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Published: August 28, 2007
OU fan asked to stop fund-raiser for slain recruit
By Jake Trotter
NORMAN — Just hours after Oklahoma football recruit Herman Mitchell was shot to death Friday in Houston , Adam Fineberg started raising money for Mitchell's family.

But after raising $4,500, enough to cover almost half the cost of Mitchell's funeral, Fineberg stopped. An OU compliance officer told him his actions would constitute an NCAA rules violation against the Sooners .

Now, Mitchell's mother like...

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