Austin Box

6-2, 205 | Class of 2007

Scout Grade

  • 82
5 POSITION
NR REGIONAL
NR STATE
39th

Austin Box News Feed

  1. Park built in Austin Box's memory

    ENID, Okla. - Friends and family of Austin Box continue to find ways to remember him. Saturday, more than 100 volunteers gathered at 10th and Chestnut in Enid, Okla., to help build "Champions Park," a playground in honor of Box, the former Oklahoma linebacker who passed away from a prescription medication overdose in 2011.

    about 4801 days ago | Jake Trotter | Oklahoma Sooners

  2. Kenny Stills honoring Austin Box

    Oklahoma is no longer honoring Austin Box by wearing the No. 12 this season. The Sooners will never forget, though. Receiver Kenny Stills continues to wear a rubber bracelet to honor his fallen teammate, who died in May 2011.

    about 5051 days ago | Brandon Chatmon | Oklahoma Sooners

  3. Video: Honoring Austin Box

    Austin Box passed away one year ago today. Here's the College Gameday video from December on the way the Box family and University of Oklahoma have chosen to remember him.

    about 5151 days ago | SoonerNation staff | Oklahoma Sooners

  4. Austin Box Memorial Scholarship awarded

    Connor Choate grew up in Enid idolizing Austin Box. This week, Choate became the first recipient of the Austin Box Memorial Scholarship. "I really looked up to him, like every other kid around here did," said Choate, a senior at Enid High School who will attend the University of Oklahoma in the fall.

    about 5152 days ago | Jake Trotter | Oklahoma Sooners

  5. Closer look: Brent Venables' recruiting Insider

    The loss of Brent Venables will have a tremendous impact on Oklahoma each Saturday but could have a even bigger impact on the Sooners on National Signing Day each February. Venables was one of the best recruiters on the Sooners staff, recruiting the Dallas/Fort Worth area as good as anyone in the country while also closing quality recruits from Florida, Las Vegas and Kansas in the last six years.

    about 5272 days ago | Brandon Chatmon | Oklahoma Sooners

  6. Video: Oklahoma honors Austin Box

    "College GameDay" looks at the touching way the Box family and University of Oklahoma have chosen to remember the late Austin Box.

    about 5319 days ago | ESPN.com staff | Oklahoma Sooners

  7. OU's final tributes to Austin Box planned

    Oklahoma has named the final two players who will honor Austin Box by wearing his No. 12 jersey without a name on the back. Box, who would have been a senior, died in May. Cornerback Jamell Fleming will honor the linebacker by wearing his jersey on Saturday against Oklahoma State when Oklahoma plays for the Big 12 title and a ninth trip to the BCS since the 2000 season.

    about 5320 days ago | David Ubben | Oklahoma Sooners

  8. OU's Ronnell Lewis to wear No. 12 jersey

    Oklahoma defensive end Ronnell Lewis will wear the nameless No. 12 jersey for the Sooners on Saturday against Texas Tech in Norman. A different defensive player has worn the jersey each game this season as a tribute to the Sooners' former teammate, Austin Box, who died in May.

    about 5362 days ago | Oklahoma Sooners