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Pae, Lutter set to begin journey Leaders ready to try to solve student concerns BRIANNA SIMS news reporter @briannana18

Daniel Pae and Michael Lutter were sworn in Monday as the new OU Student Government Association president and vice president, respectively.

Lutter said he and Pae are humbled by their journeys to the positions they have obtained.

“We began back in April to set a platform to address a lot of student

concerns and reached out to as many people as possible,” Lutter said. “We wanted to let everyone know their voice matters in Student Government Association.”

Lutter shared an experience he recently had where he met with a student who experienced discrimination in his department.

After being elected president and vice president, Pae and Lutter met with OU’s Vice President for the University Community Jabar Shumate to discuss a possible investigation into possible violations of the university’s policies.

“What we need now is action,

not procrastination. What we need now is unity, not division,” Pae said.

Pae and Lutter are both optimistic about their futures in SGA and the work they hope to delegate for their fellow students.

“It all began with these words ‘what possibilities!’ Now, 125 years later, OU is full of exciting opportunities,” Pae said. “I always told Michael during the election that life is all about the journey, not the destination. Now we set out on a new journey. Let us work together

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Student Government Association President Daniel Pae and Vice President Michael Lutter. The two were sworn in Monday. Pae and Lutter hope to represent student SEE PRESIDENT PAGE 2 voices during their time in SGA.

Regents meeting today in Union Many programs may experience changes ANNA MAYER news reporter @AnnaMay136

The OU Board of Regents will meet Tuesday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Here are five agenda items that will be discussed: Native American Studies Program upgrade to the department of Native American studies: Agenda Item 11 will aim to change the OU Native American Studies Program to the OU Department of Native American Studies because of the growth i t ha s re c e nt l y w i t n e ss e d .

Advancing the section from program to department represents the overall growth of Native American Studies and its continued importance to OU, according to the agenda. The department will also look to soon offer four Native languages, as well as five full-time tenured professors.

Program changes to focus more on indigenous peoples: Agenda Item 10 proposes several new program additions to the College of Law that will emphasize indigenous peoples.

The first will be an Indigenous Peoples Law-Master of Laws, Graduate Certificate. According to the agenda, the program director interviewed LLM program applicants and graduates and determined that demand for a

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Senior linebacker Eric Striker points toward the crowd during senior night against TCU on Nov. 21. Striker hopes to pursue an acting career when his time on the field comes to an end, he said in a press conference Monday.

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Professors object to repurposing of funds Endowment recipients displeased by decision ANNA MAYER news reporter @AnnaMay136

In an attempt to create a better budget, OU is planning to repurpose many of its professorial endowment funds this year. However, the actions the university plans to take have caused a stir among endowment holders.

OU Provost Kyle Harper has been speaking about improving the use of funds since June, according to Faculty Senate meeting minutes. In the September Faculty

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Senate meeting, Harper mentioned the need to further invest $20 million in unexpected endowments and scholarships that had been sitting in non-interest bearing accounts.

However, the provost and the university’s plans to generate better use of the money by using it as a salary substitute have caused several endowed professors to react.

Kurt Gramoll, a professor in the Gallogly College of Engineering, is the holder of the Robert Hughes Centennial Professor of Engineering endowment and is one person affected by the recent changes.

“They enticed me to come here

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from Georgia Tech,” Gramoll said.

“I enjoyed Georgia. I tenured at Georgia Tech, so it was not an easy decision for me to make. One of the reasons I came was because of this endowment. I could do things that I could not do at Georgia Tech.

And now by taking approximately 30 percent of this away from me, without due process, to me—that breaks my employment contract.”

In early August, Gramoll said he was informed by his department director that the university is planning to remove close to 86 percent of his 2015 endowment income.

47.8 percent of that amount will be a one-time move back to the principal endowment, while the rest of

the almost 39 percent will be removed to repurpose as Gramoll’s yearly salary. The university will substitute $12,000 from his annual salary with $12,000 taken from his endowment income. The substituted money will then go to the general university budget to be used for other causes.

“I’m not restricted, nor do I have to prove to anyone that my new invention, that my new idea is worth funding,” Gramoll said of his research funds being removed.

Gramoll said he is prepared to argue and, if needed, appeal the decision to touch his endowment income.

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much mind the move of money back to the principal, mostly because he himself has done so over the years and because it would not be changing the complete function of the money. However, he said he is vehemently against the use of his endowment income as his salary. “ I’v e a l re a d y t u r n e d b a c k $210,000,” Gramoll said on adding to the principal. “I don’t know what others do, but I think I’m right up close to the top in the amount of money I’ve put back into principal as the holder. I’m very open to building the principal back up, but there’s a time and place for that.”

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Donated toys in the trolley for OU’s annual “Fill the Trolley” event Monday. The trolley, carrying elves and Santa Claus himself, made stops around campus to collect the donated toys. All toys will go to families who need help getting gifts for their children.

‘Fill the Trolley’ collects toys for needy children Donations come from generous OU staff, Norman locals MARY SMITH

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Donated toys were picked up from several locations on campus Monday for the annual “Fill the Trolley” competition at OU. A trolley carrying Santa Claus and his elves made a stop at t h e u n i v e r s i t y ’s K 2 0 Center for Educational and Community Renewal office, among others.

The trolley will make

REPURPOSE: Continued from Page One “ I w e n t t o my d e a n ,” Gramoll said. “I had looked at my donor agreement and it said you can’t use it for salary. Period. I brought that up, and he said the Board of Regents, in a 2009 document ... said we are allowed to spend these endowments for almost anything. I said, ‘That’s not what the donor agreement says.’ And he said it doesn’t matter.”

I n G r a m o l l ’s d o n o r agreement, a statement can be found that reads: “The person selected to hold the Robert W. Hughes Centennial Professorship in Engineering will receive as a salary and expense supplement the entire income derived from the endowment.

The salary supplement shall not substitute for the salary which would otherwise be paid by The University of Oklahoma, but shall be used as an additional incentive to attract and retain an outstanding academic leader in the College of Engineering.”

Gramoll said he cont a c t e d O U Fo u n d a t i o n President Guy Patton with his concerns, but Patton backed up the decision of the university.

“I thought the Foundation would back me up,” Gramoll said. “I thought they would find my donor agreement important enough. It was very strange. He said they can do that because they believe it is a ‘small amount.’

Well, how large is large, how small is small? What is the line that now you’re breaking the agreement?”

The number of endowment holders affected by this recent change is still uncertain. However, Gramoll is not the only endowed professor from the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department that has spoken out.

rounds to pick up more donations today at Monnet Hall.

The toys donated will benefit families who need help getting gifts for their children. The toys will be available in The Christmas Store of Cleveland County, which will be set up and run by volunteers and those wanting to benefit from the donations. “ They are going to be surprised and wowed with how many toys we’ve collected already,” said Vicky Holland, the marketing manager of OU Parking and Transportation Services.

Fifty OU departments donate to the cause, but K20

and Monnet Hall are some of the biggest contributors, Holland said. K20 receptionist Hilary Levenson said they put up a Christmas tree three weeks before Thanksgiving and encouraged everyone to donate as much as they could.

“It’s very rewarding for me ... to see them come in and be so appreciative of whatever they can find for their kids,” said Liz Hecox, a field technology specialist at K20 who worked at the store last year.

Farrokh Mistree, holder of the L.A. Comp Chair, joins Gramoll in opposition of the action. Neither professor was informed ahead of time that their endowment funds would be touched — only once the process was already pending.

However, Mistree said that if what is proposed is legal and mutually beneficial to the university and the chair holder, and if it is arrived in consultation with the chair holder, he would not have any complaints.

According to Nanc y Anthony, president of the Oklahoma City Communication Foundation, a group dedicated to the development and administration of endowments and other charitable funds, it is not unusual for a university to repurpose endowment funds in such a way.

“The donor is the primary person who would have recourse to say that you’re not doing what we told you to,”

“Once you give a gift, you give up control.”

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certificate in Indigenous Peoples Law would make the OU LLM program more appealing to potential students. Lawyers with the LLM certificate in Indigenous Peoples Law should have more training and knowledge when working with tribes and tribal corporations.

OU College of Law will also change its Levels I and II degree designations to Master of Legal Studies in Indigenous Peoples L aw . Tw o o t h e r p ro gram names will change to Indigenous Peoples Law and Legal Studies to Indigenous Peoples Law. Respectively, the course focus will be aimed toward the study of Native American and Indigenous Peoples Law. Total credit hours for the degree will change from 30 to 33 hours. The College of Law has determined that an MLS degree would be more useful if

PRESIDENT: Continued from Page One to make this campus better. I’m optimistic about the future and know the future is bright. Live on, university.”

Pae and Lutter were elected into office after winning a run-off election against presidential and vice presidential candidates Isaac Hill and Leah Clemenson. They succeed former president and vice president Alex Byron and

it specialized in Indigenous Peoples Law. Improvements to the Bizzell Memorial Library: Agenda Item 14 recognizes the progress of the Library Master Plan and asks the Regents to vote on a construction management firm to complete project delivery. The next planned Bizzell project will renovate approximately 21,000 square feet on Lower Level Two to create faculty and graduate commons areas, according to the agenda. The estimated total cost will be $9.5 million. Four firms have been selected for the regents to select from, with Manhattan Construction Company being at the top of the list.

Recently completed Bizzell projects include the Helmerich Collaborative Learning Center on Lower Level 1 and the fifth floor Special Collections.

Approving and signing contracts associated with OU’s participation in postseason football: A g e n d a It e m 1 7 p ro poses that arrangements must be made to prepare for OU’s participation in a bowl game, after the OU

football team became Big 12 Conference champions Nov. 28 by defeating Oklahoma State 58-23. An agreement with the OU Foundation must be established to handle bowl-related expenses before facilitating contracts, purchase orders and other arrangements necessary for the postseason.

Appointment of Senior Vice President and Provost of the Health and Sciences Center: Agenda Item 22 will approve the appointment of Dr. Jason Sanders as senior vice president and provost of the OU Health and Sciences Center, effective Dec. 1.

Sanders is an OU alumnus and Rhodes Scholar, who has an M.D. and M.B.A with honors from Harvard University. Before being appointed to this position, Sanders held the position of vice provost for Planning and Administrative Affairs at the Health Sciences Center.

T h e re g e n t s m e e t i n g will held at 2:30 p.m. in the Scholars Room of the Union.

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“Our predecessor, Matt Epting, gave Kunal and I a challenge: to serve students every day. So, I give Daniel and Michael the same challenge: to serve your fellow students everyday.”

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Avery Marczewski. Byron spoke at the inauguration before Pae and Lutter were sworn in, challenging them as they move forward in their tenures.

“Our predecessor, Matt Epting, gave Kunal and I a challenge: to serve students

every day. So, I give Daniel and Michael the same challenge: to serve your fellow students everyday,” she said.

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Anthony said. “Charitable agreements are a little less enforceable than contracts.

Usually, there’s an out on the side of the charity itself.

That’s not illegal, but it’s not good stewardship.”

“Once you give a gift, you give up control,” Anthony said. “If the donor comes back, then you have to be careful. It’s tricky, it’s not like a business contract.”

The professors have taken their grievances to the provost and are now awaiting a response.

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Jessica Barber, arts & entertainment editor dailyent@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/a_and_e • Twitter: @OUDailyArts

Music major spurred forward by love of art Wants to instill passion in students and lobby for funds CHLOE MOORES a&e reporter @chloemoores13

Music can mean many different things for different people, and it can bring emotions to the forefront and can call others to action. For some, it inspires a call to fight for fine arts education in the United States.

Junior music education major Drew Howard not only hopes to endow high school choir students with his love of music, but he aspires to lobby for the fine arts in Washington D.C., he said.

“The fine arts are under attack in our education system,” Howard said. “They have been for a long time, but it’s really ramping up, and they are more in danger now than they have ever been.”

High school band and choir classes gave Howard more excitement than any of his other academic courses, he said.

“It inspired me to go on and be a music teacher myself, so that I can go on and provide the same opportunities and experiences I was given, and (it) gave me a purpose in life, essentially,” Howard said.

The fine arts offer a curr i c u l u m d i f f e re nt f ro m anything else in the school system, and they teach students how to be human, he said.

“It’s important that we have p e o p l e w i t h g o o d hearts and very logistical,

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“It’s important that we have people with good hearts and very logistical, political minds out there on the battlefield making sure students aren’t going to be deprived of arts”

Music education majors start taking major specific classes their first semester.

Music Theory: 16 hours of musical structures and aural skills Musicology and Music Literature: 11 hours Education and Music Education: 35-37 hours, including at least 8 hours of in-classroom teaching experience

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Music education junior Drew Howard poses for a photo. Howard hopes to share his love of music with students by becoming a teacher and takes his inspiration from high school band and choir classes.

political minds out there on the battlefield making sure students aren’t going to be deprived of arts,” Howard said.

Assistant professor of music Joel Burcham has given Howard private vocal lessons for the past three years of his college career.

“I see Drew starting things. He is a proactive, driven, entrepreneurial kind of guy. I do see him getting involved in politics,” Burcham said. “Whether it is in a non-profit organization, lobbying organization or running for office. I don’t know, but he’s too politically interested to not be involved.”

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program at OU fosters a busy lifestyle in its students.

The norm is to have a week packed full of 12-hour days.

On a typical Wednesday, Howard said he teaches pre-K through second grade and then attends a music history course, a vocal pedagogy course (science and health behind the voice), choir chorale rehearsal, children’s choir at McFarlin church, where he also teaches, jazz choir rehearsal and finally to one last choir rehearsal back at McFarlin.

“I think at some point you turn a corner, and you don’t know how to not be insane, and you don’t know how to not be that busy,” Howard said. “We just remember

why we’re doing it, and we realize we are going to be more effective music teachers because of the hard work we put in.”

One of Howard’s greatest friends, junior vocal performance major Nathaniel Catasca, said that Howard’s ambition and self-drive is what sets him apart from other individuals.

“We all have our days where we are complaining, and he is silently going through whatever he is going through, and you think, ‘alright I don’t have it that bad.’ He’s a really good person to depend on, to talk to, to just be around,” Catasca said.

Howard is a well-rounded

individual in every shape and form, Catasca said. “ He’s said ’ he y, even though I’m going down the music ed route, I am going to tackle my voice lessons, re p e r t o i re a n d t e c h n i cal development with the same fire and energy as if I were a performance major,’” Burcham said. “That has been really enjoyable energy, because I can just have fun teaching him. It’s not like I have to persuade him to do his work. He already wants to do it.”

After being in the chorus of the university’s performance of “Carmen” last semester, Howard was inspired to sing more and was cast in the opera “Eugene

Onegin” next spring, Burcham said.

“If you want to be in every choir you can be in every choir,” Howard said. “I think the most rewarding thing about this field is all the doors are open, and it’s up to you to decide what you want to do.”

“He could be the next president for all I know,” Catasca said. “He is very dedicated to what he does, and he’s yet to fail. I see him going far in whatever he decides to do, because he has the power, passion, desire and motivation to go far.”

Chloe Moores margaret.c.moores-1@ou.edu

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Striker eyeing potential future in show business Senior LB wants to pursue acting in addition to NFL BRADY VARDEMAN

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OU linebacker Eric S t r i k e r, k n o w n f o r h i s bone-crushing hits in a Sooner uniform, wants to pursue something a little softer when his time on the field comes to a close — acting.

When the football season is over, Striker will begin training for the NFL Draft.

However, in addition to taking the three or four classes he needs to graduate, Striker might enroll in some acting classes. “ Tr y to make it in the movies,� he said. “I’m trying to be in theaters coming up here soon. We’ll see how that works out. I may take a little time off football and do a little acting.�

Striker said it’s vital he learns to act in the classroom before going out for a

movie, however. “As much as I think I’m a natural, I just don’t know,� h e sa i d . “ D i re c to rs a re tough. They’re real tough.

You think you got it but you really don’t; you get chewed out.�

Striker knows a thing or two about getting chewed out, though. For all four seasons he’s suited up in crimson and cream, Mike Stoops — not known for a cool demeanor — has been his defensive coordinator.

This season, even though Stoops is in the press box rather than on the sideline, Striker is still just a phone call away.

Still, Striker seemed more intimidated by the idea of getting shot down by a director. “ He’s t o u g h, b u t I’v e heard some directors are cutthroat, don’t play,� he said. “Obviously, you could relate it to football. Some of those A-list aren’t going to get yelled at. A B-list actor would. Ain’t nobody tr ying to yell at Denzel ( Wa s h i n g t o n ) . D e n z e l would walk the heck off the

set like, ‘I can go find another movie.’�

As popular as Striker has become for his off-topic banter and quick wit with the media, it would be easy to assume he would want to play a comedic role.

However, he wants to switch things up and move toward drama.

Something like Russell Crowe in “Gladiator,� he said. “I’m working on my tears,� Striker said. “I should have worked on it right here in front of you all. I should have just made up a scenario and started crying. You all would be like, ‘Woo, he’s good!’�

He may hav e a l re a d y begun his career in film, however. As the Sooners finish a 2015 campaign fit for the movies, Striker considered who would play him on the big screen. “ I d o n ’ t k n ow w h o i t would be, but you’ve got to get a handsome guy,� Striker said. “You got to get a nice, good-looking guy. If you pick a good actor — actors can do any role. I guess it

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One of Striker’s acting inspirations, Nate Parker, was an All-American wrestler at OU in 2002 — a fact previously unknown to Striker before Monday. “Why am I just now hearing this, though? He’s a great actor,� Striker said. “Shouldn’t that be something that should be out there?�

As he continued to question why he had just learned of Parker’s alma mater, he turned to an OU employee to help set up a meeting. “He can be my connection to the acting world,�

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Concentration and a lot of input will be required to reach your goals. Make this year a turning point. The changes about to take place will help you assess your situation and decide what you want to keep and what you want to discard. ItĘźs time to clean house.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- You may crave excitement and adventure, but traveling or getting involved in a debate will turn out to be more than you bargained for. Delays and problems with authoritative individuals can be expected.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Heated arguments will lead to unwanted changes. A drastic reaction will not make you happy or solve any of your problems. Emotional manipulation will only make matters worse.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Added responsibilities regarding the elderly or ill can be expected. Balance your time wisely and include someone you love to avoid complaints of neglect.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Tension will cause confrontations with someone you have to deal with daily.

Use your savvy communication skills and get to the root of the problem in order to find a workable solution.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- A one-sided relationship will set you back emotionally and financially.

DonĘźt share private information or let anyone put demands on you that arenĘźt warranted. Concentrate on creative endeavors.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Your approach to emotional matters will impress someone who can influence your reputation, status or position.

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Tale of two seasons for O-Line Postition group much improved as season goes on SPENSER DAVIS football reporter @Davis_Spenser

Oklahoma’s offensive line took a beating in the Sooners’ 24-17 loss to Texas on Oct. 10.

But since that afternoon in Dallas, things have changed up front for OU. “That’s not the type of performance Oklahoma linemen put on film,” senior center Ty Darlington said. “It was embarrassing.”

Baker Mayfield was sacked six times. Samaje Perine mustered just 36 yards, and Joe Mixon claimed only 24 more. It was the kind of performance by an offensive line that can lose a game for a team.

But just like the rest of the OU squad, the offensive line rebounded.

Since the loss to the Longhorns, Perine is averaging 7.2 yards per carry and has gone for at least 90 rushing yards in six of the seven

games.

“The improvement goes so far past Texas, so far beyond that. It goes back to doing up-downs in the in-door in January,” Darlington said.

“It’s so much more than what people see. The development of this group, we didn’t even know what it meant to be exceptional, what it meant to be champions.”

A lot of that improvement can be attributed to the rise of freshman tackles Orlando Brown and Dru Samia.

“They’re going to be way better than I am,” Darlington said. “Way, way better than I am. They’re going to be two of the best ones we’ve ever put out. And that’s saying something for a place like Oklahoma. They’re going to be very special.”

Brown, a redshirt freshman, is a towering force.

He stands at 6-foot-8, 342 pounds.

Considered to be a raw prospect, he’s built his confidence with good performances against Baylor’s Shawn Oakman and Oklahoma State’s Emmanuel Ogbah.

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The offensive stands ready before a snap during the Bedlam game Saturday. The Sooners won 58-23.

“He opens up holes,” senior defensive end Charles Tapper said. “I remember the one play (against Oklahoma State) when Samaje went untouched, he blocked two people. I don’t even think he meant to block two people.

He just blocked the defensive end and the linebacker just happened to get smushed in

there with him.”

Tapper has experienced Brown’s development in a way few people have in his two years in Norman.

“I remember one time he hip-tossed me and I hit my knees,” Tapper said. “That kind of hurt my pride because this is a freshman, he just hip-tossed me like he’s

a senior and it was like ‘good gosh almighty.’ Sometimes I couldn’t even put my hands on him because he’s just so long, and I’m just reaching out there trying to grab him.”

Samia, checking in at 284 pounds, relies more on his technical ability and preparation to have success. He’s become known on the team

for constantly watching film on his iPad. “When (Samia) came in, the first offensive line formations test that we did in the summer, he got every single formation right,” Darlington said. “And he didn’t just write where the receivers were with circles, he wrote the ‘x, y, z’ where everyone was. He took it seriously. He almost takes it too seriously at times, he beats himself up over it.

“He obsesses up in his dorm room late at night watching film of himself over and over. But that’s what it takes to be great.”

After another 300-yard rushing performance against Oklahoma State on Saturday, it seems the offensive line is playing the best it has all season. But a bigger test awaits, said Darlington “We have a chance to make our mark in an even bigger way,” Darlington said.

Spenser Davis davis.spenser@ou.edu

Bedlam win caps day of TV sign festivities ‘GameDay’ posters rib Mayfield, but QB gets last laugh JOE BUETTNER

assistant sports editor @Joe_Buettner

Temperatures were low Sat u rd ay m o r n i n g , b u t fans suffered through the cold to be a part of ESPN’s “College GameDay” taping in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

With the “GameDay” crew on hand for Bedlam, fans

took the opportunity to extend their trash talk by crafting and holding up signs for everyone at home to see on national television.

Some are witty. A few are worth a chuckle.

Junior quarterback Baker Mayfield’s girlfriend Baillie Burmaster, a former Oklahoma State soccer player, was the butt of a few jokes, however.

While Burmaster actually helped work the set for “College GameDay” on

Saturday, Mayfield was a good sport and found the signs poking fun at their relationship humorous. “ That’s pretty funny,” Mayfield said. “She’s handled that whole process very well. It’s funny to see she got on national television and she had her own ‘GameDay’ signs.”

It definitely helped Mayfield that Oklahoma won Saturday, avenging a 38-35 overtime loss to the Cowboys in 2014 that Burmaster

hadn’t let Mayfield live down.

While some signs were harmless, a few others were personal.

Oklahoma redshirt freshman Joe Mixon was charged with with one misdemeanor count of acts resulting in gross injury in August of 2014.

A few signs made light of Mixon’s incident, which didn’t sit well with senior defensive end Charles Tapper.

“I saw on Twitter someone made a sign that was kinda

hurtful,” he said. “I’m happy to see Joe break that big run.

He kinda shut up all the nay-sayers and all the haters.”

Mixon finished Saturday’s 58-23 win with 136 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Tapper said he was glad Mixon had a good game and that OU had plenty of motivation without the trash talk.

The Sooners and Cowboys have played tight games lately, but OU’s blowout win was a change of pace.

Tapper enjoyed the rout, especially with it coming against Oklahoma State.

“The last two (Bedlam) games I’ve been in, they’ve went right down to the wire,” he said. “So to jump out on those guys like that and just cruise in to the fourth quarter, it was like, ‘is this really it?’ It was kinda crazy to end your senior year like that.”

Joe Buettner joebuet@ou.edu

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