The Sooners' senior linebacker is up for several national awards and has become the face of the program, but he took took his leadership efforts to a new level this week.
Danny Stutsman has been looking for ways he can become a better leader on the Oklahoma football team.
He’s donating a portion of his own profits from his name, image and likeness proceeds to the OU walk-ons.“Obviously there's days where you feel like your hard work doesn't get seen, doesn't get noticed,” Stutsman said in the Sooners' social media post. “But it really does here at Oklahoma. Every single day, we appreciate you guys. This team would be nothing without you guys. I mean that from the bottom of my heart. I truly do mean that.
Stutsman, a senior from Windermere, FL, has compiled 239 tackles over his two seasons as a starter. He was voted team captain this week, is a first-team All-SEC pick and a second-team All-American. He's a leading contender for the Butkus Award as the best linebacker in college football and has landed on several other preseason watch lists, including two for national defensive player of the year , one for top interior player and one for national player of the year .
His biggest earner may have been from T-shirt sales after his infamous pregame speech before the Sooners upset Texas last year, when he declared, “I'm certain about two things in life: one, that Oklahoma only fears God, and number two, that Texas fears Oklahoma.”Stutsman said in July at SEC Media Days that he had focused his offseason efforts on improving his game in small increments, but was also intent on growing as a leader for his team.
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