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Know Your Sooners: Football Newcomers

October 07, 2009 | Athletics

NORMAN, Okla. -- With 22 new faces on the OU football roster, we help get you acquainted with some of the newcomers. This edition features linemen Josh Aladenoye, Justin Chaisson, Tyler Evans and Jamarkus McFarland.
 
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Josh Aladenoye
No. 73 | OL


Justin Chaisson
No. 95 | DE


Tyler Evans
No. 75 | OL


Jamarkus McFarland
No. 97 | DT

Jobs I've held...

My only job was selling shoes at Foot Action.
I used to be a car detailer.
I have always worked on a farm.
I used to work at K-Mart.
Outside of football, I like _____.
I love listening to music.
Nothing really, I just really love football.
Hunting and fishing
I am always texting or on MySpace.
_____ is the event that most shaped my life.
Not sure
When I first started playing football in the first grade.
Getting a scholarship and having the chance to play football at Oklahoma.
Not sure
I wear No. __ because...
I have had this number ever since I started playing pee-wee football.
I wore No. 97 in high school just because it was a clean looking number and a lot of great athletes had it.
No reason
No reason
Game or practice superstitions...
I listen to music before every game, mainly Lil' Wayne, Tupac, and Dr. Dre.
I always wear two pairs of socks and listen to some pretty crazy music.
I like to relax and I always listen to classical rock.
I pray before every single game.
The most interesting place I've visited was...
New Orleans
I went to Costa Rica for a school trip.
Florida and Disney World.
Los Angeles
My mother's/father's occupation is...
My mother works for Baylor and my father works for a bus driving company.
My mom is a stay-at-home mom and my dad is the president of Desert Auto Group.
My mom is an executive secretary and St. John's.
My mother works for Home Health and my father works for Texas Foundry.

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