The Sooners wasted no time taking a lead against the Central Arkansas Bears Wednesday night in the last game of their early season home stand.

Two defensive ends will most likely not see the field this Saturday against Utah State.

Each week, The Daily’s RJ Young and MJ Casiano debate the biggest questions in sports. This week, Young and Casiano debate whether Saturday's season-opening football game will be considered a disappointment if the Sooners don't blow out the Utah State Aggies.

Brianna Turang knows the pressures of being a student-athlete in college. Struggling to juggle books, class schedules and practice sessions comes with the territory. When most students are cramming for tests and midterms, Turang can be found packing for a weekend double-header or working on conditioning drills on the softball diamond.

Cameras flash. Family, friends, coaches, teammates, students and faculty cheer in acceptance. All for a 17-year-old high school senior who has just decided to where he or she will play collegiate athletics.

Besides the seventh-ranked OU football team, there are two other nationally ranked teams on campus whose seasons begin Saturday. The OU men’s cross country team is ranked No. 2 in the preseason regional rankings, and the OU women are 13th in the Midwest Region, according to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Association.

After posting a 2-1 record and finishing second in the Nike Invitational last weekend, the Sooners are looking to close out their first home stand of the season with another victory when they face Central Arkansas at 6 tonight at McCasland Field House.

Coach Bob Stoops on Tuesday night named sophomore walk-on Patrick O’Hara the starting placekicker.

At Tuesday’s OU football press conference, broadcasting legend Bob Barry Sr. announced this will be his last season. Barry has been the play-by-play voice for Sooner radio for 30 years. “I’m very much looking forward to doing this, my final year with OU,” Barry said.