of dudes would've transferred. A lot of guys would've went and done something else. He's reaping the rewards right now. Three years ago, to think that we would bring Nik Bonitto to Big 12 Media Days is … at that point I would've said, 'No way." - Daily Oklahoman

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OLB *Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma
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