Blake Bell was a 6-foot, 6-inch, 250-pound player who began his time at Oklahoma as a five-star quarterback recruit and ended his college career in Norman four years later as a tight end.
Highly recruited as a pro-style quarterback out of Bishop Carroll High School in Wichita, Kansas, Bell acquired his “Belldozer” moniker because of the way then Sooner head coach Bob Stoops utilized him in short-yardage situations, particularly in his first two seasons, as a backup to starter Landry Jones.
Stoops like to bring Bell in the game, using his size, strength and running ability to move the chains or put the ball in the end zone when the Sooners needed just one or two yards.