NORMAN, Okla. -- After a tumultuous offseason for both Oklahoma and favorite son Baker Mayfield, the Sooners faithful showed up to welcome new coach Brent Venables and see the unveiling of Mayfield's statue in OU's Heisman Park.
An announced record crowd of 75,360 -- more than 20,000 more than the previous spring-game attendance record according to Oklahoma -- stretched into the third deck at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday to witness the start of a new era following the departure of coach Lincoln Riley to USC in December and the arrival of Venables.