Video of Frat's Racist Chant Made Me Decommit from Oklahoma: 'I Was Disgusted'

After seeing a video of a racist chant by members of the University of Oklahoma chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, 4-star offensive tackle Jean Delance decommitted from the Sooners on Monday. Below, he explains in his own words—as told to Bleacher Report's Damon Sayles—what led to that decision.

My mom and I visited the campus the day before the video came out. The biggest thing for me was to get my mom on board, and I think [the visit] sold her on everything. That was it for me. I was going to come back and watch the spring game and even bring my grandma there. I was done.

Then I saw the video on Twitter.

I was disgusted. That's not anything I want to be a part of. I know it's just those few select people, and it's not everybody [at Oklahoma]. It's not like cancer where it's going to spread all over.

But specifically, that chant…they couldn't get a couple [of] guys to say, "We can't do that?"

I was disgusted.

My grandmother's people picked cotton. I can't understand their struggle, but I can't go [to Oklahoma] and say I'm comfortable with being there, especially with what my family went through. My grandmother said she didn't want me going there if they still continue to do things like that. She said that would be disrespectful to her, my mom and myself if I did.

It's just not something that you want to be a part of.

[The social media reaction to my decision] has been surprising. Percentage-wise, it's been about five percent understanding to 95 percent against. There are some who are totally understanding about a young recruit's decision. But then there are people I don't even know who are saying, "Why would you do that? This had nothing to do with the school."

I probably won't be considering Oklahoma anymore.

Now I've got to get to know everybody and start over again. I don't think some people know the difference between getting an offer and committing. Getting offered and getting to know a coach are two different things to me. You want to know who's going to coach you for the next three or four years. That's important.

A coach can extend an offer, but anything can blindside you. This is something that was totally unexpected. You just never know what can happen.

Every recruit has a way of expressing himself. This is mine.

In the days since the video's release, school president David Boren removed Sigma Alpha Epsilon from the Oklahoma campus, expelled two students named leaders in the chant and stripped the letters from the fraternity’s house, giving the members until midnight Tuesday to remove all personal items.

Additionally, Bob Stoops and members of the football team have very publicly denounced the remarks.

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