JUN 17, 2015 1:13p ET
JUN 17, 2015 1:13p ET
Standing 6-foot-2 and 286 pounds, Oklahoma Sooners offensive lineman Ty Darlington certainly is an imposing figure. As a scholar athlete to boot, it's his words that truly command attention.
Darlington was a central figure this spring when the team could have splintered following the release of the racist fraternity video.
Darlington spoke again Tuesday while being honored as OU's recipient of the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete award at the 31st annual All Sports Scholar Athlete Awards luncheon.
The topic was again an emotional and socially heated one, violence against women, as the Sooners return linebacker Frank Shannon, the team's leading tackler in 2013, and running back Joe Mixon, a prized 2014 recruit, after each served one-year suspensions.