Sooners Officially Announce DeMarco Murray’s Hiring
Posted on: January 27, 2020
The Sooners make it official and announce the hiring of former running back DeMarco Murray as their new running back coach.
NORMAN β Oklahoma head football coach Lincoln Riley announced Monday that DeMarco Murray, OU’s career leader in all-purpose yards and career touchdowns and the 2014 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, has been hired as the Sooners’ running backs coach.
Murray returns to Norman after spending the 2019 season as running backs coach at Arizona. It was his first season as a coach following a decorated seven-year NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans, and a one-year stint as a TV analyst in the broadcast booth with FOX Sports.
“This is a really exciting day, being able to welcome one of our program’s all-time best players back to Norman,” said Riley, who has led OU to three Big 12 titles and three College Football Playoff appearances in his three years as OU head coach. “DeMarco had a tremendous playing career both at OU and in the NFL and has a passion for coaching and helping young men grow as players and people. He’s got an incredibly bright coaching future and will be an outstanding mentor to our players. I don’t think there’s anyone better to lead our running backs. Everyone in our program is excited to have DeMarco, his wife Heidi and their children as part of our family.”
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