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Oklahoma football: Return of Joe Mixon, Frank Shannon creates PR dilemma for Sooners

NORMAN — Kelly Walker and her family have cheered for the Oklahoma football team for as long as she can remember.

The 30-year-old Broken Arrow native said this year, though, she won’t be a Sooner supporter.

“I can't, in good conscience, support a team that shows a complete disrespect for women,” Walker said. “It's disheartening as a female fan. You want the good guys to win. For me, that's no longer OU.”

This is the public relations dilemma Bob Stoops and his program face entering 2015, when running back Joe Mixon and linebacker Frank Shannon return to the roster after one-year suspensions stemming from allegations of violence against women.