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Oakman unmasked: Baylor star playfully laments NCAA fashion bans

DALLAS — Shawn Oakman is back at Baylor and amped for his senior season, even though he feels a bit persecuted.

The NCAA struck two blows against Oakman fashion statements this offseason, banning the overbuilt facemask and crop-top jersey.

“They’re targeting me,” he joked Tuesday at Big 12 media days. “I’m so sad. So sad.”

Sad that we’ll be seeing more of his face and less of his abs. (At least he now receives the full cost of attendance—more money to feed his three dogs, and the python he picked up at an exotic pet store in Waco.