Oklahoma Sooners Begin Spring Practice Amid Huge Hype
Source: Bleacher Report NCAAF - Aug 3, 2011 at 5:48 PM
Tomorrow morning at 6:45 a.m., it will officially be football time in Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma Sooners begin fall practice bright and early Thursday morning amidst unbearably hot summer temperatures and with the weight of a No. 1 ranking from many of the country's preseason publications.
The Sooners are ranked at or near the top of every major publication and are projected by all publications to win the Big 12 in its first season as a 10-team conference.
The hype surrounding this team has been growing the entire offseason, beginning when linebacker Travis Lewis and wide receiver Ryan Broyles announced that they would be returning for their senior seasons, along with the return of quarterback Landry Jones and 14 other

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