NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma running back DeMarco Murray will have surgery to repair a hamstring injury and miss the BCS national championship game against Florida. Murray will undergo surgery on Dec. 22 to repair the tendon in his left leg, Sooners' coach Bob Stoops said Tuesday. The championship game is Jan. 8. "Obviously, we're very disappointed for DeMarco," Stoops said in a statement. "He has been an important part of our success this year and we will miss his contributions." Murray was Oklahoma's leading rusher before he was injured in the Big 12 championship game against Missouri on Dec. 6. The injury was first diagnosed as a bruise but an MRI exam revealed the damage.

Murray, now the team's second-leading rusher with 1,002 yards, will be replaced by Mossis Madu. Chris Brown leads the Sooners with 1,010 yards.

Murray will be out of action for about five months, meaning he likely won't play much in spring practice. That might open a place for heralded freshmen like Jermie Calhoun and Justin Johnson to receive a long look in spring workouts.

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The Dallas Morning News has a article on DeMarco Murray, "Oklahoma's DeMarco Murray has the power to AMAZE"

Here are some tidbits he could not fit in the article, comments from his father, Kevin

On the injury ...

"I think he'll be fine by the end of the year," Kevin Murray said. "Any time you have a knee surgery, you're always worried about it. You don't want it to reoccur again. He's a very competitive kid. He's going to play under injuries and nobody knows it."

On Murray's athleticism ...

"DeMarco is just a complete athlete. He had never played baseball before and the first year he played baseball (in junior high) he did really, really well. He sometimes tells me that if he tried out for the Oklahoma basketball team that he would make it with no problem. He's just one of those type of guys."

On Murray's 65-yard touchdown run last year against Texas ...

"I've watched that a thousand times. When he jumped up and jumped over that guy (Joe Jon Finley), I knew the lights were out. I knew we had it then. I tell everybody the things that DeMarco did last year is nothing compared to what he can do. I've seen DeMarco do some amazing things. What he did last year was nothing. He hasn't got his full potential out there yet."

DeMarco Murray carried the ball 26 times for 96 yards and two touchdowns for the day vs Baylor

 

The story of DeMarco Murray's dunk, that Stoops saw while in Vegas recruiting Reynolds.

 

OU could not run the ball vs TCU, TCU stacked the box, and blitz a lot. DeMarco Murray carried the ball 13 times for 23 yards, had 4 receptions for 48 yards, and 2 kick off returns for 40 yards total.

 

Murray just needs to do it, coach Says

 

DeMarco Murray had 16 carries for 100 yards and no touchdowns vs. Washington. He had one catch for 5 yards

OU vs Cincinnati Highlights

DeMarco Murray carried the ball 15 times, for 88 yards and 1 rushing touchdown.
He had 2 receptions for 13 yards. OU destroyed the Bearcats, I don't know the final score cuz ABC were idiots
and put on the Wake Forest Ole Miss game, which was already playing on ESPN 2, thanks, I really needed that game on 3 channels.
Actually the final score after the Bearcats called timeout with 2 seconds left to score a touchdown and miss the 2 point conversion was 52 to 26.

Highlight Video of the OU - Chattanooga game
 

DeMarco Murray had 15 carries for 124 yards, he avged 8.32 per carry, his longest run 49 yards
OU wins easily 57-2

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