Hale grouped Oklahoma in with Florida, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas A&M in his third tier. Only Texas (Tier 1a), Georgia (Tier 1b), Alabama (Tier 2), and LSU (Tier 2) were ranked in ...

The Sooners' senior center, a former transfer from Appalachian State, stabilized things up front when he returned to the lineup at midseason last year.