Crimson And Cream Machine · Jul 23, 2018
2018 Oklahoma Sooners Countdown to Kickoff | 40 Days!
What’s going on, Sooner fans? It’s time for another update on our Countdown to Kickoff! As of today, there are 40 days left until the Oklahoma Sooners return to the gridiron. For today’s edition of the countdown series, I want to take a look back on one of the best defensive players to come through Norman in the last few decades — linebacker Curtis Lofton.
From 2005 to 2007, Oklahoma fans saw the remarkable ascension of Lofton. As a high school senior, the Kingfisher native was regarded as one of the top 10 linebackers in the nation, and one of the Sooner State’s best prospects. Fortunately for Bob Stoops and company, Lofton turned down his childhood favorite, Oklahoma State, in favor of OU.