Oklahoma botches Joe Mixon apology

Nov 28, 2015; Stillwater, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Joe Mixon (25) is tackled by diving Oklahoma State Cowboys safety Tre Flowers at Boone Pickens Stadium. The Sooners defeated the Cowboys 58-23. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 28, 2015; Stillwater, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Joe Mixon (25) is tackled by diving Oklahoma State Cowboys safety Tre Flowers at Boone Pickens Stadium. The Sooners defeated the Cowboys 58-23. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon’s first press conference back from suspension was an absolute disaster.

On Tuesday, Joe Mixon finally had his first press conference after he was reinstated by the program. Mixon was suspended for a year after he punched a woman and broke four facial bones on her.

With the first College Football Playoffs semifinal on Thursday, Mixon was finally going to speak for the first time. However, the whole thing went south in a hurry, as an official said only football questions were to be asked and Mixon was left to himself to fend off questions.

Even worse, was Mixon’s attitude. It’s clear that he couldn’t answer questions due to the legality behind the situation, but he came off as not showing any remorse for his actions.

The whole thing was just an embarrassing look as Mixon deflected questions in the manner that he did. It’s certainly understandable that he might not be able to comment on the situation, but as Jim Weber pointed out on Twitter, the PR staff botched the whole thing by not having Mixon read a prepared statement.

Had they just had Mixon read some sort of prepared statement with no comments after, the whole thing could have easily gone a lot better than it turned out.

He wouldn’t have had to keep deflecting questions and certainly not do it without sincerity. It’s clear that the program was unprepared for this moment, even though they have had over a year to get ready for the inevitable moment where he finally spoke.

In an age where vague statements and are made due to the legality of situations, Oklahoma couldn’t even do that.