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LIVING IN OU’S SHADOW

Kyle Davis, Cheyanne Weller, Kayla Brandt and Steve Vixen sit in front of their houses on McKinley Avenue. They live in Hardie-Rucker neighborhood near campus.

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Neighborhood shaped, threatened by university’s changes

ucked against the southeast corner of the University of Oklahoma’s campus complex are eight blocks on the precipice of change. East of Jenkins Avenue and south of Lindsey Street is the area known as the Hardie-Rucker neighborhood, where housing sprang up post-World War II for veterans returning to school. It has since transitioned to a community boxed in by OU in every direction, according to a survey prepared for the city of Norman by Jo Meacham Associates. OU’s main campus lines the west side of Hardie-Rucker, while athletic facilities and the Duck Pond are perched to the north. A field of OU-owned land, as well as railroad tracks, lay to the east and recreation fields partially owned by OU, along with a Norman park, make up the southern border. There are four main streets in the neighborhood — Lincoln Av e n u e , G a r f i e l d Av e n u e , McKinley Avenue and George Avenue — and as OU has grown, parts of the neighborhood have been used for university facilities. This includes the southeastern block of Jenkins and Lindsey, which now holds Headington Hall, a dorm for freshmen and athletes. Campus casts a growing shadow on Hardie-Rucker, literally and figuratively, as OU buildings inch closer and houses in the area are bought by OU’s Board of Regents. Nick Hathaway, OU’s executive vice president and vice president of administration and finance, said the area is seen as a potential expansion zone within the next 10 to 20 years. These are stories from residents living in the area and their perspectives on how OU’s expansion will change the neighborhood they call home. THE STUDENTS: CHEYANNE WELLER AND KAYLA BRANDT For the last four and a half months, Cheyanne Weller and Kayla Brandt have been adjusting to life in a house rather than a dorm. Weller, an early education sophomore, met Brandt, a health and exercise science sophomore, when they became roommates during their freshman year at OU in 2016. Now, the two live on

K AYLA BRANCH • @K AYLA _BRANCH Garfield Avenue with one other roommate. After a friend of a friend graduated, the house was open and Weller said it was a great fit. “We only looked at this house because we knew someone who lived here before, but we really like it and how close it is to campus,” Weller said. “I didn’t even have to get a parking pass, which is wonderful because they’re so expensive, so I can just walk.” Garfield is dotted with “For Rent” signs in some yards and cars parked along the street; most of the houses are close to the same size — a post-WWII square build. Weller said rent is cheap — $1,000 a month, split between three roommates — and their three-bed, one-bath house has a large backyard and the right amount of indoor space for their two dogs.

“We’re really close to campus, so there is always an eclectic group of people who live here and I enjoy it. I like living next to the college students actually. There was a kid just the other day who’s an engineering student that came over and asked me to help him build a rocket.” STEVE VIXEN, CARPENTER

Just two blocks away, in OU’s newly built Residential Colleges, a similar floor plan would cost $5,499 per person per semester — roughly $1,374 per person per month — and no pets are allowed besides service animals, according to the Residential Colleges website. The street has been a welcoming place to live so far, with a mix of other students and some families, so the thought that it could be changed by the construction habits of the university is a sad one, Weller said. “I’ll be really disappointed if that happens,” Weller said. “Dorms are OK, but you don’t get the space, you don’t get to have pets. It’s just really nice to have an actual house.” While having more living

options can be a positive, Brandt said there should be other priorities for the university, such as updating and increasing classroom space. “You go and sit in Dale Hall with torn up seats, but they build new places for people to live with nowhere for those people to park,” Brandt said. “I understand that they are trying to give students that option of where to live, but you can’t take away other options too. Not everyone can afford to or wants to live on campus all four years.” THE STAFFER: KYLE DAVIES The dinosaur displays at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History have been through an extensive process of cleaning and filing, which was probably done by Kyle Davies. Davies is a fossil preparator, meaning he helps collect, clean and prepare fossil specimens for study or display, and he has lived in Hardie-Rucker for the last 20 years, he said. “I came to Norman in the late 1990s and moved into this neighborhood because it was only two blocks away from where my work building was,” Davies said. First, Davies said he lived in a rental property on the edge of the Hardie-Rucker area, but now has moved to McKinley Avenue in his own home, which he thinks is becoming more rare in the area. “After living here for a few years, I found that I liked the neighborhood and so when I decided to buy a house, I hunted around in this neighborhood,” Davies said. “It’s a nice, quiet neighborhood that’s close to campus. It is a little isolated, which may seem like a strange thing to say, but we’re really the only residential space left in this particular area.” Davies said those who live on his street permanently are suspicious that OU will buy many of the properties in the neighborhood and build over it. Cu r re nt l y , O U ’s B o a rd o f Regents owns roughly 10 houses in the area, along with the Headington Hall dorms and multiple lots for parking, according to the Cleveland County Assessor’s website. If the area is bought and demolished by OU, relocation or retirement could be in Davies’ future, he said.

“Things change all the time and as things continue to grow, they will need to grow the university, so I’ll just have to accept it when it happens,” Davies said. “When the time comes, I’ll have to relocate or maybe I’ll even be retired by then. It’ll take time. The joke goes that we still have a few blocks before they get to us.” THE LOCAL: STEVE VIXEN Handmade wooden furniture with varying price tags are positioned around Steve Vixen’s front yard during OU game days. Vixen, a 20-year resident of McKinley Avenue, is a carpenter who spends his free time collecting reclaimed wood from projects he’s worked on and turning it into chairs and benches and tables. He’s given benches to neighbors and helped renovate houses on the street, but Vixen’s ties to the neighborhood go deeper than friendly gestures. “We bought this place because of my brother, Mark,” Vixen said. “Mark has cerebral palsy, but he’s been able to work at OU throughout the years. We got this place so he could have a home and still get to work by himself.” Vixen and his brother live together now, and Vixen said the neighborhood is a positive place to be, mainly because of the diversity of residents.

“We’re really close to campus, so there is always an eclectic group of people who live here and I enjoy it,” Vixen said. “I like living next to the college students actually. There was a kid just the other day who’s an engineering student that came over and asked me to help him build a rocket.” Hardie-Rucker is changing, though, Vixen said, as some of the older residents pass away and as OU collects more and more homes. “The older man who lived next door to me recently passed away, and his wife is still there, but I really expect her to sell out to OU sometime soon,” Vixen said. “If you really think about it, we’re basically on campus since we’re surrounded by OU property and they buy these houses, too. We’re all just waiting for OU to come in and buy us up.” As that time comes closer, Vixen said he and his brother are hoping to last as long as possible in the neighborhood. “We’re hoping to hold out,” Vixen said. “Mark is getting older and the fact that he can get out and around campus for a few hours a day is really good. We’ll miss it. We’ve really enjoyed the neighborhood.” Kayla Branch

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Students tout homemade success

Home-schoolers at OU shed light on previous education MOLLY KRUSE @mollykruse98

Alma Cienski is occasionally asked if she went to prom with her siblings. People sometimes assume Kirsten Baxter did not have a social life in high school. When Victoria Bergman meets someone else who was also home-schooled, there’s usually a joke about how “normal” they both are. For three OU students who were home-schooled, these topics of conversation are somewhat expected. According to the Institutional Research and Reporting office, OU admitted 183 homeschooled students in the spring, fall and summer semesters of 2017, and around 233 undergraduates currently enrolled at OU have a homeschool background. Below, three formerly home-schooled students share their experiences with learning at home and transitioning to college life. EXPLORING NEW WORLDS For English literature senior Victoria Bergman, the most memorable part of being home-schooled was sitting in her backyard for hours reading whatever she chose. Bergman was homeschooled for three years, from second grade through fourth grade. Her mother pulled her out of school because her principal wouldn’t let her skip a grade, even though she found her classes boring, she said. “My principal had this idea in her head that I would get bullied if I went to a higher grade,” Bergman said. “So my mom said, ‘Ok, that’s fine, we’re just going to homeschool her instead so that she can learn more difficult things.’” Bergman’s mother gave her a binder at the beginning of each week with all the topics she was expected to learn, Bergman said. If she finished early in the week, she could spend the rest of her time reading whatever nonfiction books interested her most, which centered around topics like ancient Egypt, the voyage of the Titanic and pioneer life. “I liked reading before I was home-schooled, but I never really had the time for it,” Bergman said. “And once I did have that time ... I don’t know, it sounds cheesy, but I began to realize all the different — you know, everyone says you can travel to different worlds through books? That’s when I first started to realize that.” Bergman chose not to be home-schooled long-term. She returned to public school after fourth grade because she felt slightly left out of her social circle, she said. “I had a lot of FOMO (fear of missing out),” Bergman said. “All my other friends went to traditional school, and I would see them at Girl Scouts or soccer, and they would know all the elementary school gossip that I didn’t know about. And I felt a little left out.” Bergman often wondered whether attending a homeschool cooperative might have given her more social connection, since the homeschooled students she knew who attended them stuck

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Alma Cienski, public relations and modern dance performance sophomore, sits on a bench on the South Oval Nov. 10. Cienski was home-schooled and never attended public school until college.

with home schooling longer, she said. Although she returned to public school, being educated at home taught Bergman how to prioritize her interests and study on her own, lessons she carried with her into college, she said. Right now, Bergman is busy applying to law school and hopes to become an attorney. Bergman has encountered some stereotypes surrounding home schoolers. People sometimes think there is a religious connotation to home schooling, but she and lots of fellow students she knew were not home-schooled for that reason, she said. In addition, sometimes people are surprised to find home schoolers are “normal,” Bergman said. “The most obvious (stereotype) is like the ‘Mean Girls’ example of, ‘She was homeschooled, she’s a freak,’” Bergman said. “I have found very little truth in that.”

“A lot of people seem to think that home schoolers homeschool because they are not very well socialized, and that’s very wrong.” KIRSTEN BAXTER, AEROSPACE ENGINEERING FRESHMAN

FINDING HER OWN PACE Kirsten Baxter plans to build rockets someday, she said. The aerospace engineering freshman credits home schooling for allowing her to learn at her own pace, since math comes more naturally to her than English. Before Baxter’s mother took her out of public school in the middle of first grade, she was being held back in reading and math, she said. “I was very stressed in public school because my teacher was very loud, and that scared me,” Baxter said. “And it was a relief going to be homeschooled because I could do what I needed to do and not what everybody else needed to do.” Baxter was home-schooled through high school. One of her favorite memories is her mother taking her and her two younger siblings out for French toast and pancakes every year on the first day of public school. On Thursdays when she was younger, she attended a day school for

home-schoolers where she made art or science projects and played outside, she said. Learning with siblings was not always enjoyable for Baxter because, as an older child, she was more responsible and got her work done sooner, she said. By the time she hit ninth grade, she set up her own school structure and took dual enrollment classes at a college in her last two years of high school. Baxter doesn’t regret being home-schooled — she liked the freedom it gave her, she said. “I didn’t want everyone telling me what to do because I felt I was mature enough to decide by myself,” Baxter said. This maturity helped Baxter in her transition to college, though moving to campus was still an adjustment because it was so big, she said. “I’m not used to so many people being in my way and pushing me off the sidewalk — and just all the talking,” Baxter said. “And no one looks where they’re going, so you have to watch out.” However, Baxter feels less stressed about studying than many of her peers, she said. She utilizes study tactics like reading through the lectures, completing practice problems and writing sentences on key points — strategies she learned because of the hard subjects she took while home-schooled. In the past, people have misjudged her and her peers because they were educated at home, Baxter said. “A lot of people seem to think that home schoolers home-school because they are not very well socialized, and that’s very wrong,” Baxter said. “I went to soccer, and I had friends, and just because I wasn’t around people my own age all the time doesn’t mean I wasn’t socialized.” CHALLENGING IDEAS Alma Cienski appreciates the critical thinking skills her parents instilled in her and her four siblings with their home-schooling methods. The public relations and modern dance performance s o p h o m o re wa s h o m e schooled all her life and was taught to look at ideas from all different angles, she said. “They made sure to teach us everything and then make sure to tell us why they came to this conclusion, which I think is an excellent way to teach,” Cienski said. At times, Cienski still

wanted to go to a more traditional school. She would sometimes research how to get into different private schools in her spare time. But, in the end, she’s grateful she was home-schooled all her life, she said. “I’m very happy with how it turned out,” Cienski said. ”Even if 10-year-old me really wanted to go to private school, I’m glad that 18-yearold me stuck with it.” Cienski’s father is a pilot, and the freedom to travel was a deciding factor in her parents’ decision to homeschool her and her siblings, she said. She also got to spend more time with both her parents — her dad would work for about three days at a time, then come home and be able

to spend time with them, she said. Because her oldest brother is 14 years older than Cienski, she was primarily educated with her closest brother, who is six years older. Despite the age gap, they would sometimes learn the same subject at the same time, she said. “My mom would do history with us, and we’d be learning the same things, but he would have like a three-page paper, and I would have like a onepage paper,” Cienski said. Besides learning at home, Cienski also attended a home-school cooperative that met once a week, where her mother was an administrator. The cooperative offered classes that parents didn’t have enough expertise to teach themselves, such as higher math, science, theater and art. It was broken up into seven or eight periods, similar to a traditional school (“so I hear,” Cienski said). Although she didn’t attend public school, Cienski was still able to have “normal” experiences like going to prom with her boyfriend at the time, who was not home-schooled. An amusing misconception is that home-schoolers attend prom with their siblings, she said. “My personal favorite is that you go to prom with your siblings, which is so weird, but I think it’s funny,” Cienski said. “I’m like, ‘No, I went to actual prom.’” Home schooling gave

Cienski more freedom to dance, which is a time-intensive pursuit, she said. Between challenging courses and dance classes, though, she was still able to have time to relax and recharge. “Thinking back on how I was raised and school and everything, I’m like, ‘Wow. I got to eat lunch and watch TV? That was so nice,’” Cienski said. “I don’t get that now.” Although she’s not entirely sure whether she will dance professionally or pursue a public relations job after college, Cienski has always dreamed of being a Rockette. She is also interested in musical theater and taking voice lessons next semester — so she can be a triple threat, she said. Even with a double major, Cienski was able to survive the transition to college thanks to dual credit classes in high school and her mother’s high education standards. She is able to stay on top of her work and even go above and beyond because of the foundation she received, she said. Cienski also has a very close relationship with her mother because they saw each other every day, and they still talk frequently, she said. “I even text her and call her all the time, like, ‘Thank you so much for making me do my work,’” Cienski said. Molly Kruse

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undergraduates enrolled with a homeschool background Source: Institutional Research and Reporting Ofﬁce

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Student Heroes find solutions

OU service group offers tech lessons to local classrooms KAYLA BRANCH @kayla_branch

Friday afternoons in the Lincoln Elementary School library are filled with OU students, fifth graders and robots. Student Heroes, a new ser vice organization on O U ’s c a m p u s, h a s v o l unteers go to Lincoln E lementar y in Nor man every week to lead the “ Te c h Te a c h e r s” c l a s s, where elementary students can learn how to use robots and do programming projects, among other things, said Jordan D’Silva, president of Student Heroes and a journalism junior. Lincoln Elementary teacher-librarian Teresa Lansford said the help has been invaluable, allowing her to attend to her other duties but still have a use for all of the technology she has won or been given through grants. “That’s the great thing about having some help — because I’m able to do two things at once,” Lansford said. “They take the lead on working on things like robotics and programming with the kids, while I am able to monitor that but also touch base with other groups that I work with.” D’Silva said the technology class is a good example of the group’s goal to solve problems — a teacher needed extra time and help to create lesson plans for students, so Student Heroes took up the cause. “On Fridays, I’ve got a few people who are pretty knowledgeable about technology and who like kids go over there,” D’Silva said. “We get to use our

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Journalism junior Jordan D’Silva watches as fifth graders at Lincoln Elementary play with a robot Nov. 10. They used an iPad to control the robot’s movements through a cardboard obstacle course.

passions and skills to solve that problem by creating lessons for the kids every week.” The service group, which D’Silva started earlier this semester, has roughly 30 members and five service projects going on this fall, he said. After reaching out to the community and seeing what was needed, the group found its current projects. In the future, D’Silva said he hopes members will come up with service projects that are also based around their skill sets and interests. But D’Silva said the emphasis on “solving problems” is what really sets Student Heroes apart. “ T h a t ’s t h e b i g g e s t

difference between us and other service organizations — we believe that to really solve problems, you have to go habitually and implement lasting solutions and strategies that keep going after you leave,” D’Silva said. Creative media production junior Ross Defehr is one of the leaders at the “Tech Teachers” class and said the experience has been helpful to him within his degree field. The students at Lincoln learn fast, Defehr added, and their adaptability and ability to pick up on new skills is impressive. “We’re almost learning on the same field because the technology just makes

sense to them,” Defehr said. “It’s so much different than when I was in elementary, but it’s just a really cool thing to see.”

“We get to use our passions and skills to solve that problem by creating lessons for the kids every week.” JORDAN D’SILVA, PRESIDENT OF STUDENT HEROES

Other service projects include efforts like a “Kindness Matters” class for elementary students, as well as giving out food

for Meals on Wheels, but D’Silva’s motto of finding solutions allows his volunteers to be innovative, he said. “When we go to places like Meals on Wheels, we don’t just want to do the simple task at hand, we want to improve it,” D’Silva said. “So I encourage the leader of that project to reach out to the people who run things behind the scenes and find out why it’s like that and how we can challenge the status quo. We want to build relationships and serve, but if we aren’t bettering these communities, then we aren’t doing our job.” The help from Student Heroes has had a lasting

impact, even within the group’s first semester, said Lansford. “We’re a Title I school, and a lot of our kids are kids who come from poverty and need role models,” Lansford said. “(Student Heroes) come out every week and show them the benefits of college and giving back to the community, so they are just great examples.” Student Heroes has more projects in the works for the upcoming spring semester, D’Silva said. OU students can view more of the group’s information on OrgSync.

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Senior quarterback Baker Mayfield claps as he walks onto the field before the Kansas game Nov. 18. In a post-game press conference, Mayfield apologized for his conduct Saturday.

Chippy game creates controversy Sooners dominate Kansas, Mayfield causes outrage ABBY BITTERMAN @abby_bitterman

The Soonersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; game against the Jayhawks Saturday could best be described in one word: Chippy. For a one-sided game where Oklahoma (10-1, 7-1 Big 12) handily beat Kansas (1-10, 0-8 Big 12) 41-3, the game was heated from start to finish. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a chippy game, and it was chippy from the second that their guys decided they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to shake our hands at the coin toss,â&#x20AC;? coach Lincoln Riley said. When the Oklahoma and Kansas captains met for the coin toss before the game, senior quarterback Baker Ma y f i e l d e x t e n d e d h i s hand to the Jayhawks, but

they refused to shake hands with him and the rest of the Soonersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; captains. Junior offensive lineman Orlando Brown, one of Oklahomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s captains, said thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just the way football is sometimes. After the encounter, the four Oklahoma captains â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mayfield, Brown, senior safety Steven Parker and senior defensive end Ogbonnia Okoronkwo â&#x20AC;&#x201D; were fired up and ran off the field clapping at Kansasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; side of the field. Things only escalated from there. In addition to the hand shake snub, Kansas also made the game more physical, going after Mayfield specifically. With less than a minute to go in the first half, Kansasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sophomore c o r n e r Ha s a n D e f e n s e got called for a late hit o n May f i e l d t hat ma ny thought should have been targeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really happy about it,â&#x20AC;? Riley said of the

play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought they at least should have looked at it.â&#x20AC;? I n t h e t h i r d q u a r t e r, May f i e l d t o o k t h e h e at of the game to another level. After throwing a touchdown pass to junior tight end Mark Andrews, Mayfield returned to the Oklahoma sidelines and grabbed his crotch while yelling â&#x20AC;&#x153;f--- youâ&#x20AC;? at the Kansas sideline. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the competitive side coming out for real,â&#x20AC;? s o p h o m o re l i n e b a c k e r Caleb Kelly said of the play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know he loves this game, and people are always hating on Baker, people are always going against him. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to get in it sometimes, and they were probably talking. I know they were hitting him late. ... Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of those guys that will go fight for you, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just him.â&#x20AC;? The Heisman hopeful apologized for his actions after the game, saying thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

not the kind of example he wants to set. â&#x20AC;&#x153; I t â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s n o t w h o I a m ,â&#x20AC;? Mayfield said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not trying to play this ego of being a bad kid.â&#x20AC;? In the midst of all the physicality of the game, the Sooners had trouble scoring in the first quarter, potentially because they were too amped up. The offense wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t its usual self for the first half, scoring 21 points, but only re cording 170 yards of total offense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told (the team) at half â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in these (games), despite whatever happens, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in plenty of chippy games around here and we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let our emotions get the b est of us,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? R ile y said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to use it as fuel to play better. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use it as a reason to do something dumb.â&#x20AC;? Abby Bitterman abbybitt@ou.edu

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BAKER MAYFIELD APOLOGIZES Baker MayďŹ eld released an apology statement on Twitter following the game. The apology read in part: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am extremely sorry for how I carried myself today. I am sorry to the Kansas fans, coaches and players for disrespecting them. I am sorry to Sooner fans for not representing our University the way I should. I am sorry to any parent that had their kid(s) watching ... I was not the good and inspiring role model that I aspire to be. What I did was unacceptable and in turn it has taken the attention off of our team.â&#x20AC;?

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SPORTS

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TAKING HEART

Sophomore linebacker Caleb Kelly wears a shirt on Nov. 18 with the name of his previous coach, Tony Perry, who passed away Nov. 11. Perry’s funeral is this Saturday.

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Caleb Kelly honors late former coach at Kansas game KELLI STACY • @ASTACYKELLI

AW R E N C E , Ka n sa s — Sophomore linebacker Caleb Kelly stepped onto Kansas’ Kivisto Field on Saturday donning a white shirt with Tony Perry’s name written across it in bold, black letters — a sign of love and respect for the coach who did so much for him. It was the second week in a row he had memorialized the California coaching legend, who played a pivotal role in the life of Kelly and so many others from high school to his final days, during a game. And it won’t be the last. Next Saturday, Kelly will be in Norman, readying for the Sooners’ game against West Virginia. Nearly 1,500 miles away, Perry will be laid to rest in Fresno, California, alongside a game ball Kelly earned for his performance hours after taking the field after learning of his death.

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“Perry,” Kelly said, his eyes shining with tears days after his mentor’s death on Nov. 11 at age 54. “He changed my life. He changed so many guys’ lives.” The summer of his freshman year, Kelly walked up to Perry at a camp to introduce himself for the first time. The “DB Guru” stopped him mid-sentence. “I know who you are! You’re No. 19 from Clovis West,” Kelly’s mom, Valerie, remembers Perry saying. “I know who you are.” From that moment, the two began forming a special bond. The man that Kelly affectionately referred to as “Uncle Perry” became one of the most important role models in his life. He was there for Kelly from his days in Fresno when he didn’t have his perfect, spiraling curls to his days in Norman when he was struggling to accept his transformation from five-star recruit to freshman.

TONY PERRY Tony Perry, a high school football coach and mentor from Fresno, California, passed away Nov. 11 at age 54. Perry was the mentor of sophomore linebacker Caleb Kelly.

Perr y was like an uncle to countless kids growing up in Fresno. His goal was to help young athletes further their careers, using his connections with college coaches. Fresno, home to gang violence, has one of the highest crime rates in the nation, and Perry wanted to help keep kids off the street. No one ever had to worr y about Kelly falling in with the wrong crowd, though, Valerie Kelly said. His dad wasn’t in the picture, which is something she preferred because it meant stability for Caleb. There would be no man coming and going as he pleased in her son’s life. Instead, she ensured good role models were brought into his life. Perry was one of those. “We love Tony very, very, very much. He wasn’t just a coach,” Valerie Kelly said. “If you were having a bad day you could call him. If you were upset or weren’t performing well, you could call him.” On Nov. 21, 2015, Kelly stepped onto OU’s campus for the first time for his official visit. Perry was alongside him. A five-star recruit out of high school, Kelly had offers from Ohio State, Notre Dame and Oregon, among others. He had natural ability, but it was Perry’s coaching and strong relationship with Bob and Mike Stoops, along with then-Oklahoma special teams quality control coach Courtney “Chip” Viney, that had helped grow the linebacker’s success. “I know Caleb built himself up a lot through that man,” Valerie Kelly said. “The players (at DB Guru camps) were cocky, but not in a disrespectful, ‘I’m better than you’ way. They were confident in their ability.”

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Kelly is confident — a character trait that began before he met Perry, but blossomed under the beloved coach’s watch. It was that confidence that led Kelly to becoming a star on the defense this season, and emerged when he said what no one else wanted to last season. Oklahoma walked into NRG

Stadium in Houston with renewed College Football Playoff dreams. It was the first game of the 2016 season, and the Sooners were coming off a playoff loss to Clemson. With returning senior quarterback Baker Mayfield and running backs Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon, Oklahoma had its eyes set on a championship run. Those dreams were thwarted in game one. All hopes of a perfect season gone. A consecutive season in the College Football Playoff suddenly hung by a thread. “It was weird ... the leaders weren’t pumping everybody up,” Kelly said a week after the Sooners’ season-opening loss to Houston. “I think everybody was just shocked that we were losing (against Houston) ... After that, we were just shocked. You could see it in their eyes.”

“I don’t even know if I would be here without Tony Perry. He changed my life, for real.” CALEB KELLY, SOPHOMORE LINEBACKER

Kelly, a true freshman at the time, called out what had been seen as one of the Sooners’ biggest weaknesses heading into 2016 — leadership. That moment of saying what others might not want to hear would foreshadow what was to come for Kelly at Oklahoma. When Kelly arrived on campus in 2016 he stepped onto a defense that had lost four linebackers to the NFL Draft, including Eric Striker, a vocal team leader. Oklahoma was struggling with depth and searching for someone to step up. Senior linebacker Jordan Evans was the obvious answer, but Kelly soon became an integral part of the defense and the leadership in the room. He played in 11 games his freshman season, but it was the final six where he shined. Kelly recorded 32 tackles in the the last six games, including 12 against Auburn in the Sooners’ Sugar Bowl win. With Evans now in the NFL,

Kelly’s leadership role has only increased. He played well at the beginning of the season, but never had the breakout moment many were expecting. It wasn’t until the Sooners’ game against Texas that Kelly began to perform up to expectations, and he hasn’t stopped since. He’s recorded 42 tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and a pass breakup this season. Against Kansas — in one of the Sooners’ best defensive performances of the season — Kelly accounted for three tackles and a sack. Leadership wasn’t a role he sought out, but it’s a role that comes naturally to him. His actions often speak louder than his words, and despite his youth, he’s respected among the group. “Being young doesn’t have anything to do with being a leader in our eyes,” senior safety Steven Parker said. “If you’re a person that can lead and you lead by example on and off the field, then that’s a guy right there a lot of people can look forward to getting advice from. He’s a great person off the field, and on the field he does everything right.”

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When Viney, then an Oklahoma graduate assistant coach, listened to Kelly speak, he couldn’t believe his ears. Kelly stood in the middle of the linebackers’ huddle, breaking it down after practice with Perry. “I thought he was really, really quiet until I saw him in the huddle,” Viney, a product of Perry’s DB Guru camps, said. “I thought there was no way this young man should be able to speak like this. He exuded leadership and pride.” If that huddle was anything like the huddles Kelly is in today, he didn’t have to say much. That’s part of his skill. He prefers to lead by example, and when he does speak, he chooses his words carefully. “When he says something he wants it to hold meaning,” Valerie Kelly said. “He doesn’t want to fill (silence) with words (that mean) nothing.” Ke l l y w a s o f t e n m e t w i t h coaches who wanted him to be the fiery vocal leader that gets

teams going. That was never where he felt comfortable or most effective, though. It was one of the many reasons he and Perry got along so well. Much like a child with a parent, each time a player moves on to the next level they take some part of their coach with them. For some it’s intensity, for others it’s work ethic. But for Kelly, he’s taking what made both him and Perry the type of leaders they are. Heart. During his junior year of high school, Viney was recruiting when he witnessed Kelly walk over to an excited group of children clamoring to meet players. As others headed off the field, he stayed. He peeled off nearly every piece of clothing he had on to sign for the kids. To those children, it meant everything. To Kelly, it was a small act of kindness that stood no comparison to what his coach did on a daily basis. Perry spent more than 30 years helping young athletes find their way. He took them on official visits, bought them lunch when they didn’t have money, gave them every ounce of love and energy he had. When he went to camps and saw a talented player who wasn’t part of his program he would jot his name and school down and start calling coaches, telling them they had to watch this kid. He didn’t care what team they were on. He just cared. It’s that selflessness and consideration for others that made Perry so special to so many. It’s what led Kelly to send his game ball home after the Sooners’ win over TCU, and it’s what will lead him to continue to memorialize Perry in the foreseeable future. “I don’t even know if I would be here without Tony Perry,” Kelly said outside the Lawrence locker room. “He c h a n g e d m y l i f e , f o r r e a l .” Kelli Stacy

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SPORTS

• November 20-26, 2017

Sooner offense gets in groove Oklahoma starts off slow in first half of Kansas game GEORGE STOIA @GeorgeStoia

L AW R E N C E , K a n s a s — On its way to a 41-3 victor y over Kansas, No. 4 O k l a h o ma f o u n d i t s e l f struggling on offense for the first time this season. Coming into Saturday, the Sooners (10-1, 7-1 Big 12) had the No. 1-ranked offense in the country. However, the last-place Jayhawks (1-10, 0-8 Big 12) found a way to slow down the high-octane Oklahoma offense. “Offensively, we had a hard time getting on track in the first half,” Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said. “We had to make some adjustments. They did a lot of things defensively they haven’t done ... They definitely whooped us on some plays.” Riley’s offense was held to just seven points and 38 total yards in the first quarter. If it weren’t for an incredible play by senior quarterback Baker Mayfield to find sophomore running back Rodney Anderson on a fourth and three for a 34-yard touchdown, the Sooners would

(Brown), that was big because we were certainly not playing at our best level offensively.” That drive was all the Sooners needed. “We started picking things up,” Brown said. “We started off slow. We just have to start fast and stay consistent.” Oklahoma would finish the game with 469 total yards of offense, despite its first half struggles. It did show signs of weakness, only converting 3-of-14 third downs and continuing to struggle in short-yardage situations. Despite Oklahoma’s inconsistencies Saturday, Riley believes his team is moving in the right direction. “I think we’re playing more quality ball for longer stretches right now,” Riley said. “I think we’re playing more complimentary football right now than we did early in the year.” With the win, Oklahoma PAXSON HAWS/THE DAILY Sophomore running back Rodney Anderson runs toward the end zone during the Kansas game has clinched a spot in the Big Nov. 18. The Sooners defeated the Jayhawks 41-3. 12 Championship game but still has one more regular have had nothing to show in the second, or later in the an 84-yard drive that ended season game this Saturday for in the opening quarter. first right before half.” in a 24-yard touchdown pass versus West Virginia. “We didn’t play well early Oklahoma played oddly to sophomore wide receiver on,” Mayfield said. “We conservative for almost the Marquise Brown to end the weren’t physical enough ... entire first half, until one second quarter. George Stoia They got after us in the first final drive before halftime. In “It was important,” Riley george.s.stoia-1@ou.edu half. We were able to estab- three plays and just 40 sec- said about the drive. “To lish the line of scrimmage onds, the Sooners went on get that one with Marquise

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Sophomore running back Rodney Anderson celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the game against Kansas on Saturday.

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