The retirement of jersey numbers in college football is an age-old tradition of honoring and recognizing great players and performances of the past that dates back nearly a century. A large number of major collegiate institutions have a select list of retired jersey numbers, but you might be surprised to know that Oklahoma is not one of them.
And the Sooners are not alone in that non-traditional approach. Several of the most iconic brands in college football -- the likes of Alabama, USC and Notre Dame, along with OU -- have elected not to officially retire football jersey numbers.