Murray looking for big game

By John Shinn The Norman Transcript Having a good day in the Red River Rivalry can turn a budding young player into a star. Oklahoma running back DeMarco Murray found that out in his last trip to the Cotton Bowl. Then a redshirt freshman, he vaulted into Sooner lore with 128-yard rushing performance in last year’s 28-21 victory over the Longhorns. His leap over OU tight end Joe John Finley during a 65-yard touchdown run was the indelible image from that game. “It was a great run,” OU center Jon Cooper said. “He is an explosive player, and he did that a lot. Hopefully we can get him some more big runs this year.” They’ll be needed. Two fail-safe statistics predict the outcome of just about every OU-Texas game. The team that runs the ball the best and turns it over least wins the overwhelming majority of the time. Murray, and... [read full story]