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OU's defense just keeps getting better and better

By Bruce Feldman
ESPN The Magazine

Monday, August 12, 2002

See if this sounds crazy to you: Oklahoma loses the nation's best DB (Roy Williams) and the best linebacker (Rocky Calmus) and they're gonna be better in 2002? That's what coach Bob Stoops thinks. He says they'll certainly be faster. The biggest reason why OU tops some preseason polls is 6-foot-3, 287-pound sophomore man-child Tommie Harris. Last season, the powerhouse DT led OU in QB hurries with 14 and finished second with 17 tackles for losses. And Sooner defensive coordinator Mike Stoops sa ...

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