If you can’t beat Oklahoma, join them? Such might be the case for one former UCLA offensive lineman.
In a Twitter post on Thursday, former two-year starter Chris Murray announced he was making the move to Norman after committing to the Sooners this week as a transfer.
God’s Plan..And His Only 🥀 Committed. Boomer Sooner 🖤 pic.twitter.com/Y6mrHm1EiX
— Christaphany Murray (@chris1murray) April 2, 2020
Murray started his freshman and sophomore years with the Bruins at center and guard. He was slated to do so again in 2020 but announced he was leaving Chip Kelly’s program in January. Under current rules, unless Murray wound up graduating in Westwood, he would have to sit out the 2020 campaign. However there has been a recent move to change transfer regulations and allow a one-time move without sitting out that is set to be voted on by NCAA leaders in late April.
Getting Murray’s services for the coming season would be huge for Lincoln Riley. Center Creed Humphrey is one of the best in the sport but there’s enough room for some further shuffling of the offensive line on top of the normal quest for depth up front.
Either way, Murray will have company in Norman. Former UCLA receiver Theo Howard already announced a commitment to OU at the beginning of the year.