Know Your Sooners: FB Newcomers

NORMAN, Okla. -- There are 18 new faces on the Oklahoma football roster in 2008. Get acquainted with freshmen linebackers J.R. Bryant and Daniel Franklin, and running backs Jermie Calhoun and Justin Johnson.

Stay tuned to Know Your Sooners throughout the season for future installments with more of the newcomers.

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	J.R. Bryant No. 21 \| LB	Daniel Franklin No. 31 \| LB	Jermie Calhoun No. 23 \| RB	Justin Johnson No. 25 \| RB
Away from the football field, you can find me…	Playing basketball and hanging out with friends	Hanging out with friends, going to the lake and deer hunting.	Spending time alone and playing video games. NCAA 2009 is my favorite game.	Playing with kids, playing basketball and hanging out with friends.
The event that most shaped my life was...	My sophomore year of high school I had my appendix removed and missed half the season.	When I started getting scholarship offers for football, I realized all my hard work had paid off. I also saw the great opportunities ahead of me.	Playing football. It has really changed my perspective on how I approach things in life.	In the first round of playoffs I set the rushing record for my high school at 2,839 yards.
The reason I wear No. __ is…	No. 21: The two represents my sisters and the one is for my mom.	No. 31 was my high school number, so I wanted to keep it.	I used to wear No. 34 because I looked up to Walter Payton. That number was not available when I got here so 23 is what they gave me.	I was just given No. 25. My real number is 22 because Emmitt Smith is my role model.
My pre-game superstition is…	I do not really have any but I listen to music before I play.	I always drink a lemon-lime Gatorade, put my mouthpiece in and listen to "Throw It Up" by Lil' Jon.	I don't have any.	I eat a Little Debbie Snack Cake before every game and listen to music.
The most interesting place I've visited is…	I would have to say Kansas because that was the first time I stepped outside of Georgia.	I went to Jamaica on vacation and it was completely different than anywhere I've ever been.	New York City. It was a totally different atmosphere. You don't see big buildings in Ben Wheeler, Texas.	Atlanta is the most interesting place I have visited.
My mother's/father's occupation is...	My mother is a nurse.	My dad is a preacher and my mom is a middle school principal.	My mother is a nurse.	My father is a marketer.

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