Wiggling the Oklahoma Sooners media guide sets into motion a hologram showing tailback Adrian Peterson high-stepping into the end zone.

Judge this book by its cover. The 10th-ranked Sooners have their share of strengths, but the star power is generated by the 215 pounds of speed and strength wearing No. 22.

“I’ve been getting this attention since the first year,” Peterson said Monday. “I’m kind of used to it. It’s all right. (Just walking across campus) is hard. Everywhere you go someone is coming up to you asking for your autograph and that kind of thing. It comes with the territory. You have to live with it, man.”

It couldn’t always have been easy.

Peterson comes from Palestine, Texas, a city of about 17,000 – and now he plays in Oklahoma’s Memorial Stadium, with a capacity about five times that many.

Peterson, a junior, says he likes just hanging with friends playing Xbox 360 – and now the real Adrian Peterson can control a digital Adrian Peterson on that Xbox.

In 2004, the real Adrian Peterson ran for 1,925 yards and finished second in the Heisman Trophy balloting – the highest finish ever by a freshman.

In a 2005 season hampered by an ankle injury, he still led Big 12 Conference tailbacks with 1,108 rushing yards.

Combined, those totals made him the first college player to run for more than 3,000 yards in his first two seasons.

It is unlikely there will be a fourth college season, as the NFL beckons.

“I don’t know if there are many superlatives that someone else can add,” UW coach Tyrone Willingham said. “… This young man is pretty good, and that’s probably an understatement just saying that.”

A prime challenge this week for Willingham, defensive coordinator Kent Baer and the rest of the Huskies will be figuring out a way to limit Peterson when they visit Oklahoma on Saturday (12:30 p.m., Channel 4).

It’s unlikely they’ll come up with anything the Sooners haven’t seen before.

“That’s how it’s been for the last two years,” OU coach Bob Stoops said. “This isn’t anything new. We’re more than used to it. We’re not having to stay up and invent anything different, we just have to execute what we already know how to do. … From the day he got here people have been ganging up on him.”

Peterson contributed 208 all-purpose yards in Oklahoma’s season-opening 24-17 win over Alabama-Birmingham on Saturday.

Second guesses

Willingham offered his thoughts on two controversial coaching decisions from the Huskies’ season-opening win Saturday against San Jose State.

While protecting a slim lead late in the fourth quarter, the Huskies went directly to the line of scrimmage and snapped the ball after a change of possession rather than taking advantage of the new NCAA rule that would have allowed 24 seconds to tick off the game clock before the snap.

Willingham agreed that was an error.

“I think we snapped it with the 25-second clock at about 15 seconds left,” he said. “We probably would have liked to slow that down just a little bit … probably about 13 seconds (more).”

The Huskies also repeatedly kicked one-point conversions after touchdowns, rather than going for the two-pointers that could have increased the lead to seven or 14.

Willingham stood by that. “That’s a great debate … when you go for two and all of that,” he said. “We considered going for two possibly twice – if you remember … we had 12-point leads on two occasions. We considered them, and it was my thought that no, we wouldn’t do it.”

Extra points

Tight ends Michael Gottlieb (broken hand) and Robert Lewis (foot) suffered injuries Saturday. Neither prognosis was immediately available. Also, UW quarterback Isaiah Stanback’s left (non-throwing) hand was wrapped tightly on Monday, however Stanback said he is fine. … The Huskies can take an unlimited number of players to Oklahoma because it is not a conference game. However, Willingham said he would take “probably pretty close” to the 64 allowed on conference trips. … The Huskies will fly out Friday morning. They will take a short walk-though practice at Memorial Stadium so the players can get an early look at a stadium they have never played in and get a feel for its grass field. … After each win, the UW coaches will name players of the game. Honored after the 35-29 win over San Jose State were Stanback, defensive end Greyson Gunheim and punter Sean Douglas. Shelton Sampson of Lakewood and Fred Wiggs also were honored for their work on scout teams.