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2018 Oklahoma Sooners Countdown to Kickoff | 2 Days!

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There are still two days remaining before the Oklahoma Sooners take the field this Saturday, but Week 1 of college football officially kicks off tonight! Before you check out the action happening around the nation, take a closer look back at one of the most ferocious defensive Sooners in the last 20 years. Yup, I’m talking about the one and only Derrick Strait.

From 2000 to 2003, cornerback Derrick Strait made throwing the ball a dangerous decision for opposing quarterbacks. The Austin native had a natural magnetism for the ball, and also for any receiver who dared to go up for it.