NORMAN — Bob Stoops received the photo in the mail, Stevy Cellum wearing James Winchester's Fiesta Bowl jersey and flashing the upside-down hook 'em sign, and just had to call.

Stoops was about to board the team bus to Dallas for the Texas game, a trip of some significance in Soonerville, but he dialed Tishomingo anyway, thanking Stevy for the support.

Eight days later, Stoops dialed the number again, returning a call. This time, there was no revelry. No Bevo bashing. Stevy's family had called to let him know she had passed. Dead of cancer at the age of 16.

It's not easy watching Stevy's videos, which tell the story of a full-of-life teenager's fight against a disease determined to get her. And that's for those of us who never knew her.