High School A five-star recruit by Scout.com ... a four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals.com ... participant in the Under Armour All-American Game ... threw for 2,752 yards and 32 touchdowns in 2009 ... held a 66.6% completion percentage ... rushed for 839 yards ... threw 3,240 yards and 37 touchdowns in 2008 ... No. 1 pro-style quarterback (Tom Lemming’s MaxPreps) ... No. 1 player in Kansas (Scout.com) ... No. 2 player in Kansas (Rivals.com) ... No. 4 quarterback (Scout.com) ... No. 6 overall player (Tom Lemming’s MaxPreps) ... No. 6 overall player (Rivals.com) ... No. 38 overall player (PrepStar) ... No. 41 overall player (Scout.com) ... No. 65 overall player (ESPN.com) ... No. 126 overall player (Rivals.com).
High School Three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com, 247sports.com, Scout. com and PrepStar.com ... caught 42 passes for 676 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior ... caught 44 passes for 785 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior ... No. 63 receiver (247sports.com) ... No. 69 receiver (Scout.com) ... No. 71 athlete (Rivals.com) ... No. 117 athlete (ESPN.com) ... No. 74 player in Texas (Rivals.com) ... No. 79 player in Texas (247sports.com) ... No. 154 player in Texas (ESPN.com) ... Offered by Arkansas, Texas, Ole Miss, TCU and Utah.
The Wrap-Up Son of Mark and Sherry Bell ... father, Mark, played six seasons in the NFL as a defensive end for Seahawks and Colts organizations (D4 ‘79, Seattle) ... uncle Mike Bell also played 12 seasons as a defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs (D1 - ‘79) ... both dad and uncle played college ball at Colorado State ... brother played at Emporia State ... was part of an OU group that took a study abroad course in Ireland in 2013 ... majoring in arts and sciences planned program.
Receptions: 1, 2x, MR: Tulsa (9/14/13) Receiving yards: 12, Tulsa (9/14/13) Long reception: 12, Tulsa (9/14/13)
The Wrap-Up Son of Greg Bennett ... majoring in pre-pharmacy.
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7 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
44 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
28 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
154 ALL-AMERICANS
65 NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS
THE SOONERS
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MANVEL, TEXAS San Antonio, Texas MANVEL HIGH SCHOOL Roosevelt High School 175 278
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2013 Served as the team’s holder on field goals and extra points for all 13 games ... threw an eight-yard touchdown pass on a fake field goal at Oklahoma State (12/7) ... made Sooners debut against ULM (8/31) ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
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Career Walk-on wide receiver became part of Bedlam lore after throwing a TD pass to kicker Michael Hunnicutt on a fake field goal in 2013 … Serves as the club’s placement holder and could see playing time on offense in 2014.
Blake’s uncle, Mike (left), played 12 seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs, while his dad, Mark (right), was a six-year NFL veteran.
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2012 Worked with the scout team, but did not see game action.
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The Wrap-Up Son of Gary Bothun ... majoring in energy management.
Year G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD Long 2013 7-0 2 23 11.5 0 12 Career 7-0 2 23 11.5 0 12
Career Sophomore wide receiver saw duty in seven games a year ago, primarily on special teams … will try to emerge from a crowd of talented young pass catchers on the Oklahoma roster. 2013 Played in seven of 13 games ... saw playing time against Kansas State (11/23), Iowa State (11/16), Texas Tech (10/26), Kansas (10/19) and against TCU (10/5) ... made one catch for 12 yards versus Tulsa (9/14) ... caught an 11 yard pass against ULM (8/31) in his Sooners debut.
Big 12 Sizzle Under Stoops
Since 1999, no Big 12 team has more overall wins (160), regular season Big 12 wins (99) or wins vs. the AP Top 25 (50) than OU.
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Team Oklahoma Texas Texas Tech Kansas State Oklahoma St.
Big 12 leaders, 1999-13 Overall 160-39 149-45 107-49 118-71 113-73
1950 • 1955 • 1956 • 1974 • 1975 • 1985 • 2000 l NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Big 12 99-24 92-31 65-58 68-55 65-58
Top 25 50-23 31-31 18-45 15-31 18-40