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BAKER’S MARK Mayfield leads Sooners past Tulsa in shootout SPENSER DAVIS | SPORTS REPORTER | @DAVIS_SPENSER

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f it’s possible to have a Heisman moment in week three against a non-conferene opponent, Baker Mayfield did so in the third quarter on Saturday vs Tulsa.

Mayfield took the snap flanked by three wide receivers to his right and a pair more to his left. He was pressured almost immediately, sent scrambling away from a TU defensive lineman who briefly had a hold on his left ankle.

Mayfield rolled to the sideline, forcing a defender to hesitate before he jumped backwards and fired an 18-yard strike to Mark Andrews who then turned and sauntered into the end zone.

That score put OU up 14 points in the waning moments of the third quarter and put a signature moment on what became a record-setting day for Mayfield.

Mayfield broke the school record for total offense by a single player in one game in OU’s 52-38 win.

BAKER MAYFIELD Class: Junior Position: Quarterback Hometown: Austin, Texas Season Stats: 1,062 passing yards

OU Records: Most passing yards in a season opener (388)

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Most total yards of offense in a single game (572)

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Junior quarterback Baker Mayfield celebrates after scoring a touchdown at Gaylord-Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Mayfield rushed for two touchdowns in the 52-38 victory over Tulsa. The walk-on transfer broke the school record with 572 total yards in a single game.

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University debt increases, causes drop in bond rating Two organizations have shifted scores because of new data JESSE POUND news editor @jesserpound

OU saw its bond rating downgraded earlier this month as a bond issue for new construction projects pushed the university’s outstanding debt to almost $1 billion.

Fitch Ratings gave a rating of AA- to the roughly $238 million in bonds being issued to help fund the construction of the football stadium and new residential centers.

Fitch also downgraded over $700 million in outstanding bonds from AA to AA-.

Standard and Poor’s also downgraded the university, OU press secretary Corbin Wallace said in an email.

In August, Fitch rated the OU Health Sciences Center at AA. Fitch justified the downgrading of approximately $782 million outstanding debt from general revenue bonds because of the university’s high amount of debt.

In an email, Wallace explained

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the breakdown of the debt. He placed the debt before the new bond issue at $766 million.

Included in this number is $60 million in bonds issued by the Oklahoma Capital Improvement Authority on OU’s behalf, Wallace said. This debt is paid by the Oklahoma State Regents with OU as a secondary funding source, so it is included by rating organizations as OU’s debt.

Additionally, OU has $697 million in outstanding bond debt and $9 million in outstanding lease debt, Wallace said.

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Fitch estimated the annual debt burden to be roughly 9.9 percent of the university’s 2014 revenue, placing the new total debt at $997 million.

The bond rating serves as a vote of confidence for how creditworthy an institution is. The basic idea of a lower bond rating is that the institution will have to pay more for bonds in the future, said Duane Stock, a professor of finance in the Price College of Business.

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Marczewski prepared for her new SGA role Vice president ready to make presence felt BRIANNA SIMS news reporter @briannana18

The new Student Government Association vice president wants to make mental health resource awareness and diversity her priority while she is in office.

Energy management and economics senior Avery Marczewski will serve as the vice president of SGA this semester after former vice president, Alex Byron, became president when Kunal Naik resigned this summer.

“We selected Avery because she’s extremely intelligent and well-qualified for the position,” SGA President Alex Byron said.

Before acquiring this position, Marczewski was chief of staff in the executive branch of SGA under Byron and Naik.

“I was really drawn to that position because I really want to serve students,” Marczewski said.

Her experience includes serving large organizations like the Energy Management Student Association and smaller organizations like The Oklahoma Group.

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“I wanted to serve students on a larger scale, so that drew me to the chief of staff position. When Kunal resigned, Alex and I had a discussion about who would possibly fill the vice president position. I toyed with the idea and really thought about it, and I thought that it would be a good experience to serve students on a larger level,” Marczewski said.

The chief of staff position gave Marczewski the experience she needed to fulfill the role of SGA vice president, such as building relationships with the executive cabinet, directors and departments.

“I helped alleviate some of Kunal and Alex’s stress when they were bombarded with meetings, and (I) helped them work in accomplishing their initiatives,” Marczewski said.

She served closely with Naik and Byron during the spring semester, spending over 10 hours a week in the SGA office at the Conoco Student Leadership Center, knowing exactly what Naik and Byron wanted to accomplish during their term.

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Aiding future engineers from every background Program recruits, supports diverse group of students GARRETT WATTS news reporter @GWattsThoughts

A program designed to recruit and retain engineering students from diverse backgrounds has seen substantial growth in the last few years, giving students a support structure and networking opportunities.

The Multicultural Engineering Program provides students with academic and professional support that includes a freshman orientation course, tutoring, career and employment assistance as well as a scholarship program, according to the OU College of Engineering website.

The Multicultural Engineering Program takes a particular interest in the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minorities, such as African Americans and first generation students, in order to foster an atmosphere of inclusivity and community amongst students of different backgrounds while also providing the students with a network of support in what many consider to be a very challenging course of study, Syleste Davis, an engineering junior involved in the program, said.

The program is bolstered by its two well-connected and popular directors of diversity, director Lisa Morales and assistant director Tafara Cameron, whom some students affectionately refer to as “Auntie Tafara,” Davis

DEBT: Continued from Page One The institution pays for these bonds in the form of interest rates. The worse a bond rating, the higher an interest rate the institution will be required to pay to the bondholders.

The interest rates cannot be increased retroactively,

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Devon Energy Hall is one of several engineering buildings on campus that is home to the Multicultural Engineering Program which provides students of all backgrounds opportunities to be successful.

said.

“Lisa can pull a lot of strings and get people where they need to be, but she is also there to be everyone’s mom, because for a lot of people, coming to college is very difficult,” Alex Powell, an engineering sophomore

involved in the program, said.

“They want to connect with you on a personal level.

They are not just there to handle business. They are very friendly, and they want to help you out as much as they can,” Owen Nicholson, an engineering junior and Multicultural Engineering Program teaching assistant, said.

“We really aren’t going for MEP group; we are going for an MEP family. It’s an integrated family within engineering. We try to make it more than just a group,” Nicholson said.

Leaving home for the first time and coming into an overwhelming environment like OU’s engineering program leaves many students flustered and questioning their decision to pursue such a challenging course of

study, but that is where the support network and mentoring of the Multicultural Engineering Program comes into play, Powell said.

Other students who have walked the same path are always available for motivation and tutoring when the courses get tough, along with simply providing the incoming freshman with friends that share common interests, said Powell.

“She was like a big sister to me,” Powell said of Davis.

“She would ask me to come study with her and go eat with her. I went from getting 50s and 60s on my calculus tests to getting 90s. They knew that if they put out effort, I would put out effort.”

Stock said. So the bonds that OU issued while they were rated as AA will not see a rise in interest rates due to the rating downgrade.

Two factors that could cause OU’s bond rating to go up in the future would be an increase in enrollment or an increase in tuition enrollment, Stock said.

Fitch still has the outlook for OU as stable, despite the downgrade. The AArating is in line with other

universities in the Big 12.

In addition to issuing bonds to finance projects, the university also pays for many things using money from students in the form of tuition and fees and money appropriated from the state government.

Following a 3.5 percent deduction to funding from the state for this fiscal year, OU raised tuition to help cover the gap.

The new bond issue for

construction projects is smaller than it could have been after the renovation plans for the football stadium were revised in the spring to be more “focused and frugal.”

“They want to connect with you on a personal level.

They are not just there to handle business. They are very friendly, and they want to help you out as much as they can.”

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SGA: Continued from Page One “I got a real insight into our projects and initiatives and our cabinet as a whole,” Marczewski said.

Marczewski said mental health and diversity are two topics that figure prominently in her goals as vice president. Byron and Marczewski, however, also want to increase the accountability and communication of the student organizations.

“We’ve been increasing the accountability and communication, and we have seen a significant improvement with our cabinet as well as our relationship with congress, CAC and the Graduate Student Senate,” Marczewski said.

Marczewski said she wants to start the conversation about seeking help and to alleviate students from the negative stigma attached to seeking counseling. She also wants to make resources easily accessible to students.

“A student came to us and explained his concerns and the problems with the resources on campus”, Marczewski said.

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Energy management and economics senior Avery Marczewski is the new Vice President for SGA. Marcezewski was previously the Chief of Staff.

FITCH RATINGS FOR OTHER BIG 12 SCHOOLS

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issue got pushed aside, but it never left Marczewski’s mind.

“Since I’m in this position now, I want to do everything I can to address these concerns,” Marczewski said.

In regards to diversity, Marczewski wants to focus on LGBTQ and veterans as well as racial and cultural diversity.

After the Sigma Alpha Epsilon incident, the focus of diversity has solely been racial diversity, but there are many other diverse groups on campus, Marczewski said.

Being a minority on campus is about more than one’s race; it addresses whether or not someone is a minority on campus in many different demographics. These minority groups vary from campus to campus.

Maczewski wants students to see a new perspective on diversity, and she wants to listen to their concerns, finding how SGA can help them and addressing the difficulties they deal with by being a minority on campus.

“We need to focus on all of the minorities on campus and make sure that they’re not being left out and that they are getting the same Sooner experience,” Marczewski said.

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SPORTS MAYFIELD: Continued from Page One He recorded 572 yards of total offense, breaking the previous record of 554 held

by Landry Jones. His 487 passing yards were also the best by an OU quarterback other than Jones.

“That’s pretty humbling, especially because of the tradition here,” Mayfield said of breaking the record. “That’s something that’s pretty special to me, knowing who all has come through here.”

But still, this performance had OU (3-0) coaches and players praising his escapability and improvisational skills.

“We’ve seen that in our scrimmages, he has a good ability to feel the rush once it’s on him, get away and scramble away from it,” coach Bob Stoops said.

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“He’s pretty heady that way.”

Oklahoma’s defenders aren’t allowed to hit Mayfield during practice, but safety Steven Parker said he wasn’t surprised to see his quarterback moving around like that on the field.

“We always have to keep off of Baker because that’s the pretty boy over there,” Parker said.

Stoops even conceded that he doesn’t blow the whistle at times during practice despite the defense’s belief that they got to Mayfield.

It’s a gray area when the defense can’t actually hit the quarterback, but Stoops likes to give Mayfield the benefit of the doubt.

“I’ve seen him escape our guys far too many times when we’re out there in team sessions,” Stoops said.

Mayfield’s record-setting day was necessary as Tulsa’s offense poached the Sooner secondary for 427 yards through the air and another 176 on the ground.

“We’ve seen that in our scrimmages, he has a good ability to feel the rush once it’s on him, get away and scramble away from it.”

BOB STOOPS, FOOTBALL COACH

Defensive coordinator Mike Stoops called Tulsa’s offense a “mirror image” of Baylor’s attack from a season ago. With Tulsa coach Phillip Montgomery calling the plays for the Bears in 2014, Baylor put up 544 yards of total offense.

Mike Stoops told his defense during practice this week that the offense was going to bail them out at some point.

Fortunately for No. 15 OU, Mayfield did just that.

He finished just 13 passing yards shy of becoming the second quarterback in

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Junior quarterback Baker Mayfield runs the ball Sept. 5 against Akron. Mayfield went 32-of-38 passing and accounted for 572 yards of total offense Saturday against Tulsa.

school history to hit the 500As it stands, Mayfield’s yard plateau. Jones hit that 487 passing yards are the mark three times during his fourth most in school histoSooner career. ry for a single game.

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Sooners’ defense exposed Starting cornerback “lets down” teammates Mike Stoops’ unit struggles against fast-paced attack

NUMBERS BY GAME Sept. 5 vs. Akron 226 yards allowed 3 points allowed 10 first downs allowed 1 turnover forced

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Jordan Thomas’ suspension leaves defense vulnerable SPENSER DAVIS

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Oklahoma controlled its matchup with Tulsa to the tune of a 52-38 victory, but it wasn’t without some bumps and bruises along the way.

Starting cornerback Jordan Thomas was suspended for OU’s matchup against the Golden Hurricane. OU coach Bob Stoops said he was “disappointed” that Thomas had put the team in a tough spot by being suspended for Saturday’s contest.

“He let the team down, I’m not going to go into it, but that hurt us,” Stoops said after the game. “He let us down.

“When you’re the first team guy and you get 70 percent of the snaps through the week and then Friday you’re not doing what you need to ... you have a young guy in there that’s only had 30 percent of the reps, and it’s unfair to him, and it’s unfair to the team.”

The Sooners yielded 603 yards of total offense to the Golden Hurricane, with Thomas’s replacement, true freshman P.J. Mbanasor, getting picked on for much of the afternoon.

Linebacker Eric Striker said he was supporting Mbanasor throughout the game, but he also recognized that the young corner was put in a tough spot from the beginning.

“I think P.J. did the best he could, he’s his hardest critic,” Striker said. “I was just encouraging him the whole game.”

Tulsa’s high powered attack probably wasn’t what coaches had in mind for introducing Mbanasor to college football. The true freshman started in the first game against Akron but yielded to Thomas after he served a one quarter suspension.

“Our freshman cornerback did a great job, it’s just one of those things where it’s hard to start somebody off in that type of offense,” Steven Parker said. “I kind of look at it like a momentum swing.

JT was there all week, and

we’re expecting him to play and then he’s just gone.

“We just got to be comfortable with who was going to play and who was going to start. It’s one of those things where the next person just has to be ready.”

When asked if Thomas would be available against West Virginia in two weeks, Stoops said, “we’ll see on Monday.”

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JORDAN THOMAS One quarter suspension against Akron Jordan’s availablitity for West Virginia is unclear Had a season-high six tackles against Tennessee 43 tackles in 2015

For all the praise the unit received after its performance at Tennessee, O k l a h o m a’s d e f e n s e was not as advertised on Saturday against Tulsa.

Then again, neither side’s defense performed well.

OU and Tulsa combined for nearly 1,400 yards of offense by the time the game ended.

Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield broke the school record for most offensive yards produced by a single player in history.

There were plenty of offensive fireworks. Even for Tulsa.

“It was a good growing game going forward,” linebacker Devante Bond said. “There’s a lot of things we need to fix, but definitely happy we got the win.”

On the first play of the second quarter, Bond leaped between two Tulsa defenders and blocked a field goal. From there, it looked as though OU might run away with the game.

With 3:14 left in the first half, the Sooners led 31-10.

But Tulsa did not go away quietly. The Golden Hurricane scored with 13 seconds left, recovered an onside kick and scored again on a Hail Mary pass, cutting the lead to seven.

“That really hurt,” Bond said.

Eventually the Sooners pulled out the victory.

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Sept. 12 vs. Tennessee 254 yards allowed 24 points allowed 19 first downs allowed 1 turnover forced Sept. 19 vs. Tulsa 603 yards allowed 38 points allowed 31 first downs allowed 0 turnovers forced

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Junior safety Hatari Byrd tackles Tulsa sophomore running back D’Angelo Brewer at Gaylord-Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Byrd led OU with 15 tackles in the 52-38 win over Tulsa.

“The tempo, when they’re moving like that, you got to get the call. That’s the one thing that’s simple, you got to get the call.

You got to get lined up. They were moving really, really fast.”

ERIC STRIKER, LINEBACKER

However, they’ve now had a taste of what they could see in the Big 12.

“Like I said, we didn’t come here to lose,” Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery said. “We came here to win.

We are going to be aggressive with what we do because that is who we are.”

The last time Montgomery was in Norman, he was coordinating Baylor’s offense to 45 answered points in an eventual 48-14 thrashing of Oklahoma. Since he took over at Tulsa, they’ve run an

almost-exact mirror of the up-tempo Bears’ offense.

“The tempo, when they’re moving like that, you got to get the call,” linebacker Eric Striker said. “That’s the one thing that’s simple. You got to get the call. You got to get lined up. They were moving really, really fast.”

OU defensive coordinator Mike Stoops called Tulsa’s offense “pretty foolproof ” earlier this week. After seeing it live, he did not budge on his stance.

“Their system is

foolproof,” Stoops said.

“They’re very good at what they do.”

Striker said when it’s difficult to stop an offense like that, the defense needs to control the damage as best as it can.

“You got to be better than the guys across you,” Striker said. “When the whistle blows, you got to go. We all got our jobs, responsibilities.

We try to eliminate those big plays and any plays they have at all, really.”

Saturday’s performance may not have been pretty — Tulsa gained 603 yards of offense — but it helped OU prepare for the rest of its schedule.

“You call them ‘money games,’” Striker said. “In high school, it’s like district games. You need all these wins. We need to take this week and get better. Getting better — it’s going to be a heck of a ride.”

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Sophomore running back Samaje Perine evades a pair of Tulsa defense man before scoring a touchdown on Saturday at the Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium. Perine had 22 carries with 152 total yards of rushing and one touchdown.

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