Nebraska vs Oklahoma 2000 pregame -- HuskerMax™

Nebraska @ Oklahoma

Oct. 28, 2000, 11:09 a.m. CDT (ABC TV)
Owen Field, Norman

John Mackovic charts the Sooners' offensive evolution. He also provides a game breakdown, as does Will Weiss.
Eric Crouch talks about the turning point early last season.
A look at the quarterback matchup.
An article about Josh Heupel.
NU's travel roster.
One final round of pregame stories from the Omaha World-Herald (1, 2), Dallas Morning News, Washington Post, K.C. Star, New York Times, San Antonio Express-News, Grand Island Independent (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), Ft. Worth Star-Telegram (1, 2, 3)

A Josh Heupel profile from USA Today.
Bosworth and Switzer lend their support to the Sooners.
More "the-rivalry-is-back" stories from ESPN, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Seattle Times, the Detroit News and the Omaha World-Herald.
NU's rush ends want to keep up their improvement.
The excitement builds for fans of the resurgent Sooners.
A profile on Bob Stoops.
Game breakdowns from ABC and Sportsline.
Series highlights and memories.
Switzer and Osborne: the old rivals share a bond.
A Daily Nebraskan four-pack: 1, 2, 3, 4
Some pregame notes from the K.C. Star.
ESPN's Norman notebook.
The Grand Island paper on Crouch & Heupel, plus some notes.
Bob Stoops sees a lot of Danny Wuerffel in Josh Heupel.
The Fort Worth paper focuses on the two defenses: 1, 2
Joe Walker will be one of the players to watch on defense.
There's encouraging news on Loran Kaiser.
Dennis Dodd says to expect another classic, but can it match the 1971 drama?
USA Today rolls out one of those stories about what football means in Nebraska.
The Sooners say they never lacked talent, just confidence.

There's more to offensive diversity than meets the eye.
No. 1 vs. No. 2 is usually something special.
More stories about the OU running game and how NU is determined to stop it.
Dan Hadenfeldt rebounds from a rough start.
The downside of the conference playoff game.
Two from the Grand Island paper: 1, 2
ESPN's Norman notebook.
Forcing three and out has been a hallmark of Rocky Calmus and the rest of the OU defense.
Watch out for the Sooners' 5-foot-7 RB, Quentin Griffin.
Check out the Sportvision playbook: plain | fancy
A look at Frank Solich's approach to coaching.
More blasts from the past: Updates on Johnny Rodgers, Marcus Dupree and J.C. Watts.

The San Antonio and Wichita papers make note of the Blackshirts' resurgence.
The Dallas paper chats with former Baylor signee Joe Walker.
More from OU's Tuesday press conference: Lincoln J-S, Omaha W-H, Heupel audio, Stoops audio I, Stoops audio II.
More from NU's Tuesday press conference: Lincoln J-S, Grand Island Independent (1, 2), Daily Nebraskan (1, 2), Crouch audio, Solich audio.
The Philadelphia paper previews the game.
ESPN's Norman notebook.
Eric Crouch understands the fans' passion.
The Husker O-line is a motivated bunch this week. That includes greybeard Jason Schwab.
It seems that the NU and UT rivalries aren't equal in Sooner fans' eyes.
History 101: The Dallas paper counts five games of the century, the Chicago Tribune reminisces with Mildren and Tagge, and ABC catches us up on Steinkuhler and Rimington.

Tom Shatel previews the game for Sporting News.
An audio interview with Barry Switzer.
CNNSI recalls the bad old days of OU football.
Ball control (1, 2) is the mantra again this week for NU.
OU watched and learned from the NU-Texas Tech game.
It's kind of like Super Bowl week, the Dallas paper says.
The Kansas City, Grand Island, Lincoln, and Omaha papers welcome the return of the red rivalry. So do Husker Press Box and CBS Sportsline.