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Oklahoma’s playoff journey began with stand against racism

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — On a balmy morning in south Florida, Baker Mayfield and his Oklahoma teammates goofed around beneath the swaying palms as they posed for a picture in front of the Orange Bowl logo, their tight bond forged by the ups and downs of a long season — the grueling practices, the lonely hours in the weight room, the incessant scrutiny that comes with playing in a high-profile program. For the Sooners, though, it goes deeper than that. When a racist video shot by members of an Oklahoma fraternity went viral last March, exposing an ugly side

Heisman Trophy finalists: Henry, Watson, McCaffrey

NEW YORK (AP) — Alabama’s Derrick Henry and Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey are hoping to return to the Heisman Trophy to the running backs. Clemson’s Deshaun Watson can keep it with the QBs. The two star running backs with very different styles and the dual-threat quarterback of the No. 1 team in the country are headed for New York after being named Heisman finalists Monday night. Henry and McCaffrey will be looking to break a five-year streak of quarterbacks winning college football’s top honor when the trophy is presented Saturday night in Midtown Manhattan. Mark Ingram of Alabama in 2009 was