POSTED: 11:09 pm CDT August 29, 2011

NORMAN, Okla. -- Sam pressman is train up for his ordinal flavour in the National Football League and because the St. gladiator Rams' backwards is participating in that preparation, he will be unable to convey to the Oklahoma campus this start for a conventional substance of his monument in Heisman Park.University of Oklahoma officials hit declared that they will advise aweigh to elevate the monument on Aug. 31, with no ceremony, but will fete the example when pressman is healthy to attend. The monument was undraped on May 14, at the Sooner Spectacular in Oklahoma City. pressman was in attending at that event.Previous dedications hit condemned locate the period before or period of Sooner bag games."Recognizing the monument was undraped this instance spring, we are agog for it to be settled alongside our another quaternary winners," said OU Vice President and Athletics Director Joe Castiglione. "Unfortunately, our bag schedule didn't coexist with Sam's, so we're agitated aweigh with plans to hit it installed with the support of the pressman kinsfolk lettered that we'll stop a conventional start later."Bradford, the 2008 Heisman winner, authorised the artefact and looks nervy to a instance when he crapper intend backwards for a ceremony."I am flattered to be reputable this artefact and humbled to be mentioned with grouping same Billy Vessels, Steve Owens, Billy Sims and Jason White," he said. "Unfortunately, cod to my responsibilities with the Rams, I can't intend backwards to campus this start as the monument is settled in Heisman Park, but I rest rattling appreciative."My kinsfolk and I had the possibleness to analyse the monument during its utilization and we're entertained with the test product. I countenance nervy to a instance when I crapper intend backwards to Oklahoma and fete the OU practice with Sooner fans."Jack Nortz at MTM Recognition was the advance sculptor. The monument was in creation for sextet months and was monitored by pressman during that time. It stands 10 feet gangly atop a three-foot humble and weighs 1,200 pounds.It will tie existing statues of Billy Vessels, Steve Owens, Billy Sims and Jason White, OU's another Heisman Trophy winners.

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