Thursday, September 22, 2005
Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops announced this week that junior quarterback Paul Thompson will be switching positions.
Thompson started the first game of the year at quarterback for the Sooners but was benched in favor of Rhett Bomar. Thompson will be switching to wide receiver. Stoops said Thompson would still be the team’s backup quarterback but would spend most of his time in practice as a wide receiver.
Oklahoma wasn’t the only team in the Big 12 Conference to move one of its quarterbacks. Oklahoma State moved Donovan Woods from quarterback to the defensive backfield. Like Thompson, Woods started the first game of the year and was projected to be the team’s starting quarterback throughout the season.
After the first two games, Oklahoma State coaches gave Bobby Reid the job and moved Woods to defense. Joe Deforest, associate head coach, said Woods has played well in his new position.
“He made a great tackle, deflected a pass, had a couple of other big plays — and his knowledge at quarterback seems to help him with the coverages,” DeForest said. Both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State have bye weeks this week. Oklahoma will kick off its conference schedule Oct.1 against Kansas State. Oklahoma State will start its conference season Oct. 1 against Colorado.
Tough Test
Colorado will be traveling to Miami this weekend to do battle with the nationally ranked Miami Hurricanes.
Colorado had a bye week last weekend and enters its contest against Miami undefeated at 2-0.
Colorado football coach Gary Barnett said it was good to have an extra week to prepare for Miami. He said that he didn’t know how the game would affect Colorado’s Big 12 chances, but he said that it was just another game and shouldn’t be looked at as a must-win.
“All these games have the same value as a win or a loss,” Barnett said.
Barnett said Colorado will have to shut down Miami running back Tyrone Moss in order to have a chance. Moss has compiled 241 yards and three touchdowns in the Hurricanes’ first two games of the season.
Colorado will be led by Joel Klatt, senior quarterback. Klatt has 469 yards passing in two games and two touchdowns.
Back to it
Both Kansas State and Iowa State will return to action this week after having a bye week last weekend.
Iowa State’s bye came after an emotional 23-3 win over rival Iowa. This week Iowa State will travel to play Army tomorrow night. Iowa State will be the second team in the Big 12 to play at Army; Baylor played there last week. Dan McCarney, Iowa State football coach, said he knew it would be a tough game for his team.
“We are playing a legendary football coach in Army’s Bobby Ross and at a legendary stadium, Michie Stadium, where Army has won over 70 percent of its games,” McCarney said.
Kansas State will also return to action after not playing last weekend. Kansas State defeated Marshall its last time out 21-19 on the road.
This week Kansas State will face North Texas at home. Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder said the team had a good week of practice and is looking forward to playing North Texas.
“We spent a lot of time last week on fundamentals, ball management, technique and all the things you try to do on an open date,” Snyder said.
Kickoff for the Kansas State-North Texas game is scheduled for 1:10 p.m.
—Edited by Erin Wisdom
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