Sooners

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