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Top 20 Oklahoma Sooners all-time in career passing yards

A look at the top 20 passers in Oklahoma Sooners history in career passing yards.

The Oklahoma Sooners have had their fair share of quality quarterback play over the years. That play has earned numerous All-American awards and four Heisman trophies.

Oklahoma has had success with a variety of offensive styles and quarterback play. That shows up when you look at the Sooners’ all-time leaders in career passing yards. Sure you have [autotag]Landry Jones[/autotag] and [autotag]Baker Mayfield[/autotag], who threw for more than 10,000 yards in their career with the Sooners. Then you have a player [autotag]Jamelle Holieway[/autotag] who is top 20 in both career passing yards and career rushing yards. Holieway and [autotag]Jack Mildren[/autotag] had more rushing touchdowns in their career than they did passing touchdowns.

There is one quarterback inside the top 10 all-time in career passing yards that didn’t play in the last 20 years and that guy is still with the Oklahoma Sooners: wide receivers coach [autotag]Cale Gundy[/autotag]. Gundy is No. 6 in career passing yards. Makes you wonder what kind of damage he could have done in a modern spread offense.

After two seasons in Norman, Dillon Gabriel was productive enough to enter the top 10 in career passing yards at the University of Oklahoma. His 55 passing touchdowns ranks fifth all-time and he finished tied for 17 in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. Gabriel had a prolific career with Oklahoma and now will hope to have continued success with the Oregon Ducks.

Here’s a look at the top 20 Oklahoma Sooners in career passing yards.

Week 11 Power Rankings amid a wild week in the ACC

This week already possesses as much intrigue as any other this season in ACC football. Virginia Tech officially parted ways with head coach Justin Fuente after a 48-17 win over Duke, there’s a three-horse race in the Atlantic Division between …

This week already possesses as much intrigue as any other this season in ACC football.

Virginia Tech officially parted ways with head coach Justin Fuente after a 48-17 win over Duke, there’s a three-horse race in the Atlantic Division between Clemson, Wake Forest and NC State and a two-team race in the Coastal Division between Pitt and Virginia.

Each week The Clemson Insider ranks every team in the ACC 1-14 based off their performance from the previous week of competition.

Wake Forest – A thrilling 45-42 win over NC State propelled the Demon Deacons back into the College Football Playoff Top 10 this week. Wake Forest remains in the driver’s seat in the ACC Atlantic but faces a still test at Clemson on Saturday with an opportunity to clinch its first title since 2006.
Pitt – The Panthers outlasted North Carolina 30-23 in overtime to remain atop the Coastal Division. Pitt hosts Virginia on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and can clinch the division with a win.
NC State – The Wolfpack fought hard at Wake Forest last Saturday but fell short in the game’s final moments. NC State hosts Syracuse on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. and needs a three-way tie to reach the ACC Championship Game.
Clemson – Somehow amid a screwed-up season the Tigers still possess an opportunity to place for a conference championship. That opportunity starts on Saturday when it hosts Wake Forest in hopes of denying it a championship bid at Memorial Stadium.
Virginia – The Cavaliers struggled offensively against ninth ranked Notre Dame without quarterback Brennan Armstrong. He is still questionable for Saturday’s matchup at Pittsburgh.
Louisville – The Cardinals rolled Syracuse 41-3 in Louisville on Saturday to get within one game of bowl eligibility. Louisville travels to Duke on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m.
Boston College – The Eagles’ offense showed out in a 41-30 win at Georgia Tech last week with Phil Jurkovec at the helm. Boston College hosts Florida State on Saturday at noon.
North Carolina – The Tar Heels batted at Pittsburgh last week but fell short in overtime. North Carolina hosts Wofford on Saturday at noon.
Florida State – The Seminoles willed themselves to a 31-28 comeback win over rival Miami on Saturday. FSU travels to Boston College this week and needs a win to keep its bowl hopes alive.
Miami – The Hurricanes fell short at Florida State on Saturday and all but eliminated themselves from the possibility of playing for an ACC title. Miami hosts Virginia Tech on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Virginia Tech – The Hokies dominated Duke 48-17 but things turned at the start of the week when the school announced it parted ways with head coach Justin Fuente. He finished with a 43-31 record with the Hokies. Defensive line coach J.C. Price will serve as the interim head coach as Virginia Tech travels to Miami.
Syracuse – The Orange struggled mightily at Louisville and managed just one field goal in a lopsided defeat. Syracuse plays at NC State on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. with bowl eligibility on the line as it hopes to play spoiler in Raleigh.
Georgia Tech – The Yellow Jackets lost their fourth straight game on Saturday to Boston College. Georgia Tech hopes for an honorable showing at Notre Dame on Saturday at 2:30 before it closes out the season with top-ranked Georgia.
Duke – Virginia Tech dominated the Blue Devils in Blacksburg on Saturday. Duke remains the only winless team in the ACC as it plays host to Louisville on Thursday night.

Marcus Freeman to viable for LSU or Virginia Tech?

How big of a head coaching job could Marcus Freeman get this off-season?

When I first heard the news of Justin Fuente’s firing at Virginia Tech on Tuesday my immediate thought went to Marcus Freeman and if that job would be attainable with his current credentials.

Freeman is clearly a tremendous recruiter and Brian Kelly has gone as far to say he’ll soon be a head coach, but what level of job might Freeman be able to land this off-season if he were to be interested in such a thing?

Driving to the day job this morning I was listening to ESPNU’s show with Danny Kanell and Dusty Dvoracek. When both hosts gave a few possible names for the Virginia Tech opening, Dvoracek, who just called Notre Dame’s win over Virginia on ABC last weekend, enthusiastically mentioned Freeman.

It’s been reported that Freeman was pursued by Illinois for their head coaching opening last winter before it ultimately went to Bret Bielema. Virginia Tech would be an obvious step up from that in terms of notoriety.

A step up from Virginia Tech would be the LSU opening. Would LSU possibly consider the up-and-comer despite him not having head coaching experience?

Our friend Patrick Conn at LSU Tigers Wire isn’t suggesting it would happen, but is certainly compelled by the idea of Freeman as a head coach.

I will get wild for just a second and throw a coordinator name in the mix, Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman. He was in the mix to become the defensive coordinator at LSU last year but opted for South Bend over Baton Rouge leading Orgeron to get Daronte Jones. Freeman will get plenty of attention and even Brian Kelly said he is a future head coach. If there is one coordinator out there that I would be pounding the table for, it is Freeman. – Patrick Conn of LSU Wire

With Mel Tucker off the board LSU will have to look elsewhere.

I’ve felt for the last decade or so that LSU is about as good of job as there is in all of college football. Would the Bayou Bengal faithful be alright with the head coaching reigns being handed over to someone with no head coaching experience?

I would think no but that’s simply a thought with no sources or inside information to back it up.

I would guess we’re still a bit from Freeman getting an offer of that magnitude. I do feel safe in saying whenever Freeman does get a head coaching offer, this off-season or a year or two from now, that it’ll come a significantly better program historically than where Clark Lea left for last off-season.

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2021 Notre Dame opponent parts ways with football coach

Where does this one rank on the tiers of college coaching jobs?

There is a new job opening in the ACC and the only thing particularly surprising about it is the timing, not so much that it happened.

Virginia Tech announced on Tuesday morning that the school and head football coach Justin Fuente had mutually agreed to part ways. The Hokies started the season with a bang as they upset then-No. 10 North Carolina in their opener, but have struggled to just a 5-5 mark since which has included last-second defeats at the hands of West Virginia, Notre Dame, and Syracuse this season.

Fuente and Virginia Tech did just beat Duke 48-17 this past weekend.

Fuente was hired from Memphis and took over for the legendary Frank Beamer in 2016. In nearly six full seasons at Virginia Tech, Fuente led the Hokies to a 43-31 record that started with a 10-4 record and ACC Championship game appearance that first season, but the Hokies never won ten games again under Fuente again. With games against Miami and Virginia remaining this fall, Virginia Tech is in serious jeopardy of failing to qualify for a bowl game for a second-straight season.

Defensive line coach J.C. Price will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Athletic director Whit Babcock will head a national search to find Fuente’s full-time replacement.

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