Oklahoma football fans across the nation breathed a collective sigh of relief this week when news broke that running backs coach DeMarco Murray was staying…
The smoke around DeMarco Murray leaving Oklahoma to join Ohio State was real. This was proven so on Wednesday as the Sooners reportedly offered Murray a three-year extension to stay in Norman with the Sooners.
Ohio State has an open hole at its running back coaching position after Tony Alford left to join its rival Michigan last week. This week, reports coming out of Columbus, Ohio, say Ohio State could be targeting former NFL running back and current Oklahoma running back coach DeMarco Murray.
Oklahoma’s coaching staff nearly took a hit in the middle of spring football. Demarco Murray, former OU star and current running backs coach, was reportedly linked to a coaching vacancy with the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Oklahoma’s coaching staff nearly took a hit in the middle of spring football. Demarco Murray, former OU star and current running backs coach, was reportedly linked to a coaching vacancy with the Ohio State Buckeyes.
TULSA — Ryelan Morris enjoys his occasional visits to Oklahoma. “Every time I go to OU,” Morris said, “I meet some celebrities.” At a recent 7-on-7 event at Tulsa’s Union High School — just a day after he got his scholarship offer from the Sooners — Morris told AllSooners about his famous encounters.
Hometown: Longview, TX Height: 5-10 Weight: 205 Position: RB School: Longview High School On3 rank: 4-star, No. 53 overall, No. 3 RB Rivals rank: 4-star, No.
Harlem Berry, the No. 1 running back in the 2025 recruiting class, announced his top five schools on Friday afternoon. According to On3's Hayes Fawcett, Berry is down to LSU, Texas, USC, Florida and OU.
Sophomore running back Jonathan Hatton Jr. announced his commitment to Oklahoma on Tuesday afternoon. Hatton is a 6-foot-1, 203-pound running back hailing
The Longview, Texas to Norman, Oklahoma pipeline continues! DeMarco Murray continues to build a dominant running back room, landing five-star running back and baseball star (OF and 2B) Taylor Tatum, who chose the Sooners over USC.
On Tuesday night, DeMarco Murray and company earned their first running back pledge of the 2024 recruiting cycle, bolstering what already had the makings of a talented skill position group. OU, however, is not going to pump the brakes on running back recruiting now that Xavier Robinson is committed to Oklahoma.
MIDWEST CITY — Oklahoma has landed a 2024 running back. Carl Albert senior Xavier Robinson committed to the Sooners on Tuesday evening during an announcement at his high school.
Xavier Robinson announced his commitment to the Oklahoma Sooners as DeMarco Murray lands his first running back of the #24K class. The three-star running back out of Carl Albert High School initially planned to announce his commitment on May 10th.
Xavier Robinson announced his commitment to the Oklahoma Sooners as DeMarco Murray lands his first running back of the #24K class. The three-star running back out of Carl Albert High School initially planned to announce his commitment on May 10th.
With spring practice in the past and the NCAA Transfer Portal spring window now closed, it’s the ideal time to assess the Oklahoma roster heading into summer.
NORMAN — Between the grind of winter workouts and the melting heat of summer workouts, spring football practice might seem like something of a break. But it’s not.
Editor’s Note: This is Part 7 of a 14-part series on Oklahoma’s early enrollees in the 2023 recruiting class. Many times, graduating high school early and launching one’s college football career pays off.
DeMarco Murray entered 2022 with a bit less stress about his running back situation. Ahead of the 2021 season, transfers and off the field issues left the Sooners with just two scholarship running backs on the roster.
One of Oklahoma’s bright spots this season has been the team’s ability to run the football. Even so, OU running backs coach DeMarco Murray challenged the running back room to take it a step further on Saturday.
Javonte Barnes helped his case for early playing time by enrolling early and arriving to Norman in January. Since then, the talented freshman running back has made a deserved push for playing time.
NORMAN — In the fourth quarter of Oklahoma’s season opener, Jovantae Barnes announced himself to the Sooner fanbase. The true freshman running back took his first collegiate carry for 15 yards before doling a punishing blow to UTEP’s Kobe Hylton.
Very few running backs had the burst and speed that Demarco Murray had through 2006-2010. Murray is the Oklahoma football all-purpose yards leader and gave opposing teams nightmares in the running game and passing game.
NORMAN — Fall camp is going to look much different for DeMarco Murray compared to last year. Headed into the 2021 season, the Oklahoma Sooners were fretting about the state of the running back room.
Watch Oklahoma running backs coach DeMarco Murray meet with the media at OU Media Day on Tuesday, August 2 at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. Want to join the discussion?
The Sooners are on a roll in July with their 2023 recruiting round, reeling in running back phenom Daylan Smothers. The North Carolina native chose Oklahoma over Alabama, FSU, and NC State.
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