(The Dallas Morning News) DALLAS – Austin Woods doesn’t want cancer to define him. But he has to admit it has shaped his young life. Woods, a junior center for the Oklahoma Sooners, just finished a year during which he battled and beat Hodgkin’s lymphoma. And as the North Texas native and Rockwall-Heath graduate prepares [...]
NORMAN, Okla. — When Austin Woods walks off the football field after practicing in Oklahoma’s 100-degree August heat, sometimes it’s only the start of a grueling day for the Sooners’ center. After being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the spring, Woods is undergoing chemotherapy treatments to deal with the form of cancer. For three to [...]
NORMAN OK – Former Rockwall High School football star Austin Woods, a sophomore offensive lineman for the U. of Oklahoma Sooners football team, was diagnosed with Stage-3 Hodgkin’s lymphoma last week and began a series of chemotherapy treatments yesterday. The news was first reported by Rivals network website SoonerScoop.com and reported today in Tulsa World. [...]
Rockwall-Heath’s highly-recruited star center Austin Woods announced yesterday that he has verbally committed to attend and play football at the University of Oklahoma next year in Norman OK. The 6’5″ 295 lb. offensive lineman is rated as the fifth best high school center in the nation by Scout.com and ranked No. 220 on the Rivals.com National Top 250 list for 2010. He said it [...]
Rockwall-Heath’s highly-regarded offensive lineman Austin Woods has been named by influential Texas Football magazine to their annual Preseason All-Academic team on the first team. The 6′5″, 248 lb. senior is expected to again anchor the Hawks offensive line. He is being recruited to play at numerous colleges, including the University of Oklahoma. The magazine’s recruiting analyst and longtime expert Randy Rodgers compiled [...]