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Bias reporting system implemented Friday ANDREW CLARK @Clarky_Tweets
OU has implemented a 24/7 “Reporting Hotline” for users to report incidents of racial discrimination, misconduct and harassment. The hotline—developed in conjunction with a company called EthicsPoint—can be accessed by users by calling 844-428-6531 or
going online to www.ou.ethicspoint.com. It was implemented Sept. 9, five days after students began using the Twitter hashtag #yOUrbad to highlight incidents of bias, prejudice, harassment and discrimination on campus. Jabar Shumate, the OU vice president for the university community, originally told The Daily in March that the hotline would be installed at the end of that month. The hotline also was previously being created with a company named Greenwood Hall. However, Shumate told The Daily Sept. 9 the university decided to
switch to EthicsPoint because of its experience in working on college campuses. Shumate also said Sept. 9 that EthicsPoint’s employees underwent extensive training to learn where to send calls at the University. When using the hotline via telephone, hotline users will make initial contact with the third party vendor, whose employees will then forward the user’s call to the correct university department to handle the user’s specific issue. Online users will click on the type of incident they wish to
report after selecting the location of the incident’s occurrence. “If you’re going to have a good system, it really does take some time to develop,” Shumate said. “I probably erred in thinking that OU could just get something and put it up.” A press release from OU says the hotline was created “in light of incidents on other campuses and to further enhance responsiveness.”
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A student studies with tutor Steve Findeiss in the Oklahoma Memorial Union on Thursday. Findeiss spent 10 years in the U.S. Air Force beginning in 1968. He began tutoring at OU 31 years ago.
HE KNOWS IT ALL Former Air Force pilot finds satisfaction in tutoring students
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teve Findeiss has a face that many at OU would recognize, but a name that most have never heard. For 31 years, the former pilot has been a fixture on campus, often clad in Hawaiian shirts and surrounded by students gleaning the STEM guru’s wisdom. “He’s definitely one of the most brilliant tutors I’ve had,” pre-med junior Catherine Lewis said. “He’s even completed a problem with me over the phone, like, a physics problem, while he was driving, in his head. The whole thing.” Health and exercise science junior Olivia Canida discovered Findeiss the way most of his students do: Through a personal recommendation from a friend. “Ever since then, I’ve kept going to him,” Canida said. “I’m going to keep going to him as long as he teaches the courses that I’m going through.” Even though thousands of students have undergone Findeiss’ tutelage over the years, he has never had an interest in becoming a part of the institution itself — of having an office or classroom of his own.
MITCHELL WILLETTS • @MITCHBWILLETTS “I’m a sort of non-conformist, and as a result I don’t work well under supervision,” Findeiss said. “I’m an independent kind of person. Always have been.” Findeiss’ independent streak may not be much of an issue as a tutor, but during his 10 years in the U.S. Air Force — beginning in 1968 — it did not do him any favors. “They decided for me (to retire),” Findeiss said. “After the Vietnam War, they were long on pilots. I was still 10 years from retirement, and I wasn’t going to be much of a military officer.” Findeiss traded in a jet for a bicycle, came to Norman and began his career in tutoring, an occupation he said he fell into by accident. “It was a woman who ran a tutoring service that I met at a party,” Findeiss said. “She said, ‘Could you tutor algebra?’ I came and went to work for her for two years and decided high school students aren’t very interesting, so I branched out on my own and came to OU.” These days, Findeiss works 10-hour shifts Monday through Friday, operating out of the
Oklahoma Memorial Union. His pupils come to him. However, in his younger years, he made house calls for fraternities and sororities, eager to establish his clientele and driven by the promise of free food.
“I love the personal interaction of tutoring, no question about it. From a personal standpoint, the tutoring is much more satisfying.” STEVE FINDEISS, TUTOR
“The house mothers thought I was darling, and would not only feed me, they gave me what they call ‘kitchen privileges,’ which means even if it’s not meal time, they would let me walk into the kitchen,” Findeiss said. “For a bachelor, this is a great deal. I could eat all day.” Over time, even Findeiss’ hunger was eventually eclipsed by his desire to educate and t o c o a c h s t u d e n t s t h ro u g h their most difficult academic
demands. “(It’s satisfying) watching the lights go on in somebody’s eyes,” Findeiss said. “They widen a little bit, and you can see before they say anything that they got it. The lights went on.” Findeiss has lived two different careers, one very deliberate, the other somewhat unintentional. When thinking about life within the cockpit and another before a desk, he cannot help but draw comparisons. “I got to admit, there’s nothing more exciting than being a 22-year-old pilot, and they give you this supersonic jet and say, ‘Have a good time for an hour and 20 minutes; try and bring it back in one piece,’” Findeiss said. “It does not get any better than that.” However, Findeiss knows that excitement does not equate satisfaction. Sometimes fulfillment can be attained from a quiet table in the student union, crowded with college kids and cluttered with paper. “I love the personal interaction of tutoring, no question about it. From a personal standpoint, the tutoring is much more
satisfying,” Findeiss said. Lewis can see her tutor’s dedication in his actions, his enthusiasm shining through a veil of cordial professionalism. “He cares a lot,” Lewis said. “He’ll stay extra hours. He’ll come early. He’s dedicated and genuine and cares about everyone who comes to see him.” Findeiss said he believes his time in the military equipped him well for a future in teaching. The U.S. Air Force Academy gave him textbook knowledge, and piloting provided him a crash course in psychology. “Sixty percent of what I do is psychology,” Findeiss said. “It’s not just telling people they can do it, it’s making them believe they can do it. The cliché is: In order to walk on water, you’ve got to believe you can do it. If you’re going to solo a supersonic jet at age 22, you’ve got to believe you can do it.” Mitchell Willetts
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OU discontinued diversity training this semester in freshmen Gateway classes without public announcement and has also not yet hired a full-time replacement for the training’s director and creator. The university informed Gateway instructors at the end of the spring 2016 semester that the Freshman Diversity Experience would be discontinued from their classes in the fall, said Jabar Shumate, the OU vice president for the university community. Gateway classes are intended to teach freshmen how to navigate college successfully, according to OU’s website. OU implemented the Freshman Diversity Experience in 2015 following the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity scandal, in which some of its members were caught on video singing a racist chant on a date party bus. The program teaches OU students to understand and combat stereotypes and prejudice, become acquainted with “the OU family” and learn how to interact despite differences, according to OU’s website. Shumate said the Gateway training was canceled because many freshmen taking Gateway had already received the mandatory diversity training at Camp Crimson, and the administration wanted to avoid overlap.
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Camp Crimson attendees file sit in the Jim Thorpe Multicultural Center to hear a series of speakers perform diversity-related skits July 2015. OU discontinued diversity training in Gateway courses this semester.
The university did not publicly announce the change because it was caught off-guard by the departure of Kathy Wong, Shumate said.
“I will take responsibility for not messaging that as clearly as we should have, and I apologize.” JABAR SHUMATE, VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
“That transition caused us not to roll this out in the most effective way,” he said. “But I think, authentically, we did everything we could, including working with Dr.
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Wong, to keep this training as authentic as possible.” “I will take responsibility for not messaging that as clearly as we should have, and I apologize,” he said. OU has not found a fulltime replacement for Wong, the former director of OU’s Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies and creator of the Freshman Diversity Experience, who oversaw the program through the end of the 20152016 school year. Wong accepted a position with San Jose State University in California in April 2016. However, the university hired a summer fill-in, Regina Spellers Sims, to run the training at Camp Crimson, Shumate said. Spellers Sims is a visiting assistant professor from
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DePaul University and received her doctorate alongside Wong at Arizona State University, Shumate said. The trainings this semester, which Spellers Sims will also lead, will be held on select weekends this fall at the Jim Thorpe Multicultural Center. The training is mandatory for freshmen and transfer students who have not done the training at Camp Crimson. OU will continue to provide the Freshman Diversity Experience at Camp Crimson moving forward, Shumate said. Andrew Clark and Daisy Creager contributed to this report. Emma Keith
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OU IT will run new student portal alongside Ozone until spring 2017 A new student portal called ONE is now available to students and will replace Ozone by spring 2017. ONE and Ozone are currently running side by side, but the former will completely phase out the previous portal once ONE has fully replaced Ozone’s core functionality, said Nicholas Key, a spokesperson for OU Information Technology. “We’re going to make sure that we’ve replaced the functionality (of Ozone) and that we give faculty, staff and students the capabilities to do all of the things they’re used to doing before shutting Ozone down,” he said. ONE debuted in July but will remain a work in progress for the entirety of its existence—even past when Ozone is shut down, Key said. The provost office, enrollment office, student financial services, and individual students, staff and faculty all collaborated with OU IT to make the platform come together, he also said. “I’m excited because this is a product that we have built with direct input and feedback from the groups that we’re building it for,” Key said. “And I think it’s helped us turn out a tremendous product.” He said ONE is his favorite project he has worked on since coming to OU IT 10 years ago. The platform includes a multitude of new features, too. All of its content is searchable with a magnifying glass icon at the top, right corner of the screen. Plus, Key said it works with users step by step to teach them how to complete processes like applying for financial aid. Andrew Clark, @Clarky_Tweets
Discussion to rezone Beta Theta Pi property into parking lot postponed The city of Norman Planning Commission met Sept. 8 and voted to postpone a discussion on rezoning the property at 704 W. Brooks St. until Oct. 13. The vote to postpone the hearing passed 7-0. The discussion to rezone the property would have occurred Thursday night if the vote to postpone did not pass. Two members of the planning commission, Chris Lewis and Erin Williford, were not present. Sean Rieger, the agent for OU fraternity Beta Theta Pi, requested to postpone the hearing. The fraternity is attempting to re-zone the property so it can use it as an off-street parking lot. The property — owned by the Beta Theta Pi Housing Corporation in the name of a limited liability company — is currently zoned as R-1, meaning it is classified as a single-family residence. The property must be re-zoned as R-2 for it to be used as off-street parking. Rieger told The Daily he could not say on the record why he requested to postpone the planning commission discussion. Abby Bitterman, @abby_bitterman
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Autism Speaks U president Alyssa Santos discusses the goals of the group for the upcoming year on Thursday. Autism Speaks U was founded last fall and is one of two organizations on campus aimed at students’ autism.
team are on the spectrum. “There are very few (members) that are students who are on the spectrum, but there are still some,” Santos said. “It’s a very, very diverse group ... I know a lot of people who have family members with autism.” Dwight Welch, a non-degree seeking OU student and pastor at United Church of Norman, works with local students and adults with autism in a group called Autism Spectrum Disorder Adults of Oklahoma City. Welch is on the spectrum himself, and said many of the students he sees, from OU and other local colleges, are struggling to find a place to fit in on their campus. “There really isn’t like an autism group on campus at OU,” Welch said. “I don’t know if that’s really on OU, but it just means that there really hasn’t been a place where folks on the spectrum could hang out.” We l c h s a i d m a n y college students who att e n d Au t i s m Sp e c t r u m Disorder Adults of Oklahoma City meetings say they feel alone on campus. Welch said while Autism Speaks U is a good group with a strong program, its purpose does not principally serve students with autism. “They’re folks who want to work with folks on the spectrum, and they’re students who are going to become teachers or social workers or counselors, and they want to know more about autism, so they get involved with that group,” Welch said. “But there really isn’t anything for folks on the spectrum that is by us and for us.” Most students with autism find the transition to college a difficult one and could benefit from a group that teaches and practices social skills, Welch said. Students, and even adults, on the spectrum struggle with the social skills they need to be involved in
student life or enter the workforce, like how to sign up for health insurance or apply for jobs, he said. “ ( A g r o u p t h a t ’s a u tism-friendly) just gives students a chance to kind of develop some of those skills, because that’s going to be as important as whatever classes they have by the time they graduate,” Welch said. “It’ll give them more confidence to go out into the world, eventually.” Autism Speaks U officers also said OU could be doing more to include students on the spectrum in all aspects of campus life. Fluitt said even academics at OU are not designed to
exam-taking accommodations and academic specialists who will meet with professors and ensure classes are working for students, Guttery said. She said the DRC also ensures that students on the spectrum are provided with proper housing according to their preferences. But Guttery said she is working to provide a new program that will give more resources and space to students on the spectrum, such as socializing opportunities that would help the make common connections. “There are programs in various universities across the countr y that have kind of this sort of idea,” Guttery said.
“There really isn’t anything for folks on the spectrum that is by us and for us.” DWIGHT WELCH, OU STUDENT
accommodate lower functioning students with autism. “My sister, for example, wouldn’t have the opportunity to come here because the curriculum is way too difficult, and the disability center doesn’t do enough to be able to provide more resources for her to take classes here and to cope with the difficulty of OU,” Fluitt said. There is some change in the future for students on the spectrum. Chelle’ Guttery, director of the Disability Resource Center, is working toward a plan that will provide more resources for students autism on campus. The DRC currently provides academic and housing resources, including
“ There’s not a whole lot of them, and
there’s not really a whole lot in this area of the country, so I think it would be a good thing for us to work toward to be able to provide services to these students.” Guttery said her program could match a student on the spectrum with a faculty member or mentor to guide them through his or her college experience and prepare for the work force. Students on the spectrum are one of higher education’s fastest-growing populations, Guttery said. She said she hopes a pilot version of her program will be available in spring of 2017. Despite this progress, as well as the educational
efforts of Autism Speaks U on autism, stereotypes and a lack of understanding about autism are still prevalent, Fluitt said. “There’s a lot of individuals who don’t know just how many degrees of autism there are, because the spectrum is so wide,” Fluitt said. “So when people hear that, they think of the most severe case, but a lot of times individuals are very high functioning or they just seem like any other person. Sometimes you can even meet an individual and not even know they are living with autism.” Welch said some people may assume that people on the spectrum lack empathy. However, most people on the spectrum may not often consider what others may think about them, leading to both a sense of individuality and social awkwardness. “An inability to infer is not the same thing (as a lack of empathy),” Welch said. “Sometimes people think of empathy as care, and folks on the spectrum care for people as much as anybody, but they may not be able to infer. If I have something secret hidden in my heart, somebody on the spectrum may not be able to know what that is.” Dane, who has a brother with a complicated form of autism, said he wants people to be able to understand the value of people on the spectrum. “One thing that I personally want to do is have everyone consider them as persons and individuals first, and then have autism as an aspect of who they are,” said Dane. “Like if someone has cancer, you don’t define them as a cancer patient, and then a person, you define them as a person who has cancer.” “Not that autism and cancer are exactly the same neurologically by any means, but understanding that it’s an aspect of them secondary to them being a person is essential — that is how love stems out,” Dane said.
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O U P re s i d e n t D av i d Boren’s announcement of the rollout of a bias incident reporting system garnered positive feedback from some students at a Black Student Association event on Friday. Boren made the announcement at a gathering Friday afternoon in which attendees posed for a group picture to express unity and solidarity. He said students
are the experts of their own experiences and that he wants to help them. “I care about you, and I want everything to be perfect for you,” Boren told students. “Don’t count me off-limits,” he said. Alexandria Jackson, a human relations sophomore, said she thinks the reporting system will give people an opportunity to come forward about things that have happened to them on campus. “So many things happen on campus that nobody hears about. That’s an opportunity to nip it in the bud,” Jackson said.
Tori Mongo, a philosophy junior, said she is glad the hotline is not limited to racial discrimination but is open to other things, like sexual harassment, and that it will be available 24/7. “A lot of things don’t happen during business hours; they happen after hours. You don’t see a lot of things happening in broad daylight,” Mongo said. Jabar Shumate, OU vice president for the university community, told The Daily about the hotline in an interview. Daisy Creager
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OU students with autism are struggling to find community at a university with few resources and little understanding for their experiences. OU currently hosts two student organizations aimed at students’ autism, Autism Speaks U, a collegiate chapter of the national organization Autism Speaks, and Expressive Dance Movement, which involves teaching dance to children with autism. Cassandra Fluitt, a social sciences and organizational studies senior, founded the OU chapter of Autism Speaks U in the fall of 2015. Fluitt has a sister on the spectrum and was interested in bringing a group that deals with autism to campus. “For the most part, we kind of try to provide a community that brings individuals together and makes them feel at home — makes them feel welcomed and loved,” Fluitt said. Autism Speaks U meetings typically cover volunteer opportunities in local autism communities, fundraising events for Autism Speaks at a national level and guest speakers, said Austin Dane, a creative media productions senior. Dane is the greek liaison chair for Autism Speaks U. “I know through our fundraising, we look for restaurants to partner with so we can do fundraising through there,” Dane said. “We host one to two big events every semester, specifically for fundraising. And that’s for families with autism just to come and enjoy a dance or enjoy a fair or enjoy just an outdoor movie or something.” Alyssa Santos, current president of Autism Speaks U and a psychology junior, said the organization is also working toward creating a more autism-friendly campus and fostering more awareness about what autism actually looks like. “I like that OU is becoming more open to the idea that if they encounter a person with autism, they know what to do. Just because I’ve been told that they didn’t know much about autism before,” Santos said. “But after coming to our meetings and talking to us personally, as well as other exec members who have personal experience with autism, they learn more about it and know what to do in a situation where they talk to a person who has autism.” Although Autism Speaks U is working toward providing a more understanding community and inclusive resources for students with autism, the majority of students the organization reaches do not actually have autism. Fluitt said no members of the organization’s executive
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Philadelphia’s up-andcoming rapper, Lil Uzi Vert, performed in Norman for the first time on Friday at the Lloyd Noble Center. Many OU students were excited for the concert and had high expectations. Uzi is known for collaborating with artists like Future and being a part of the XXL 2016 Freshman Class. XXL is a hip-hop magazine that has an annual tradition of picking 10 “freshman� or fresh artists to look out for. The concert was hosted through a collaborative effort of KDM Entertainment and OK Trendsetter. Creed Willhoite, a finance freshman, and Evan Johnson, a biology pre-med freshman, said they heard about the concert through Kristian Doolittle, a freshman forward on OU’s men’s basketball team. “This is like on our top five for concerts,� Johnson said. “We listen to his music all the time,� Willhoite added. Laci Stroble, a health and exercise science sophomore, said she was also excited for the concert. She and her friends learned about it from Twitter and through posters around campus. Buddy Hield came back to OU for the show. Da’shaun Clark, a promoter for the show, reached out to Hield for help in getting the word
out to OU students. “When I was an undergrad student I always wanted to have concerts,� Hield said. “I’m just glad to see this jump off.� Before the opening acts began, everyone was invited to the floor level in front of the stage because the LNC was not sold out. Fans in the seated section rushed onto the floor, with some jumping over security fences to get there faster. In addition to Josh Sallee, Ezra, ZIE and Fresh Jay, the four scheduled opening acts from the OKC area, Buddy Hield got on stage to pump up the crowd. DJ GQ also played throughout the night. After all the openers, fans began to chant “Uzi� in anticipation. However, he did not come on immediately. Crowd control was an issue because too many people were on the stage and the side of the stage. The crowd got excited when Lil Uzi finally came on. They were the loudest they had been all night. Uzi had a lot of energy as he jumped around stage throughout his set. During “Money Longer,� Uzi ran around the seats of the LNC. He was chased by fans, and he stopped halfway around
Lil Uzi Vert dances around on stage as he sings “Money Longer� on Friday at the Lloyd Noble Center.
as the whole crowd began to follow him. With high energy, Uzi ran back to the stage, jumping a security fence to get there. Uzi also performed “Do What I Want,� “Ps & Qs,� “WDYW� and “7AM,� in addition to others. Then the show ended very abruptly with Lil Uzi running off stage and leaving the LNC. Students said they enjoyed the concert, but many had critiques. “It took too long for him to “When I was an come on,� said Krista Cook, a undergrad student health and exercise science I always wanted to sophomore. Cook and her friends said have concerts. I’m they did have fun after he just glad to see this came on, though. Blake Stoermer, a business jump off.� marketing freshman, said his friend thought they had BUDDY HIELD, FORMER OU BASKETBALL GUARD bought backstage passes,
but they ended up being moved to the floor level. “It was a good concert, but we paid a lot of money for it,� Stoermer said. “When we switched ticketing services (it) caused confusion and commotion,� said Da’Shaun Clark, an entrepreneurship sophomore, owner of KDM Entertainment and one of the promoters for the show. He said people were upset about why they did not have the tickets they were supposed to have. Organizing and promoting this concert was a learning experience, Clark said. He hopes to bring more shows to OU in the future. Abby Bitterman abbybitt@ou.edu
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Sooners set new high attendance record at season’s first home game Oklahoma set a new attendance record Saturday night against Louisiana-Monroe. A record 87,037 fans attended Saturday night’s game in Gaylord Family- Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, breaking the previous mark of 86,031 on Oct. 27, 2012, when the Sooners fell to Notre Dame. OU’s stadium has been undergoing renovations since last spring, which are still underway. The stadium was fully enclosed and fan concourses were added, as well as VIP suites, prior to OU’s season opener against the Warhawks. The outside of the south end zone is still under construction and will not be finished until well into fall, a representative from the architectural company overseeing renovations said on Sept. 5. Oklahoma is 9-1 all-time in its 10 highest-attended games ever. For a complete list of OU attendance records, visit soonersports.com. Kelli Stacy, @AstacyKelli
Senior linemen miss home opener of season for violating team rules Two Oklahoma defensive linemen missed the Louisiana-Monroe game due to a violation of team rules. Senior defensive ends Matt Dimon and Austin Roberts did not play against Louisiana-Monroe. Dimon is listed as a starter on the depth chart the Sooners released before the season. Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops declined to further explain what caused the suspensions. “We don’t ever disclose that. It’s just team rules,” CHRISTOPHER MICHIE/THE DAILY Stoops said. Sophomore wide receiver Nick Basquine carries the ball to the end zone on a 63 yard reception during Saturday’s game against OU did not confirm the players were suspended ULM at the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Basquine grabbed three receptions for 80 yards during the Sooner’s until Saturday. However, Stoops said the decision to 59-17 victory over the Warhawks. suspend the pair had been made prior to game day. “That call was made last week,” Stoops said. Jesse Pound, @jesserpound
Discipline issues show through in spite of win Team will need to address leadership to beat Ohio State SPENSER DAVIS @Davis_Spenser
No. 14 O klahoma did exactly what it was supposed to do on Saturday night in a 59-17 win over Louisiana-Monroe. The Sooners (1-1) dominated from the get-go, scoring on their first four possessions before eventually taking a 42-0 lead into halftime. OU’s effort and discipline wa s m o re t ha n e n ou g h to handle the Warhawks (1-1) as the Sooners set a new attendance record on Saturday night. But in exactly one week — when OU hosts No. 4 Ohio State — the Sooners’ lack of discipline could shine through. “I think, for us, leadership is critical for our success,” said defensive coordinator Mike Stoops. “For any great team, you’ve got to have great leadership … We’re going to need everybody next week. It’s going to be a very physical game.” Stoops didn’t have two of his primary defensive lineman against Monroe. Austin Roberts and Matt Dimon were each suspended for a violation of team r u l e s. Bu t t h rou g h t w o weeks, the Sooners have had discipline issues on the
field, too. OU had three personal foul penalties — and another wiped away by an offsetting foul — in a 33-23 loss to Houston last week. There were other issues against the Warhawks, too. Junior cornerback Michiah Quick lined up offsides on PAT, and it cost the Sooners — Monroe shanked the first try but got another chance because of Quick’s mistake. “ The offsides penalty on an extra point is going to hurt at some point, but if he’s going for the football and giving all-out effort, you can’t fault him for that,” quarterback Baker Mayfield said. And while Mayfield noted the Sooners didn’t have a personal foul penalty this week, other problems persist. F r e s h m a n l i n e b a c ker Caleb Kelly admitted Saturday that the Sooners’ leadership was an issue ahead of the season opener. “Really last week we were messing around,” Kelly said. “It was weird … the leaders weren’t pumping everybody up. “I think everybody was just shocked that we were losing (against Houston),” Kelly said. “We started out winning right off the bat, and after that they kind of came back on us. After that, we were just shocked. You could see it in their eyes.” The Sooners will have to be better when they host
the Buckeyes next weekend. Kelly said the team’s leaders improved in the past week, leading to OU’s drubbing of ULM. “Our leaders were being those typical true leaders that we need (this week),” Kelly said. “The older guys were taking charge, taking care of everything they needed to, and that’s why our defense was doing so well. “This week, it was from the very first play (in practice) … Our leaders really made sure we were practicing harder, and then in the game we were gonna play harder.” OU lost several notable leaders off last season’s squad that reached the College Football Playoff : Cornerback Zack Sanchez, l i n eb a cke r Er i c St r i ke r and defensive end Charles Tapper all made their way to NFL rosters. Wi t h t h a t l e a d e r s h i p gone, the Sooners appear to be in need of new ones to arrive. “I think we have good leaders,” Stoops added. “We’ll see as the season goes on, accountability is critical for any team. How our seniors and our leaders hold people accountable — we’ll see as the year goes on.” Spenser Davis
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True freshman Austin Kendall made his Oklahoma (1-1) debut Saturday night in the Sooners’ 59-17 win over Louisiana-Monroe (1-1). Kendall went 12-15 and totaled 108 yards and two touchdowns in his first game for the Sooners, looking more comfortable with every drive. Kendall’s poise is important as he’s the only eligible backup to starter Baker Mayfield. After the game, Mayfield said he was proud of the way Kendall performed. “It’s a proud father moment for me,” Mayfield said. “A young guy, true freshman obviously, it’s been fun watching him grow up and learn the system. So he gets out here and gets the nerves out and finally throws his first touchdown, and he got another one. It’s exciting for him. I remember my first touchdown. It’s a big moment, so I hope he remembers it.” Kendall came into the game at the beginning of the third quarter after the Sooners had a 42-0 lead. He went 2-4 for 29 yards on his opening drive, which led to a field goal. His first pass of the game was a 14-yard completion to walk on wide receiver Nick Basquine, who praised Kendall for his debut performance. “It was good for his first time out there,” Basquine said. “That was only my second time out there, but for a quarterback that has so many responsibilities, he did really well.” Kendall scored his first career touchdown in the fourth quarter, connecting with sophomore wide receiver A.D. Miller on a 3-yard pass. “It was awesome,” Kendall said. “Especially (because it was) A.D. Miller. It was his first touchdown, too, and I look over at Coach Riley and he’s like ‘yeah, throw it over there,’ so I’m happy to have a touchdown.” Prior to scoring two touchdowns, Kendall fumbled, giving the ball to the Warhawks. Kendall said he recognized his mistake and was given advice afterward. “Just stay locked in and stay focused,” Kendall said. “It was a bad play by me. I should’ve threw it away real fast. We had a receiver not come across the field so I should’ve just got it thrown out of bounds right away, so it’s my fault.” Kendall was a four-star recruit out of Waxhaw, North Carolina, where he passed for 2,627 yards and 23 touchdowns his senior year. Oklahoma will host No. 3 Ohio State this Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Kelli Stacy,@AstacyKelli
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Ohio State promises challenge Football royalty to meet for third time in history this week JESSE POUND @jesserpound
A s N o. 1 4 O k l a h o m a scored again and again Saturday, cruising to a 59-17 over Louisiana-Monroe, the cheers of the record-setting crowd at Gaylord FamilyOklahoma Memorial Stadium began to wane. Many of the 87,037 people in attendance began to exit the newly-renovated stadium early as the Sooners (1-1) jumped all over the Warhawks (1-1). They were pleased to be sure, but they wanted something a little more exciting. They’ll get that this week. The Ohio State Buckeyes are coming to town Sept. 17, bringing together two of college football’s most iconic programs for only the third time in history. Since 2000, the two programs have combined for eight appearances in the national title game with three championships. Most recently, Ohio State won the 2014 national title, but almost ever y major contributor from that team is gone, leaving an inexperienced but talented squad. This year’s team has just three seniors listed as starters but has already vaulted into the top five of the polls. “I don’t care if they’re freshman, sophomores, (and) juniors. Ohio State has tremendous players and they execute very well,” Oklahoma defensive coordinator Mike Stoops said. “ They’re well coached. So we’re going to have to match it with a great performance defensively.” The baby Buckeyes have rolled through their first two weeks, knocking off Bowling Green and Tulsa by a combined score of 125-13. Those teams, like the Warhawks, never stood a
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Sophomore wide receiver Mark Andrews celebrates with junior fullback Dimitri Flowers after Flowers’s touchdown during the game against the University of Louisiana at Monroe Sept. 10. This was Flowers’s only touchdown in the game.
chance. The Sooners should be different, and the young Buckeyes will finally get a chance to prove themselves on a national stage Saturday. “The challenge of challenges is coming next w e e k ,” s a i d O h i o St a t e c o a c h U r b a n M e y e r, whose Florida Gators beat Oklahoma in the 2009 BCS Championship game. It will also be a showdown between two of the country’s top quarterbacks. J.T. Barrett, who started most of the national championship season for the Buckeyes, has 498 yards passing and nine total touchdowns in
the first two weeks of the season. Meanwhile, Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield has picked up where he left off last season, when he finished fourth in the race for the Heisman trophy. The junior has thrown for 567 yards and five touchdowns in the first two games. A big day from Mayfield can help Oklahoma claw its way back into the playoff picture after the Sooners’ national standing took a hit following a week one loss to the Houston Cougars. But the player whose late game heroics and Houdinilike ability to escape pass
rushers helped Oklahoma win the Big 12 last season said he doesn’t have any tricks planned for Ohio State. “Just gonna come out and try to do the same thing I did tonight,” Mayfield said after the Louisiana-Monroe game. “Just go out and execute and get the ball in my players’ hands and let them go to work.” In fact, he said Saturday night he hadn’t looked at any film of the Buckeye defense yet. “Zero,” Mayfield said. “ Ta k i n g i t o n e g a m e at a time, and I’ll star t tomorrow.”
B u t n o m a t t e r h o w those big games,” Thomas Mayfield and the rest of continued. “And that’s defithe team approach it, the nitely going to be a big one.” Ohio State game is one that means more. With a Jesse Pound night kickoff on nation- jesserpound@gmail.com al television, two of college football’s giants will draw the eyes of millions OHIO STATE of Americans to central GAME Oklahoma. “It’s a huge one,” junior • Time: 6:30 p.m. cornerback Jordan Thomas said. “It’ll be a huge game • Date: Saturday, for us as a university and a Sept.17 program, and just for us and our pride.” • Place: Norman “Obviously we lost to • Channel: FOX Houston, and our aspirations as a team is playing big Source: soonersports.com time football and winning
OU running back closes in on Sims’ record Samaje Perine moves up Sooners’ all-time rushing list SPENSER DAVIS @Davis_Spenser
Oklahoma running back Sa maj e Pe r i n e e nt e re d Saturday’s contest with Louisiana-Monroe needing 1,025 yards to tie Billy Sims’ all-time program rushing record. He inched forward against the Warhawks (11), gaining 58 yards on 10 carries and adding a pair of scores. Perine is now 967 yards a w a y f r o m S i m s’ m a r k and has moved into ninth p l a c e o n t h e S o o n e r s’
(1-1) all-time list. With 41 yards against Ohio State next week, Perine will pass Stanley Wilson for eighth on the program’s career rushing list. Perine’s two touchdowns also brought him higher up the Sooners’ all-time scoring list. With 39 career touchdowns, he’s now tied for seventh with Joe Washington in that category. With two more trips to paydirt, Perine will tie Adrian Peterson for sixth on OU’s all-time rushing touchdown list. Perine will have another chance to chip away at Sims’ record Saturday against Ohio State at 6:30 p.m. Spenser Davis
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PERINE TRACKER 8. Stanley Wilson 1979-1982
3,198
6. Demarco Murray 2006-2010
3,685
7. DeMonn Parker 1995-1998
3,403
10. Greg Pruitt 1970-1972
3,122
9. Samaje Perine 2014-2016
3151
See how Samaje Perine stacks up to OU’s all time rushing leaders.
4. Steve Owens 1967-1969
4,041
5. Quentin Griffin 1999-2002
3,938
2. Joe Washington 1972-1975
4,071
3. Adrian Peterson 1975-1979
4,045
1. Billy Sims 1975-1979
4,118
sources: OU Football Media Guide, sports-reference.com, soonerstats.com
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