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Top: Civil engineering freshman Angelica Chaparro studies at the Bookmark in the basement of the Bizzell Memorial Library on Monday night. An OU student made a Change.org petition for dead week reform that would make classes during the week before finals devoted to reviewing material from the semester. Bottom: Students study late into the night in the basement of the Bizzell Memorial Library during dead week.

SGA researches dead week Student leaders looking at reforms to policies BRIANNA SIMS news reporter @briannana18

Student Government Association executive members are conducting research to reform dead week practices to help students with finals and improve retention rates.

SGA President Daniel Pae and SGA Vice President Michael Lutter plan on reforming dead week and implementing different rules so students can thrive during their finals the following week.

“We can instill a rule where no new material, papers, final presentations or midterms are presented in the final week of classes,” Lutter said. “A lot of the research that Provost Kyle Harper has found has Proved that this rule improves student retention if you have a full week of review instead of having

new material presented.”

Pae said their administration is still in the research phase of the project but is optimistic in the support they’re receiving.

“Once we have all the research compiled, we will take it to the Faculty Senate and say ‘Hey, this is what we have in regards to dead week policies. Let’s do a, b and c and see what happens,” Pae said.

“We’re excited because we have the backing of so many prominent figures on campus and the research to back it up from previous dead week reforms.”

In regards to specifics, Pae said they definitely want to make sure the faculty handbook is being enforced and understood. Lutter said Harper did inform them of different policies already instilled on campus.

Pae and Lutter said the initiative would just be a matter of policy and wouldn’t require funding. The motivation behind the initiative was an expressed concerned from the student body that dead week

was an extremely stressful time.

“There is a limit on the number of hours that classes are required to meet. We’re not trying to cancel classes during dead week. That’s a whole other issue,” Lutter said.

When asked if the library hours would be extended, Lutter said the initiative had been presented in the previous administration but was shut down shortly afterward.

“I know the past administration really tried to push for a 24 hour/ five days a week library. They tested it, and then the administration shut it down. That is definitely something to look into. A lot of students seem to think it’s a great idea, and we’re one of the few campuses that doesn’t have a 24/5 (at least) portion of the library,” Lutter said.

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Students seeking change via petition Boren sympathetic to concerns raised DAYTEN ISRAEL news reporter @daytenisrael

OU students are supporting a petition calling for a dead week that will allow students time to study for finals, and the administration is taking notice.

Biology junior Bri Franzen said she started the petition through Change.org to gain student support for her cause so she could present it to OU President David Boren.

Franzen said that some of her professors told their classes they would cover

new material that would be on the final during dead week.

“The whole class was just like, ‘Are you serious?’ Like that’s just kind of bogus,” Franzen said.

Other universities as large as OU have “real” dead weeks where students get time off to study and prepare, Franzen said.

Boren responded to the petition when he was informed of its circulation by the newly elected SGA President Daniel Pae and Vice President Michael Lutter.

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Five local restaurants have code violations Campus Corner has not been inspected in 2015 DAISY CREAGER news editor @daisycreager

Despite records of inadequate hand washing facilities, improperly used equipment and food residue on equipment, four of the five Campus Corner restaurants with the most code violations in 2014 have not been inspected this year.

In September 2014, The Daily published an article on the five restaurants near campus with the most code violations, based on records obtained from the Cleveland County Health Department.

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Tea Café, The Mont, Hideaway Pizza and Diamond Dawgs were four of these restaurants, each with 27 or more violations between January and August 2014.

However, none of these restaurants have been inspected by the health department in 2015.

Kristina Milroy, environmental health supervisor for Cleveland and McClain counties, said restaurant inspections are prioritized based on the food processes of the establishment. She said these restaurants have not been inspected lately because of staffing shortages.

“Currently the Public Health Specialist position has been filled for this area and that inspector is working diligently to make sure all of the facilities are placed back on

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their routine inspection schedule,” Milroy said.

Milroy said food safety is a priority for the Cleveland County Health Department.

“While working with our facilities during our inspections, the Health Department strives to provide management and employees of food facilities with the knowledge and skills needed to ensure public safety and sanitation,” Milroy said. “The approach is that we are all playing for the same team and that is the customer.”

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Tea Café has had the most critical violations since 2010 with 23.

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Norman mayor stepping down Rosenthal to stay at OU as professor and researcher ANDREW CLARK

assistant news managing editor @Clarky_Tweets

Despite announcing Dec. 3 that she would not run for reelection for Norman mayor in 2016, Cindy Rosenthal said she will remain with the OU as a professor of political science and the director and curator of the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center.

Rosenthal, Norman’s first popularly elected female mayor, was elected in 2007 and is the second-longest serving mayor in Norman history.

“It seemed, all together, like the right time for me personally, and for the city, to step aside and have someone else step forward,” she said.

In a Dec. 3 press release announcing her decision to not seek reelection, Rosenthal said her priorities for the remaining seven months of her tenure are “the initiation of Norman Forward projects, solidifying the redevelopment

partnership between the City of Norman and the O klahoma D epar tment of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services concerning the Griffin Hospital campus, adoption of the Center City Vision, and the establishment of a storm water utility.”

“We are the only major city of any size in Oklahoma that does not have a strong utility,” Rosenthal said.

“I am committed to finding an equitable and effective way to deal with our storm water needs,” she said in a press release. “Inaction is not an option.”

Norman Forward is an initiative that passed Oct. 13 that will enforce a one-half percent sales tax increase in Norman. The money raised from the initiative will be used to fund improvements to parks and the Norman Public Library, plus the construction of a new public pool and senior center. The initiative passed with 72.05 percent of voter approval.

As for her career with the university, Rosenthal said she is not going anywhere.

Sh e j o i n e d t h e d e p a r tment of political science in 1995, and her research and teaching interest focuses on women in politics, public

“It seemed, all together, like the right time for me personally, and for the city, to step aside and have someone else step forward.”

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policy issues involving race and gender inequality and other areas.

“It’s been a real opportunity for me to open doors for students with internships in (Norman), with insight into how the city works,” Rosenthal said. “I’ll still have some great stories to tell. I look forward to continuing to give students an insight into what municipal government looks like.”

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Sworn in: July 2, 2013 Term’s End: July 2, 2016 Source: normanok.gov

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Norman mayor Cindy Rosenthal speaks at the Five Partners Place on OU’s research campus on Sept. 18.

Rosenthal will not seek reelection for a fourth term in 2016.

Pride organizes can drive This year, collection was also a contest against OSU’s band

issues with poverty just like Norman does, and I thought it would be a really good experience, not just for our band, but a really great way for our bands to help our DAISY CREAGER news editor surrounding communities.” @daisycreager Schwartz said she hopes the Pride will double its The Pride of Oklahoma total next year. marching band set a new record in its annual canned “The benefit for food drive, collecting more helping all these than 5,000 cans.

Pride members brought families is so great.” cans of food to practice BRIAN WOLFE, ov e r a f o u r- w e e k p e r i ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF od, and geography junior ATHLETIC BANDS Amelia Schwartz, who organized the food drive, kept them in her apartment Assistant director of athuntil the end of the drive letic bands Brian Wolfe said when the cans were donat- he is happy with the turnout ed to the Cleveland County of the drive, as well.

Christmas Store.

“It w ent great ; it was This year’s drive doubled the most food we’ve ever as a competition against brought in,” Wolfe said.

Oklahoma State University’s “The benefit for helping all band, which raised close to these families is so great.”

1,400 items, Schwartz said.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY AMELIA SCHWARTZ “I had the idea back in Cans collected by members of The Pride of Oklahoma donated to the the spring,” Schwartz said.

Daisy Creager Cleveland County Christmas Store. The Pride donated over 5,000 “I know Stillwater has Daisy.C.Creager-1@ou.edu cans.

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core violations.

Priority violations are risk factors defined by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention that are directly linked to the elimination, prevention or reduction of hazards associated with foodborne illness.

Priority foundation violations are items that incorporate specific actions, equipment or procedures. Core violations are items related to general cleaning, equipment design and maintenance and physical facilities and structures.

Priority violations and priority foundation violations are considered critical, directly relating to foodborne illness, Milroy said.

Critical violations for the restaurants with the most

violations include food not being properly separated, employees not using gloves when handling food and inContinued from Page One adequate hand washing facilities, according to inspection records.

Although Tea Café had Non-critical violations the highest amount of vioinclude food contact surlations in this area in 2014, faces not being clean, food The Mont had the most becontainers being propertween January 2010 and ly labeled and inadequate Nov. 17 2015 with 175. Five contamination prevention restaurants had more than procedures.

100 violations during that According to inspection time period, including Papa records, 14 of The Mont’s John’s, Hideaway Pizza, violations over the last five Pepe Delgado’s, Tea Café years were considered critand Fuzzy’s Taco Shop. ical. Tea Café had the most However, not all of these critical violations since 2010 violations affect food conwith 23. sumption. Milroy said vioArt sophomore Alix Yaw lations are categorized by said she did not think about priority violations, priority restaurant codes until she foundation violations and became a barista at Cool Beans Coffee and was trained in food handling and equipment cleaning.

Now, she said, she is more conscious of it.

“It’s the little things like them not cleaning; you can tell if they just did a quick run though,” Yaw said.

Yaw said it worries her that some restaurants have not been inspected this year, because she knows how thorEMMA HYDE/THE DAILY ough inspectors are.

The Mont had 175 health code violations between Jan. 2010 and Nov. “I know what (something 17, 2015. as small as) a steam wand

VIOLATION TYPES Priority violations: Proven measures directly linked to the elimination, prevention or reduction of hazards associated with foodborne illness Priority foundation violations: Items that incorporate specific actions, equipment or procedures to control risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness.

Core violations: Items related to general cleaning, maintenance, equipment design and maintenance and physical facilities and structures.

for a coffee shop has to go through at the end of the night to be cleaned. If we don’t do it, it could be bad,” Yaw said. “Even with little things, (inspectors) are very particular, so it makes me nervous that they have not been checked.”

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examinations.”

Boren said his office “will do everything possible to assist the students in their efforts to obtain appropriate action from the university on dead week policies.”

“We’re not throwing a fit; I think this is a reasonable thing that could help the university,” Franzen said.

Continued from Page One “I am extremely sympathetic to the position taken by the students who have signed the petition,” Boren said in a statement.

“This week has been set aside for classes only and not for new major assignments, presentations or

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Student Government Association President Daniel Pae and Vice President Michael Lutter

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that we shouldn’t ignore the big issues, and we shouldn’t be afraid to act on them because of politics or uncertainty. I think (this is what) SGA is there for: to come up with comprehensive solutions,” Pae said. “That’s what we’re here for, and we’ll meet with everyone we can to get this done no matter how long it takes.”

Continued from Page One “Some of the concerns were that there wasn’t enough staff, safety and having students working until in the morning. We would definitely like to pick that conversation up and see what was the big hindrance,” Lutter said.

“I believe, personally,

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OU to stage ‘Distracted’ CLASSIFIEDS Student-directed production deals with ADHD

journey of their own to better understand ADHD and the best way to help their son, Daniels said.

Gabby Reyes, a senior acting major, plays Mama and prepared for the role by asking individuals whom she knew dealt with ADD some personal questions, she said. “I grew up having some ADD, that was easy to connect to that in a sense,� Reyes said. “Some of my friends have younger siblings and one of my best friends here grew up having ADD, so I was able to speak to his mom and figure out exactly what it was like to deal with it.�

Seven different medical professions and various drugs are discussed throughout the script. The entire cast spent time researching each drug and doctor, Daniels said. “We looked at what each of those doctors had to do, how long they had to go to school, where you would practice and what that looked like,� he said. “There are also a lot of drugs mentioned. We looked up what they did, what their effects were in children and the reasons the drugs are prescribed.�

Daniels also used acting professor Alissa Mortimer as a resource, he said. “Professor Mortimer has a child who has ADHD, and the story ended up being exactly her story,� Daniels said. “I generally asked her, ‘what was it like for you?’ She hadn’t

CHLOE MOORES a&e reporter @chloemoores13

Student-directed play “Distracted� opens Wednesday and will make not only a commentary on the distractions we face in our day-to-day lives but also on individuals who deal with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD. Senior acting major Tayler Daniels was the only drama student selected to direct a full-length production this semester.

Daniels said he read approximately 150 plays in p re p a rat i o n f o r a p p l y ing to direct Lisa Loomer’s “Distracted,� a play that is equal parts dramatic and comic. “It fit what the school needed for the show. For instance, it had a pretty large size cast, and there was a good number of boys and girls,� Daniels said. “I also enjoy it because of the concepts it brings for a college campus. Right now we are talking about mental health.� “Distracted� features Jesse, a nine-year-old who is working through ADD. Jesse’s parents, and more specifically his mother, Mama, go on a

read the play yet, as she was explaining to me what her journey was like, and it is extremely close to what the play is.�

Stage management sophomore Sydney Gustafson created the sound design for “Distracted.� The technical elements in the show play one of the largest parts in conveying its message, she said.

The furniture on stage will stay the same throughout the duration of the show, but a projector will be used to project movies, pictures and other elements to create the scene around the actors, Gustafson said. “I think that (the projections) will make the show cohesive,� she said. “It gives you a sense of what is going on in both Mama’s mind and Jesse’s mind, because it gives you a sense of what they are going through.�

In addition to the unique technical elements, another vital piece of the production is Mama’s communication with the audience throughout the play. Mama coveys the thoughts and feelings she experiences on her journey to the audience. “It’s vocally tiring, because there is a lot of talking,� Reyes said. “It is emotionally tiring, I go home at the end of the day and I’m like ‘uhhh.’ I’m worn from the story and the highs and lows. It’s obviously such a beautiful story, and something I’m intensely

passionate about. It’s not even a burden at all.�

The takeaway from “Distracted� is different for everyone, but Daniels said he hopes the show will start conversations. “I think if anybody leaves this and they think, ‘I’m going to rethink the way I treat people with ADHD in my life’ or ‘I’m going to look at how much I text’ or ‘I’m going to have an actual conversation with someone I love instead of just texting them,’ if anyone gets anything from the play, I’m going to be happy, because the whole point of art is the experience is different,�

Daniels said.

In interviews, the students working on the play used the terms ADD and ADHD interchangeably.

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seamlessly when they harmonize. While the decision to use BeyoncĂŠ primarily as a backup singer is definitely questionable, the song is still fantastic. It’s one to sing with your friends as you’re getting ready to go out on a Friday night. “Hymn For The Weekendâ€? is Coldplay’s contribution to the party song genre, and it fits right in.

The other song on the album that’s sure to get a lot of attention is “Everglow� which features Paltrow’s vocals and is sure to be much analyzed.

Martin told Zane Lowe that “after you’ve been through the sadness of something, you also get this everglow,� which makes the song so much more tempting for celebrity gossip sources.

That’s unfortunate, because the album has much more interesting songs to focus on, like the Tove Lo collaboration “Fun� or the title track, which are both solid songs.

However, the album also has its w eak moments, “Kaleidoscope� is a one minute long interlude that is one minute too long, featuring a clip of Barack Obama singing “Amazing Grace� as well as poet Coleman Barks, who reads a translation of a Rumi poem “The Guest House.�

This interlude alone will give Coldplay haters an endless punchline, but the strangeness of the one song should

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This Friday, Coldplay released their seventh studio album “A Head Full of Dreams.� The album is exactly what you would expect from Coldplay.

Coming off of 2014’s “Ghost Stories,� this album marks a new lyrical direction for the band. “Ghost Stories� was definitely a breakup album, coming right after lead singer Chris Martin divorced actress Gwyneth Paltrow, which was met with wide ridicule after Paltrow described the event as a “conscious uncoupling� “A Head Full of Dreams� sees Coldplay’s return to their more upbeat pop rock style, with some songs that reflect the hopefulness of moving on in life and others that dwell on the sadness that events like divorce can bring.

The clear standout song on the album is “Hymn For The Weekendâ€? which features an uncredited BeyoncĂŠ vocal. The song is a triumphantly positive song. Martin and BeyoncÊ’s vocals blend

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not detract from the album as a whole. The song “X Marks the Spot� is similarly out of place. The rest of the album is fairly cohesive, but those two tracks just don’t gel with the rest of the album. However, the good on the album far outweighs the strange.

Martin has been very vague when discussing this album.

Also in a conversation with Zane Lowe, Martin remarked that the album was “a completion of something� and compared it to the seventh Harry Potter book. Whether Coldplay is going to continue

releasing music has yet to be announced, but fans are certainly on the edge of their seats.

The band has decided not to stream the album on Spotify yet, choosing instead to only release it for streaming on Apple Music.

People might consider getting to know this album, as Coldplay will probably play some of the songs for the Super Bowl halftime show.

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Make reforms or find solutions to existing problems in order to surpass any obstacles you encounter.

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Dillon Hollingsworth, sports editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports

Mayfield up for nation’s top athlete with Texas connection Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield was named a finalist for the Earl Campbell award on Monday. That honor is given to the nation’s top athlete with a “Texas connection.”

A Texas connection is defined as being born in Texas, graduating from a Texas high school or playing at a Texas-based university or college.

Mayfield, a Lake Travis alumnus, joins Houston quarterback Greg Ward Jr., TCU receiver Josh Doctson, Baylor receiver Corey Coleman and TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin.

The winner of the Earl Campbell Award will be announced on Jan. 13, 2016.

Spenser Davis, football reporter

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Junior quarterback Baker Mayfield dodges a TCU defender on Nov. 21 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The Sooners defeated the Horned Frogs 30-29.

Heisman snubs Mayfield OU quarterback not among three invited finalists SPENSER DAVIS football reporter @Davis_Spenser

BRADY VARDEMAN football reporter @BradyVardeman

Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield was not named a finalist for the 2015 Heisman Trophy.

Mayfield was beaten out

by Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson, Alabama running back Derrick Henry and Stanford running back Christian McCaffery.

T h e f i n a l i s t s w e re a n nounced during the 5:00 CT SportsCenter Monday on ESPN2.

The 2015 Heisman Trophy balloting was made up of 929 votes. Included in the voting are 870 media members, 58 former winners and

one fan vote.

Finalists for the Heisman T r o p h y a r e n o t d e t e rmined arbitrarily. The selection process for finalists is outlined on the Heisman Trophy’s official website: “Starting from the understanding that there will always be a minimum of three finalists, whether or not more will be invited is determined by how close the fourth-place finisher’s point total is to that of the third place finisher’s, how close the fifth-place finisher’s is to that of the fourth-place finisher’s and so on.”

Mayfield would have been the Sooners’ fifth Heisman Trophy finalist since 2000, j o i n i n g S a m B r a d f o rd , Adr ian Peterson, Jason White and Josh Heupel.

Through 12 games, Ma y f i e l d ’s 3 , 3 8 9 p a s s ing yards would rank No. 9 among all 13 quarterb a ck He i s ma n w i n n e r s since 2000. His 35 passing

touchdowns would rank No. 6 and his five interceptions No. 2.

Mayfield added seven rushing touchdowns, which would place No. 7, to bring his total touchdown mark to 42, also No. 7 in that group.

Mayfield had the fourthbest odds in Vegas to win the award at 25-1 before the announcement, according to OddsChecker.com. Henry leads at 3-10, followed by McCaffrey at 4-1 and Watson at 6-1.

Five Oklahoma players have won the Heisman — Billy Vessels in 1952, Steve Owens in 1969, Billy Sims in 1978, Jason White in 2003 and Sam Bradford in 2008.

Mayfield won the Burlsworth Trophy earlier Monday, given to the nation’s most outstanding player that began his career as a walk-on.

He was also nominated for the Earl Campbell award, given to college football’s

top athlete with “a Texas connection.”

The Oklahoma athletics department launched a Heisman campaign for Mayfield after OU’s 44-34 victor y over then-No. 6 Baylor, which included the hashtag #Baker4Heisman and a website, ShakeNBake. football.

The Sooners will face Clemson in the Orange Bowl semifinal of the College Football Playoff Dec. 31.

The Tigers’ own Heisman candidate, Watson, has outpassed Mayfield with 3,512 yards but has thrown five fewer touchdowns (30) and six more interceptions (11).

Watson, a dual-threat quarterback, has more than double Mayfield’s rushing yards with 887.

The winner of the Heisman Trophy will be announced on Dec. 12 in New York City.

Sooners stymie Wildcats

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Junior quarterback Baker Mayfield hands the ball to sophomore running back Samaje Perine during this year’s Bedlam game at Boone Pickens Stadium. The Sooners defeated the Cowboys 58-23 to win the Big 12 Championship.

Sooners slip in Monday’s poll as Michigan State claims top spot Oklahoma (5-0) checks in at No. 7 in this week’s Associated Press poll, sliding one spot from last week’s AP ranking.

Oklahoma defeated Central Arkansas 111-68 in its lone matchup last week. The Sooners’ 111 point effort against the Bears was their first 100-plus point game since 2013. Junior guard Jordan Woodard led the way with 24 points, including a career-high six three-pointers from deep.

Michigan State (9-0) takes over at No. 1 following its 71-67 win against Louisville. Kansas (6-1) remains the top-ranked Big 12 representative at No. 2. North Carolina (7-1) rose six spots to No. 3, defeating previously No. 2-ranked Maryland 89-81. Iowa State (6-0) climbs one spot to No. 4 while Kentucky (7-1) falls from first to No. 5 after a 10-point loss to UCLA. John Walker, men’s basketball reporter

OU earns top-ten victory in Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor Invitational Trent Crabtree men’s basketball reporter @TrentCrabtree No. 7 Oklahoma proved that it belongs in the Final Four conversation Monday, beating No. 9 Villanova 78-55 at the Pearl Harbor Invitational.

The Sooners brought their elite defense from the mainland to Hawaii, holding the Wildcats to 32 percent shooting from the field. On the other end, OU exploited Villanova’s signature matchup zone defense by knocking down its open looks.

Villanova was able to make small runs throughout the game, even tying it at 26 late in the first half, but the Sooners stayed in control after that. The Wildcats simply didn’t have the firepower offensively to keep up in the second half.

Key Sooner: Isaiah Cousins On a night when senior guard Buddy Hield struggled to find a rhythm, Isaiah Cousins stepped up and took control of OU’s offensive flow. The senior guard finished the game with 19 points, six rebounds and 10 assists on 7-of-14 shooting from the floor. Cousins also went a perfect 4-for-4 from three-point range.

Monday showed how far Cousins has come as a player.

He came to Norman as a shifty, athletic point guard that had the tendency to get out of control when handling the ball in traffic. Against Villanova, Cousins was steady with the ball and looked as comfortable as he ever has running coach Lon Kruger’s up-tempo attack.

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Junior guard Jordan Woodard takes the ball inside during Thursday night’s game against Central Arkansas at Lloyd Noble Center.

Woodard led the team, scoring 24 points in the Sooners’ 111-68 victory over the Bears.

Quarterback named country’s top walk-on after 42 touchdowns Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield has won the 2015 Burlsworth Trophy, given to the nation’s top player who began his career as a walk-on.

Mayfield beat out Washington State quarterback Luke Falk and Penn State defensive end Carl Nassib.

Mayfield started his career as a walk-on at Texas Tech before transferring to Oklahoma. Mayfield has 3,389 passing yards and 42 total touchdowns this season.

The Sooners’ quarterback is also a finalist for the Davey O’Brien award, given to the country’s top quarterback.

Spenser Davis, football reporter

Key stat: 13 percent Jay Wright’s Villanova teams have always lived and died by the three-point shot. Monday, the Wildcats died by it.

The Sooners locked down Villanova’s three-point shooters all night, forcing them into a 13 percent (4-of-32) performance from beyond the arc. If the Sooners control the perimeter like this for the rest of the season, they will be a very difficult bunch to deal with come March.

What’s next: OU returns to Norman Saturday to face a local foe in Oral Roberts University. Tip-off time is set for 1 p.m. and Sooner Sports TV will carry the broadcast.

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Isaiah Cousins puts up a shot against Central Arkansas on Thursday.

Cousins scored 19 points Monday against Villanova.

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Junior quarterback Baker Mayfield throws a pass at Boone Pickens Stadium, Saturday, Nov. 28. Mayfield threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns in the 58-23 victory over Oklahoma State.