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  Antwone Savage
Antwone Savage
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Albany, Ga.

High School:
Westover HS

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 190

Position:
Wide Receiver

2001:
All-Big 12 Second Team (Big 12 Coaches) ... topped the Sooner wide receivers with 446 yards and five receiving touchdowns … had a blockbuster day against Kansas State when he caught two passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns (63 and 75 yards), threw a 33-yard touchdown pass and returned four kickoffs for a total of 94 yards … finished the day with 232 all purpose yards … became just the fourth Sooner to throw and catch a touchdown pass in the same game ... completed a 33-yard TD toss to backup quarterback Hunter Wall on a fake punt … season-high seven receptions against Tulsa … fifteen of his 34 catches came over the final four games … rushed twice against Nebraska for 23 yards, including a long of 21 … returned 14 kickoffs for 428 yards, an average of 30.6 per return and the second-highest yardage total in school history … would have ranked No. 3 nationally in average kickoff return yardage had he met the NCAA’s minimum for attempt -- he averaged 1.16 returns per game, while the minimum was 1.2 ... his 621 career kickoff return yards are No. 10 at OU and the 114 he logged vs. North Carolina rank No. 5 for a game at the school ... just the 35th Sooner to eclipse 2,000 all-purpose yards.

2000:
First team All-Big 12 by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram ... second team by the Big 12 coaches and the Houston Chronicle ... the Sooners’ leading receiver with 48 catches for 598 yards ... total catches was the third best all-time single-season total at OU ... total yards ranked as the fourth best all-time single-season effort for a Sooner ... three touchdowns averaged 48 yards in length ... had 293 yards after catches, the second best total on the squad ... seven catches for 116 yards and one touchdown at Kansas State ... a 74-yard touchdown was Oklahoma’s longest pass play of the season ... career-best eight receptions (76 yards) at Texas A&M ... also had six catches against Rice (63 yards) and Baylor (82 yards and a touchdown) ... ended the regular season as Oklahoma's third-leading rusher ... had 160 yards and one touchdown on 12 carries (13.3 avg.) ... broke a 40-yarder for a touchdown against Kansas ... had a 32-yard run against Texas Tech and a 30-yarder versus Texas ... set school record for rushing yards by a receiver (old mark was 153 by Keith Jackson in 1985) ... saw action on special teams ... returned 10 kickoffs for 193 yards (19.3 avg.) ... two catches for 23 yards in the Sooners’ win over Florida State in the Orange Bowl.

1999:
Freshman of the Year in the Big 12 by The Sporting News … played in all 12 games with six starts … set single-season school records for catches (31) and reception yardage (426) by a freshman … finished third on the team in both categories … ranked No. 8 nationally among freshmen in receiving yards … yards per catch (13.7) was the highest on the team … 254 of his 426 yards came after the catch (8.2 ypc) … first Oklahoma receiver to reach the century mark in receiving yardage in a game when he collected 100 yards on six catches against Texas … had a 44-yard touchdown catch and run on the second play of the game … had a 51-yard reception at Louisville … six catches (76 yards) in the Independence Bowl game vs. Mississippi … one of three freshman receivers (Damian Mackey and Curtis Fagan) to record at least 28 catches … also played on special teams where he logged two tackles ... one punt return for seven yards ... honored by Oklahoma coaches as the Freshman/Newcomer of the Year along with Quentin Griffin … caught at least one pass in 11 of the 12 games, including the last five games.

High school:
A three-year starter at Westover High School … accounted for 2,099 total yards as a senior … spent time as quarterback, receiver and cornerback … completed 70 of 129 passes for 1,230 yards and 10 touchdowns in his final season … also rushed for 869 yards on 127 carries (6.8 yards per carry) and nine touchdowns … had 26 tackles, three tackles for loss, two caused fumbles, one fumble recovery and one interception on defense … returned the interception 40 yards for a touchdown … named as the Albany Herald All-Purpose Back … also a first-team member of the Albany Herald's All-Southwest Georgia squad … coached by Richard Hodges.

Wrapup:
Will enter next season needing just two receptions to set an Oklahoma career record ... has 16 career rushes for 186 yards (11.6/carry) and one touchdown ... honored in 1999 by Oklahoma coaches as the Freshman/Newcomer of the Year along with Quentin Griffin ... one of the fastest receivers with a 4.35 time in the 40 ... born: March 29, 1981, in Albany, Ga. ... parents: Adrienne and Alphonso Savage ... major: communications.

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