Oklahoma RB Coach DeMarco Murray To Serve 1-Game Suspension For Recruiting Violations

Oklahoma running backs coach DeMarco Murray will serve a one-game suspension this season after the NCAA determined he was involved in recruiting violations. Per ESPN:

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According to the NCAA's Division I Committee on Infractions, Murray impermissibly contacted prospects and their families before he was allowed to.

Oklahoma, Murray and the enforcement staff agreed that the violations in the football program occurred when Murray impermissibly contacted 17 prospects over 16 months, including 65 impermissible phone calls and 36 impermissible text messages. According to the NCAA, Murray indicated he wasn't aware that a COVID-19 waiver of recruiting contact rules had expired. During the investigation, the enforcement staff determined that the school had properly educated football coaches on the applicable recruiting rules and the timing of changes to them.

The school declined to say for which game Murray would serve his suspension.

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Murray is entering his fifth season at Oklahoma, where he played collegiately from 2006-2010 and holds the school record for all-purpose yards and touchdowns.