EARLY NFL LEAPER HELPED KEEP SOONER IN SCHOOL

At this time last year, Malcolm Kelly made the decision to forego another season at Oklahoma and threw his name in the NFL draft hat.Fast-forward to this year, and Sooner offensive tackle Trent Williams was facing the very same decision as his good friend and former teammate. Fortunately for Williams -- and the Oklahoma football program, as it turns out -- Kelly was free with his advice and had but one thing to say to the lineman.Stay in school."Trent would change his mind every 10 minutes. He didn’t know what he was going to do,” a source told the Daily Oklahoman. “But Malcolm encouraged him to come back. Trent really trusts Malcolm, and that made a huge difference."Malcolm is a loyal friend, and he really wanted to help Trent make the right decision for Trent."Williams, who is the only returning starter from OU’s 2008 offensive line, was projected as a secound-round pick by the NFL’s Draft Advisory Committee. The lineman will move from right to left tackle in 2009, which should help improve his stock for the 2010 draft.