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OU regents give David Boren authority to decide conference affiliation
FROM STAFF REPORTS
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents has authorized school President David Boren to make any necessary decisions regarding the school's conference affiliation.
OU's regents met Monday in Tulsa and unanimously approved the decision to give Boren full authority to take action — whatever and whenever that might be.
Boren said after the meeting that he has had “informal” discussions with Pac-12 officials and that those talks were “warm” and “constructive.”
Boren also said that OU was working closely with representatives at Oklahoma State University, reiterating the schools' desire to remain in the same conference.
Oklahoma State's regents have called a Wednesday meeting to discuss conference
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OU No. 1, OSU No. 8 in preseason coaches' poll
FROM STAFF REPORTS
The Oklahoma football team is ranked No. 1 in the USA Today-Coaches' preseason poll, which came out Thursday.
The Sooners earned 42 out of a possible 59 first-place votes to easily earn the top spot ahead of Alabama, Oregon, LSU and Florida State, the Sooners Sept.
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Ohio State’s Jim Tressel resigns as football coach amid NCAA violations, sanctions
COLUMBUS, Ohio — At the bottom of the stunning resignation letter that he carefully typed in his office on Monday morning, in the last lines above his characteristically neat and clear signature, Ohio State coach Jim Tressel closed with a personal note.
“We know that God has a plan for us and we will be fine,” he wrote, referring to himself and his wife, Ellen.
“We will be Buckeyes forever.”
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OSU's Justin Blackmon honored by hometown of Ardmore
BY ROBERT PRZYBYLO, Staff Writer, bprzybylo@opubco.com
ARDMORE — There were plenty of stories being told about Justin Blackmon by his family and friends Saturday.
Stories of his character, of his childhood experiences, of his ability to succeed in any sport he chose to play.
But what might have stood out more than anything weren't the memories being told to a group of people, but the memories that were being created for the younger kids in the audience.
Blackmon's No.
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