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The Sooners are losing starting ends Frank Alexander and Ronnell Lewis to the NFL. Nelson gives them another option among replacements, along with experienced contributors David King and R.J. Washington and redshirt freshmen Chuka Ndulue and Geneo Grissom.
Nelson was named 2011 Jayhawk Conference Defensive Player of the Year after making 96 tackles. He was credited with 9.5 sacks, 15.5 tackles for lost yardage, four pass breakups and four forced fumbles.
Nelson, originally from Columbus (Ohio) Beechcroft High School, will have two years of eligibility at OU. He is the Sooners' third junior college signee, joining cornerback Kasseim Everett and tight end Brannon Green.
Ice age: Quarterback Landry Jones emerged from the post-practice locker room Monday with a huge ice-wrap covering his elbow and shoulder, eliciting at least a momentary buzz in the media corps assembled outside.
Not to worry, though. It's a regular thing, Jones said.
"Just precautionary stuff," he said. "Keeping my arm fresh."
Only Texas Tech's Seth Doege (581) and Arizona's Nick Foles (560) threw the ball more this season than Jones (537). On top of that, think about how many times a day in practice Jones whips his arm forward.
"You just have to watch it, be careful with it," Jones said. "You don't want to get your arm too tired where in the game you don't have any pop on your ball."
It's like a baseball pitcher icing down his arm after a start. It immediately relieves any swelling and helps speed the recovery process. Jones doesn't ice it every day, but he and quarterbacks coach Josh Heupel keep an eye on it.
"He wants to keep me fresh for the game," Jones said. "You can usually tell when your arm's getting sore, and he'll take you out of some of the throws that you have during the week."
Hawkeye dilemma: With stud tailback Marcus Coker suspended for the Insight Bowl, the Hawkeyes' next-most experienced ballcarrier this season has 18 rushing attempts. That makes it somewhat challenging for the OU defense to prepare for.
"They've got a stable of three or four guys that I'm sure they'll rotate, and they're going to do what they do," said defensive coordinator Brent Venables. "They run inside-outside lead plays and some split-flow plays and a little bit of power and they're going to play-action (pass) off of it."
At least it makes for interesting scout-team sessions.
"(Coker) runs with great strength and runs behind his pads. He brings a physical dimension that's hard to simulate," Venables said. "We've got a 165-pound, scrawny scout team running back trying to simulate him. Maybe this is a little bit closer to what we might see."
So who is that scrawny scout-team running back?
"Hold on here ..." Venables said, searching his mental Rolodex. "Julian Winters. He's a good player. A really good scat back."
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