Valerie Kelly has already correctly predicted the Sooners would end up in the Rose Bowl, so when she tells her son that the next stop for No. 2 Oklahoma is Atlanta for the College Football Playoff national championship game he is not going to argue.
The sophomore from Fresno, a self-proclaimed "momma's boy," will have more than 40 family members and friends attending the Rose Bowl against No. 3 Georgia on Monday, his largest rooting section since his final high school game.
Perry oversaw the DB Guru 7-on-7 team and was a key conduit in recruiting. He also was a tireless advocate in trying to use football to keep young men in school and away from gangs.