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Dean issues written apology Dean of architecture reacts to anonymous attire complaints ANDREW CLARK
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The dean of OU’s College of Architecture issued an apology Monday for wearing clothing associated with Islam at a backto-school meeting. A photo on the College of Architecture’s Facebook page that has since been deleted showed Dean Charles Graham wearing a white thawb and a red keffiyeh on his head at the meeting on Aug. 20. In his apology, he said he purchased the garments when he went to Dubai. According to the apology, he asked “a number of [his] Muslim friends around campus and in Norman to see if [his] wearing the attire would be offensive in any religious way,” to which the answers were “all resoundingly ‘no.’” OU press secretary Corbin Wallace told The Daily in an email that three or four people anonymously contacted the president’s office regarding Graham’s attire. He said Graham took an appropriate step in emailing the apology to faculty and staff. Graham described himself as “always striving to be inclusive and considerate of others in every context” in his apology, and said his Muslim friends thought wearing the attire would be “a nice gesture of diversity and acceptance of other cultures.” The College of Architecture has a study abroad program in Dubai which explores building design and construction within the city. The program has sent more than 30 students there in the past couple of years, Graham said in his apology. Graham welcomes anyone who wants to discuss the matter with him, according to his apology, but declined to comment to The Daily when staff attempted both to call him and to speak with him in person.
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Junior quarterback Baker Mayfield discusses his new role as starting quarterback during an interview with media at Everest Training Center, Monday, August 24, 2015. He will make his first appearence Saturday, September 5, against Akron.
Mayfield turns from lifelong fan to the Sooners’ newest signal caller BRADY VARDEMAN
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Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley called all three of his scholarship quarterbacks to his office one by one on Monday. As junior Baker Mayfield made his way there, he bumped into sophomore Cody Thomas, who embraced him and said, “Congrats, buddy,” according to Mayfield. With less than two weeks until Oklahoma’s Sept. 5 season opener against Akron, the Texas Tech-transfer became its starting quarterback after an offseason-long derby. Having grown up an OU fan, Mayfield always knew he might end up a Sooner.
“It puts a smile on my face,” he said. “I used to tailgate right here on this Apache grass right here, throw the ball around, Quentin Griffin jersey, watch Jason White and Mark Clayton play.” “It’s a dream come true to be able to go out and play on the [same] field they did and be able to try to replicate, duplicate what they did on that field.” The road to Norman wasn’t easy. Mayfield received little attention from major college football programs as a high school recruit. He elected to walkon to Texas Tech, where he became the first true-freshman, non-scholarship quarterback to start at an FBS program. Despite an injury that sidelined him for four games of the 2013 season, Mayfield accrued 2,315 yards passing and 12 touchdowns in a Red Raider TYLER WOODWARD/THE OKLAHOMA DAILY uniform. Bob Stoops dicusses his decision to make Baker Mayfield SEE WINNING PAGE 2
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the starting quarterback during an interview at Everest Training Center, Monday, August 24, 2015. Mayfield will start against Akron, Saturday, September 5.
Academic excellence fees climb this year Students will pay more in required hourly fees JESSE POUND News Editor @jesserpound
Students entering OU this semester will pay a higher academic excellence fee per credit hour than other students, according to information on the OU bursar’s website. There are multiple types of fees listed on the bursar’s website, including mandatory hourly fees, mandatory semester fees, academic excellence fees, course fees
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and technology and program fees based on individual colleges. The university publishes tuition and fees estimations for in-state and out-of-state students, but not all of the fees are included in this number, according to the bursar’s website. Students will pay $1,743 in mandatory hourly fees under the flat-rate system. Every student enrolled in at least 12 credit hours will have to pay this charge, Matt Hamilton, the vice president of OU Enrollment and Student Financial Services and Registrar, said in an email.
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However, academic excellence fees are not part of the flat-rate system, so students cannot take more than 15 hours without continuing to pay more in fees, Hamilton said in an email. There are also mandatory semester fees listed on the website. These fees support Goddard Health Center and academic advising, among other things. For both the fall and spring semester, students will be charged $191.50 for these services. The academic excellence fee is not as straightforward. The fee is calculated by admit year, and it has
been rising steadily. Students admitted this fall will pay $67.50 per credit hour in academic excellence fees, a 48 percent increase over students admitted in 2012. The fee drops off after students complete their third year in an effort to reward students who make it through their third year, Hamilton said in an email. A student taking 15 hours under the 2015 rate will pay an extra $330 in academic excellence fees compared to a student taking the same amount of hours under the 2012 rate. Public universities all around
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Continued from Page One He elected to transfer at the end of the season, citing a lack of communication between himself and the coaching staff—a decision which landed him at Oklahoma through a process coach Bob Stoops called one of the strangest of his career. “I’ve never talked to the guy, and he’s never called to ask if he could [transfer],� Stoops said. “If I had said ‘no,’ he might be in a fraternity over here playing yard ball.� Stoops said yes, however. Because of NCAA rules, Mayfield was forced to sit out the 2014 season. He ran the scout team with fellow transfer wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, eventually earning Scout Team Offensive Player of the Year. While Mayfield watched from the sidelines, incumbent quarterback Trevor Knight struggled on the field after a Sugar Bowl performance capping the 2013 season that had many fans thinking Heisman. Ultimately, a 40-6 defeat at the hands of Clemson in the Russell Athletic Bowl caused Stoops to announce the quarterback job was open once again. After spring, summer and fall practices, Mayfield’s consistency is what earned him the nod. “Not a lot of people would have stuck with it,� offensive coordinator, Lincoln Riley said. “A lot of people would have said, ‘Poor me.’ He’s here and fought through all the things that’s been pretty well documented out there to do it.� Mayfield has now earned the starting gig at two
Continued from Page One Other fees are imposed on a per credit hour basis depending on individual colleges. Students taking classes at Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication pay the largest share of all undergraduates at a combined $72.75 in program and tech fees per credit hour. There are other fees applied to each class, such as lab fees for different science classes. Aviation students can pay the largest amount of fees for one class, said Ken Carson, director of the OU Department of Aviation. However, aviation students may be charged a large amount for one class and nothing for another, Carson said. The fees are used to cover the costs of flying, such as fuel and maintenance, he said. The course-specific fees for the department of aviation are published so that students know what they will be paying, Carson said.
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Junior quarterback Baker Mayfield looks to throw the ball down the field during the spring game April 11, 2015 at Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium. Mayfield will lead the team for the 2015 season as the starting quarterback.
different FBS schools over a span of three years, a far cry from the 5-2 high school freshman who struggled to see the field at all. “I just always had a little fire under my eyes,� he said. “People said I couldn’t play at that size. I knew I was going to grow eventually. It
Many thought he was crazy to transfer to Oklahoma, bu it appears Mayfield’s gamble has paid off. “I could see a vision in my head, I thought I’d play here eventually,� he said. “It’s a dream come true for me, but what happens on the
wasn’t like I was going to stay at 5-2 forever.� Mayfield’s secret? He’s plays with a chip on his shoulder. “No matter what people say about me, I’m going to believe in myself and as a quarterback. You have to believe in yourself,� he said.
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outside—what other people said. They doubted me, but I’m here now playing, so that’s just how it works out.�
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Campus Corner cracks down on car violations City of Norman increases parking service coverage ANNA MAYER News Reporter @AnnaMay136
The city of Norman has i n c re a s e d t h e h ou r s o f Campus Corner parking service officers, according to a press release Friday. Originally, the officers worked 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, even though the meters operate 24/7. Their hours have now been extended to be from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. the meters will still run unwatched, said Captain Tom Easley of the Norman Police Department. The issue over the law enforcement hours came up this previous spring when a petition was circulated among Campus Corner businesses, said Erin Patton, the executive director of the Campus Corner Merchants Association.
The new hours were generated after the petition received approximately 70 percent approval, according to the press release. Additionally, data was garnered from the parking meters that proved high usage in the evening hours and on Saturdays. The parking rates of $1 per hour will remain unchanged, as well as the maximum parking time of two hours during the day. However, after requests from several restaurant owners, the maximum parking time allotted has been increased to three hours after 6 p.m. to allow “dinner guests to enjoy a leisurely meal,” according to the release. After the maximum time, the vehicle must still move. The new hours will be indicated on every meter and their updated digital displays this week. Anna Mayer anna.n.mayer@gmail.com
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Hruby enters not guilty plea in April trial Former student currently jailed for credit fraud PAGE JONES
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Meters on campus are expired despite having parked vehicles behind them. Campus Corner parking attendants will be enforcing meters more strictly this semester than they have in the past.
The trial for Alan Hruby, the former OU student who confessed to killing his parents and younger sister in October 2014, has been set for April, NewsOK reported. Hruby pled not guilty to the murder charges during his arraignment on Aug. 20. The district attorney stated that he plans to seek the death penalty against Hruby. Hruby said in a letter to The Oklahoman that he welcomes the death penalty and that his crimes are “unspeakable.” While awaiting trial for the murder of his family, Hruby was sentenced to three years in prison for credit card fraud, having
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The trial for former OU student accused of killing his family in October of 2014, Alan Hruby has been set for April of 2016.
opened a credit card in his grandmother’s name. Hruby shot his father, John Hruby, before shooting his mother, Joy “Tinker” H r u b y , a n d h i s s i s t e r, Katherine Hruby. According to his confession, he killed them because they cut him off financially and he wanted their inheritance. Page Jones page.c.jones-1@ou.edu
Dorm dwellers receive red-carpet treatment New procedure offers on-campus moving assistance ANDREW CLARK
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DAISY CREAGER News Editor @daisycreager
Due to campus-wide construction, OU Housing and Food Services developed a new move-in process for on-campus living in conjunction with other campus departments in order to to simplify the system for all involved. Freshmen living on campus were instructed to park at the Lloyd Noble Center upon arrival to the university and wait to move into their residence until their assigned time. When their times were called, they drove south on Asp Avenue towards the residence halls and were greeted by student volunteers along the way. “Our intention for this was to try and make [...] the waiting time, which is now going to be in cars as you drive up to your center and your things are unloaded for you and
delivered to your room magically, a little more festive,” said Kristen Partridge, the director of Student Life. After arriving at the residence halls, employees of University and Student Services, a moving company contracted by OU, gathered the freshmen’s belongings and loaded them into boxes. “It was like a shift of labor. We took the labor out of helping students carry their things to their rooms, and we made it helping them feel welcome as they’re waiting to kind of get up to their residence,” Partridge said. Once all their belongings were in the hands of the workers, students and parents were then instructed to return to the Lloyd Noble Center. Then they boarded a shuttle to return to the dorms to move in their belongings, which workers placed outside of their rooms. “[The process] developed out of when we first started realizing that we needed a different move-in plan given all of the construction that’s going on on campus,” said Amy Buchanan, the assistant director of marketing and communications for OU Housing and Food Services. The university is
constructing two residential colleges, a dining hall and a parking garage that will add 1,221 parking places. But the construction has paid a price, as campus-goers have lost more than 600 parking spaces since the construction began in August. “Looking at [the construction] and thinking of how many additional cars we get on move-in day [...] We started in March to look at our options,” Buchanan said. After the unpacking was done, families were directed towards the Walker-Adams Mall, an area between Walker and Adams residence halls, for a resource fair. University College, OU Financial Aid Services, OU Office of the Bursar, OU Graduation Office, Sooner Pa re nt s a n d O U Po l i c e Department were some of many campus departments awaiting students for a campus resource fair. Jenn Doughty, the director of operations for OU Housing and Food Services, said she developed the idea for the fair. “It was sort of the perfect marriage to put it there next to [the dorms],” Doughty said. The goal of the fair was to make it easier for the students and departments to
connect, she said. Johnnie-Margaret McConnell, the director of the student learning center, a branch of University College, said its table at the fair offered students guidance on how to prepare for their first year at OU. “We serve as the entry p oint for all students,” McConnell said. “Our sole role is to help students and be the gateway to their degree.” Students said they were happy with the new system. “It’s kind of like the movies,” architecture freshman Savannah Jones said during move-in day on Aug. 20. “It’s a lot easier than I thought it was going to be. It’s been so good.” “It’s gone really well,” biology freshman Eric Wu also said that day. “Everything was [at my room] when I got here and nothing is broken or anything” he said. Buchanan said she did not know if this year’s move-in system would be used in the future. Andrew Clark andrew.clarkou@gmail.com Daisy Creager Daisy.C.Creager-1@ou.edu
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Public Relations freshman Ethan Forman grabs a free case of Dr. Pepper during Thursday morning’s Freshman Move-in event. Students enjoyed drinks, snacks and other freebies during the Move-in event.
Pride of Oklahoma will use iPads for band Tablets to offer ecofriendly alternative to traditional paper CHLOE MOORES Staff Reporter @chloemoores13
The Pride of Oklahoma will practice using iPads for the first time ever this semester, instead of the traditional paper drill. As Pride practice began last Tuesday, each of the 300 Pride members received an iPad in a LifeProof case, replacing around 40 pages of pregame music, show music, warm-ups, pep tunes and drill sheets. “A lot of trees were murdered senselessly for our marching,” Amelia Schwartz, a geography junior and Pride member, said. Th e i Pa d s s ave P r i d e members the hassle of losing pages in the bustle of practice or printing off more pages when a change is made. A tuner app, a 3-D viewer and forScore are three apps the Pride primarily uses, Schwartz said. On the 3-D viewer app, any member of the Pride
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Misty Lewis, psychology freshman, Avery Rich, music education Freshman, Katja Cannon, psychology sophomore, and Danielle Reynolds, early childhood education Junior take a break from practice to show off their new iPads. Reynolds commented that the Pride has been learning their music much faster with the iPads.
can pull up a song and the formation the band is standing in at any moment in the song. When a Pride member clicks the dot displayed on the mock field in 3-D viewer, the member the dot represents is shown along with the instrument he or she plays, Schwartz said.
The 3-D viewer app also updates regularly through Dropbox with any changes made to formations and permits drill formations to be more intricate because the app is more specifics-oriented, Schwartz said. Milik Coffer, a music education junior and Pride
member, said the leadership team in the band ran an experiment a month ago using the iPads. “A drill that would have taken us 15 to 20 minutes to learn, only took us 8 to 12 minutes to learn,” he said. The iPads could prove a possible distraction to Pride
members, but are expected to help make their rehearsal time more efficient, Coffer said. Kelsey Branson, a public relations senior in the Pride, said Ohio State University also uses iPads for its band. The leadership team in the Pride stayed in contact
with Ohio State members and asked them questions concerning what worked and didn’t work with their iPads, Branson said. People have voiced concern about the use of iPads in extreme weather conditions. “We had a meeting last week and talked about having tubs with heating blankets in them to keep the iPads in when it becomes too cold outside,” Branson said. The iPads will stay with band members for the duration of football season, possibly longer if a member is involved in other bands throughout the year, such as the basketball pep band. They are available for purchase after a band member graduates. It is exciting that OU’s partnering with the technology initiative allows such a diverse group at the school, such as the Pride, to be honored through the gift of iPads, Coffer said. Chloe Moores margaret.c.moores-1@ou.edu
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Junior quarterback Baker Mayfield walks towards Gaylord Memorial Stadium after interviewing with media at Everest Training Center, Monday, August 24, 2015. Mayfield was named the starting quarterback for the 2015 season. He will make his first appearence Saturday, September 5, against Akron.
Players back new quarterback New leader under center wins the trust of his team JOE BUETTNER
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Oklahoma’s players entered Monday’s practice with a new leader under center. The coaches didn’t make a spectacle of the news, but junior Baker Mayfield was announced as the team’s firststring quarterback following a long off-season battle. “Coach didn’t tell us,”
sophomore Samaje Perine said. “(Baker) just came out, and he was starting. Congratulations to him, but it doesn’t really matter who’s starting as long as we are winning games.” Ac c o rd i n g t o Pe r i n e, Mayfield’s experience and comfort with OU’s new offense gave him a slight edge in the race. Offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley’s newly installed air raid system was the same Mayfield ran as Texas Tech’s starter in 2013. Mayfield left Texas Tech following his freshman season, however, and came to Norman hoping to win the
same job he won as a walkon at Tech. The junior from Austin, Texas, gained notoriety for his dance moves off the field, but Mayfield has taken all the steps to evolve into the player who will lead Oklahoma against Akron on Sept. 5. “For Baker, his arm is just strong. It’s always been strong,” senior Sterling Shepard said. “He’s making better decisions than he was in the spring, fitting balls in spots where you kind of go ‘whoa’ sometimes.” Shepard, who has seen multiple quarterback battles
in his time at OU, said he would have been happy with whoever was named starter. However, Mayfield’s improved decision making set him apart on the field. “You look at all three of those guys. They all have the arm. They all have the speed,” Shepard said. “It’s all about the decision making. I guess that’s what the coaches felt like separated (Baker), and that’s how they made their decision.” Mayfield’s mentality resonated well with his teammates, and while Knight will still be a team captain, the players have someone they
trust under center. “In the locker room, he’s one of the guys you love being around,” Shepard said. “I love being around all three of them. Baker, he’s one of those guys that can get along with anyone, and he’s just a fun guy.” Mayfield’s journey to being Oklahoma’s starter was an unorthodox one. He won the starting quarterback job as a walk-on freshman at Texas Tech, transferred to OU and was informed today that he would take over Knight’s role from last year. S e n i o r w i d e
receiver Durron Neal credits Mayfield’s success to his willpower. Neal said Mayfield has the willpower to compete and to be great, despite lacking the typical physical attributes of a college football quarterback. “He’s one of the best competitors I’ve ever met in my life,” Neal said. “He wanted to come here and prove people wrong. He took on the challenge, and he didn’t let nothing stop him.” Joe Buettner joebuet@ou.edu
Knight still leading teammates off the field Captain inspires even though he won’t be starting SPENSER DAVIS Sports Reporter @Davis_Spenser
Trevor Knight wrapped up the second quarterback battle of his college career Monday. In the first, he came out victorious, upsetting Blake Bell, who many thought to be the favorite after Landry Jones graduated. This year, things ended a little differently. Knight started five games for Oklahoma in 2013, and played in three others. Last season, Knight entered as the unquestioned starter after dethroning Alabama in the Sugar Bowl at the end of his freshman campaign. He also played in 10 games a year ago, starting in every game that he was healthy enough to compete in. But in 2015, Knight will not be the starting quarterback for Oklahoma, at least not at first. Junior Baker Mayfield was named starting quarterback by coach Bob Stoops o n Mo n d a y a f t e r n o o n , relegating Knight to clipboard-holding duties. “It was obvious that we just felt that Baker was a little more consistent overall,” Stoops said on Monday. “Here we are two weeks before the first game and coach [Lincoln] Riley felt comfortable making the decision now,” Riley was quick to praise
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Junior quarterback Trevor Knight attempts to throw the ball during football camp August 10, 2014 at Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium. Sooners’ head coach Bob Stoops announced today that junior quarterback Baker Mayfield would be the starting quarterback for the 2015 season.
Knight despite choosing Baker, saying that he was “by a hair” the most accurate passer of the three throughout fall camp. If history repeats itself, Knight could still see the field as Mayfield’s understudy. OU hasn’t had a quarterback make every start since Landry Jones started every game in 2012. The distant history is a little less kind to Knight. In the Stoops era (since 1999), only six backup quarterbacks have started a game
at Oklahoma (Jason White, Nate Hybl, Paul Thompson, Landry Jones, Blake Bell and Cody Thomas). Stoops has always preached ball security, which Mayfield struggled with at times at Texas Tech. He tossed nine interceptions compared to 12 touchdowns in eight appearances as a Red Raider. However, Stoops and Riley both said on Monday that Mayfield would be given plenty of room for error before a change is made.
“He’s not going to be on a short leash,” Riley promised. “He’s going to be given room to made mistakes and to grow.” If Mayfield isn’t the answer, Stoops has the luxury of having quarterback Knight, who has plenty of experience, even if all of it isn’t positive. Neither Riley nor Stoops would rule out the possibility of having a package for Knight to utilize his speed or athleticism, although they didn’t endorse it either.
“We’ll see about that,” Riley said. Knight didn’t win the starting job, but he was elected by his fellow players to be a team captain for the second consecutive year. Even though he won’t be leading them on the field, it seems he will still have a major role in leading the team everywhere else. “Trevor is one of the biggest leaders on this team, regardless of the [quarterback] competition,” offensive coordinator and quarterbacks
coach Lincoln Riley said. “[The result] has no bearing on being a captain or not. If you would have asked Baker or any of them before this who was going to be elected captain, there was no doubt. Trevor’s a huge part of this team and a huge part of this program.” Spenser Davis davis.spenser@ou.edu
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Mayfield to bring back stability SPORTS REPORTER
Spenser Davis davis.spenser@ou.edu @Davis_Spenser
When coach Bob Stoops decided that Baker Mayfield would be the starting quarterback, he wasn’t just naming a winner to the battle that consumed Norman throughout fall camp. He was making a statement about the direction of his program. Stoops has been searching for stability since Landry Jones graduated after the 2012 season. After Jones took over for an injured Sam Bradford in 2009, he didn’t miss a game. He started 49 consecutive contests as he finished off a statistically prolific career in Norman. But since then, Sooner quarterbacks have been inconsistent, despite flashes of brilliance. Knight won the starting job going into the 2013 season but only started five games, due to injury and underwhelming performance. Blake Bell started the other eight, but he was equally uninspiring outside of a game-winning drive against Oklahoma State in Stillwater. Last season, Knight was the clear-cut starter over an ineligible Mayfield and redshirt freshman Cody Thomas, but Knight struggled again after coming in with sky-high expectations. He tossed just 14 touchdowns in eight games and also threw 12 interceptions. His efficiency reflected that, as he completed just 56.6 percent of his passes. With Mayfield, Stoops
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Junior quarterback Baker Mayfield throws the ball to his teammate during football camp August 10, 2015 at Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium. Sooners’ head coach Bob Stoops announced on August 24 that Mayfield would be the starting quarterback for the 2015 season.
has a hope of achieving the stability and consistency that has eluded his program in recent years. While Mayfield’s past doesn’t necessarily indicate that consistency is his strongest quality, his selection does mean one important thing: a fresh start. “It was obvious that we just felt that Baker was a little more consistent overall
in what we needed to get done,” Stoops said. By all accounts, consistency is the biggest attribute the air-raid offense requires of quarterbacks. Mayfield wasn’t known for consistency during his short time at Texas Tech, but offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Lincoln Riley attributed a lot of those mistakes to his youth.
“ That ’s p a r t o f b e i ng young and getting thrown in the fire. There’s not many freshman that don’t go out there—they’re either scared or too aggressive and he’s certainly not scared,” Riley said. Hal Mumme, who is at the top of the coaching tree that includes Mike Leach and Riley, says that quarterbacks need “a little bit of talent and
a lot of passion” to run this offense. Mayfield has demonstrated that he has both in just a short time in Norman. On the field, he fits this system in a way that his two counterparts do not: his aggressiveness with the ball and ability to make the “big play.” But what matters is how often—no, how consistently—Mayfield can do that for
Oklahoma. Coming off of a five-loss season, Stoops’ job is on the line now more than ever. He is counting on Mayfield, and Riley’s offense, to make sure those critics go away sooner rather than later.
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